User manual MATROX QID PRO

[. . . ] This product is a high-performance graphics card that plugs into an expansion slot inside your personal computer. With a Matrox QID Series card, you can use 4 computer monitors at a time. Also with a Matrox QID graphics card, you can use TVs instead of computer monitors. Hardware supplied Matrox QID and QID Pro Matrox QID Series card (AGP card shown) 2 DVI dual-monitor cables 4 DVI-to-HD15 adapters Matrox QID Low-profile PCI and PCIe Matrox QID Series card (Low-profile PCI card shown) 1 DVI quad-monitor cable 4 DVI-to-HD15 adapters Software supplied (for Windows 2000/XP) ! [. . . ] For information on how to change your computer BIOS settings, see your system manual. If your computer BIOS doesn’t let you select which slot type has priority for becoming the primary display, a BIOS update may be available to let you do this. ) For a possible BIOS update for your computer, contact your system vendor. 2Solution 3Solution If there’s a graphics controller built into the motherboard of your computer, by changing your computer BIOS settings, you may be able to change which device controls your primary display. If you don’t need to use the graphics card that’s controlling your primary display, remove it from your computer. If your primary display is controlled by the motherboard of your computer, see your system manual for information on how to disable this graphics controller. The program you’re using may not work properly with systems using more than one display at a time. This update may fix problems this program has with multi-display systems. For more information, contact the software distributor for the program you’re using. Windows 2000/XP – For advanced users – To use a program that doesn’t support multidisplay systems, you can disable all displays other than your primary display: 1 4Solution 2Cause 1Solution 2Solution Restart your computer in “VGA” mode (see “Restarting in VGA mode”, page 17). matrox QID Series – User Guide 23 2 Click Start " Settings* " Control Panel " Performance and Maintenance* " System (double-click*) " Hardware " Device Manager. (* Depending on your version and configuration of Windows, this part of the step may not be necessary. For each display adapter, except for the one controlling your primary display, right-click the name of a display adapter, then click Disable " Yes. Note: To restore display adapters, repeat steps 2–5, but click Enable in step 4. Problem Not all graphics cards in the computer are fully supported (Software doesn’t work with a certain graphics card, or another graphics card doesn’t work at all) If you have different models of graphics cards in your computer, your Matrox display driver may not support all the graphics cards in your computer. Under Windows 2000/XP, a display driver may support one or more graphics cards. If a display driver doesn’t support a certain card, a different display driver must be used for that card. Software that depends on a certain display driver may not work with a graphics card that’s not using the same display driver. Note: If your Matrox product was provided by the manufacturer of your computer, check the Web site of that manufacturer for the latest display driver. A display driver provided by the manufacturer of your computer is more likely to be tested with your computer model. 1Cause 1Solution If a graphics card isn’t supported, you may need to remove it. If there’s graphics hardware built into the motherboard of your computer that’s not supported by your software, see your system manual for information on how to disable this graphics hardware. [. . . ] WARNING Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for the compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the card is required to meet FCC requirements. CANADA (English) Industry Canada Compliance Statement Remark for the Matrox hardware products supported by this guide These digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emission from digital devices set out in the Radio Interference Regulation of Industry Canada. (Français) Conformité avec les exigences du ministère de l’Industrie Canada Remarque sur les produits matériels Matrox couverts par ce guide Ce present appareil numérique n’émet aucun bruit radioélectrique dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de Classe A prescrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par Industrie Canada. [. . . ]