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README.TXT MATROX GRAPHICS INC. July 2, 1997
MGA DOS Setup and Utilities
Revision 3.00.000
This disk contains the MATROX MGA DOS setup and utility programs.
Contents:
--------
INSTALL.EXE Install program
FILES1.ZIP Product files
ENGLISH.ZIP English localization files
ENGLISH.MMF English localization installation file
PKUNZIP.EXE File decompression utility
PRODUCTS.LST Product list
Product files:
-------------
README.TXT This file
MGAMON.EXE Monitor program.
MGA.MON Monitor file.
DOS4GW.EXE DOS extender.
UPDBIOS.BAT Flash Eprom update batch file.
PROGBIOS.EXE Flash Eprom programming utility.
*.BIN Video bios binary file(s).
VBETSR.COM VBE video parameter customization TSR.
VBESETUP.EXE Required for VBETSR.COM.
FNT8X14.COM Font 8x14 TSR.
PCISPY.EXE PCI configuration space utility.
Installation:
------------
To install the DOS setup and utility programs, run install.exe.
The default path for the installation is C:\MGA\SETUP\.
Monitor program (MGAMON.EXE):
----------------------------
The MGAMON utility program allows you to "optimize" your
board/monitor configuration. It allows you to select a monitor from
our list of supported monitors.
Your selection will be saved in a file called MGA.INF. This file
is used by all the MGA drivers to determine monitor timing information.
Monitor file (MGA.MON):
----------------------
This file contains the monitor information required by the MGAMON program.
It contains video timings for a variety of monitors and should cover most
monitors.
UPDBIOS.BAT Utility:
-------------------
IF YOU HAVE JUST RECEIVED A NEW BOARD, IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO
RUN THIS UTILITY.
This batch file is used to update the flash bios on your MGA
card to the latest revision at the time of release.
It is necessary to run this utility only if you receive this
software as part of an upgrade package.
Should you need to use this utility, follow the procedure below :
1) go to the C:\MGA\SETUP directory and simply type "UPDBIOS"
2) once the utility has finished, power-down your system
3) power-up your system and you are now ready to try your updated
bios
NOTE : This program may not work properly if invoked from a Windows
DOS window (neither windowed or full-screen). It is recommended
that this program be run directly from DOS.
NOTE : Millennium users must make sure the bios protection switch (located
on your board) is set to 'bios unprotected' before using this
utility. After flashing your Millennium, it is recommended to set
the switch back to 'bios protected'.
Mystique, Mystique 220 and Millennium II boards do not have a
protection switch.
FNT8X14.COM:
------------
The 8x14 font has been removed from the video bios. This was done, as per
VESA recommendations, in order to make room for VESA Bios features such as
VBE2.0 and VBE/DDC. Should the removal of this font cause problems with any
application you are running, it can be installed by running the FNT8X14.COM
TSR program. To do this, simply type c:\mga\setup\fnt8x14.
VBESETUP.EXE and VBETSR.COM Utilities:
-------------------------------------
The VBETSR.COM/VBESETUP.EXE utilities allow the VESA VBE modes supported
by our video bios to use the same video parameters as used by our drivers.
This is a two step process. First, you must run VBETSR.COM by going to
\MGA\SETUP and typing VBETSR. Second, from within the same sub-directory,
you must run VBESETUP.EXE by simply typing VBESETUP. This program will
load the video parameter information to be used by VBETSR.COM. These
programs can be run from within your autoexec.bat by simply adding the
following lines :
C:\MGA\SETUP\VBETSR
C:\MGA\SETUP\VBESETUP
NOTE that VBESETUP must be re-run every time you modify your monitor
configuration. In other words, every time you switch monitor or modify
the video timings in any way.
PCISPY.EXE Utility:
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PCISPY is intended for usage in PCI systems where we suspect problems
arising from the way MGA devices are being mapped.
Usage of this utility is as follows and can be obtained by simply
going to C:\MGA\SETUP and typing PCISPY :
usage : pcispy [-l]
[-c]
[-r DeviceNumber Offset]
[-w DeviceNumber Offset Data]
[-d DeviceNumber Start_Offset End_Offset]
where
[-l] list PCI device information
[-c] automatic conflict resolution involving MGA
[-r] read byte from "Offset" (hexbyte) for "DeviceNumber"
[-w] write byte "Data" to "Offset" (hexbyte) for "DeviceNumber"
[-d] dump bytes from "Start_Offset" to "End_Offset" (hexbytes)
for "DeviceNumber"
**** Switches are mutually exclusive.
VESA MODES SUPPORTED (VBE Core 1.2/2.0):
---------------------------------------
The following VESA modes are supported.
| Colors Supported
Resolution | 16 256 32K 64K 16.8M
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640 x 400 | VGA mode 100 NA NA NA
640 x 480 | VGA mode 101 110 111 112
800 x 600 | 102 103 113 114 115
1024 x 768 | NA 105 116 117 118(*)
1280 x 1024 | NA 107 119(*) 11A(*) NA
1600 x 1200 | NA 11C 11D(*) 11E(*) NA
(*) Requires 4Mb of Video Memory