HP Matrox G450 Bedienungsanleitung

hp Matrox G450

Graphics Card

installation guide

www.hp.com/go/pcaccessories

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Installation Guide

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HP Matrox G450

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Introduction

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Introduction

Congratulations on purchasing the HP Matrox G450 Graphics Card.

This installation guide shows you how to install your graphics card.

It includes information on how to install and configure the driver

software.

HP Matrox G450 Features

•16 MB of Synchronous Graphics RAM (SGRAM) memory,

allowing high precision and high performance graphics

acceleration.

•Support for 16:10 wide-format monitors.

•Dual screen support.

•2D graphics performance and dual monitor support in a single

AGP slot.

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Before You Install

CAUTION Your computer and graphics board can be permanently damaged by

static electricity. Before handling the board, touch the unpainted

part of your computer’s metal chassis. Maintain grounding by

wearing a wrist strap attached to the chassis. Handle the board by its

backplate and top edge. Do not touch the edge connector.

Supported Platforms

To find out which computers support your HP Matrox G450

Graphics Card, go to the following HP Web site:

www.hp.com/go/pcaccessories

Supported Operating Systems

•Windows 95

•Windows 98

•Windows 2000

•Windows NT 4.0

NOTE This manual documents the procedure to upgrade an existing AGP

graphics solution with a HP Matrox G450 Graphics Card.

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Overview of the Installation Procedure

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Overview of the Installation Procedure

Installing your HP Matrox G450 Graphics Card is a four step

process. You need to:

•Remove the Existing Video Driver Software (if necessary)

•Install your HP Matrox G450 Graphics Card

•Install the New Driver Software

•Configure the Driver Software.

NOTE It is strongly recommended that you have no video driver installed

when you begin installing your new card.

Removal of the Existing Video Driver Software

This section describes how to remove the existing driver software

on a comptuer running Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000 or

Windows NT 4.0. If you do not have any specific driver software

installed (for example you are using the standard VGA driver) you

can proceed to “Installing your HP Matrox G450 Graphics Card” on

page 5.

To remove an existing video driver:

1In Windows click on Start ➪Settings ➪Control Panel.

2Double click on Add/Remove Programs.

3Click on the Install/Uninstall tab

(Windows 95, Windows 98 & Windows NT 4.0 only)

4In the list of software which appears, select the old driver software

and click

Add/Remove (Windows 95, Windows 98 & Windows NT 4.0)

For Windows 2000 click on Change/Remove

5To confirm uninstallation of the driver click OK.

6Follow the on-screen instructions.

7When uninstallation is complete, restart your computer.

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Installing your HP Matrox G450 Graphics Card

WARNING For your safety, never remove the comptuer’s cover without first

removing the power cord, data cables and any connection to a

telecommunications network. Always replace the cover before

switching on again.

1With the computer turned off, disconnect the power cord and

any connection to a telecommunications network, then remove

the cover.

2Disconnect the monitor cable from the old graphics card.

3Depending on the computer model, you may need to remove

either the screws or the retaining bracket which secures the

graphic card in place.

4Slide the card out of the slot.

5Slide your new HP Matrox G450 Graphics Card into the slot and

press firmly.

6Secure the card to the chassis by either replacing the screws or

the retaining bracket.

7Replace the computer’s cover.

WARNING Inserting your HP Matrox G450 Graphics Card into the wrong slot,

could damage your graphics card.

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8Connect the video cable from your monitor to the video

connector on the card.

9Reconnect the power cables and any telecommunication cables.

10 Restart your comptuer.

NOTE Before you restart your computer, ensure your monitors are

switched on. Otherwise the software may not be able to properly

detect the monitors.

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Installing the New Driver Software

NOTE For Windows NT 4.0 users only.

Once the driver is installed you should reboot your computer.

If your computer has a Pentium III processor and you are using

Service Pack 4 or earlier you should install the Intel SIMD driver

available on the software CD-ROM.

Ensure that the Plug-and-Play Operating System setting of the

BIOS is disabled before installation.

Windows 95,

Windows 98,

Windows 2000,

Windows NT 4.0

users

Start the computer.

2Insert the software CD-ROM disk in your drive.

3Double-click on the setup.exe file on the software CD-ROM.

Depending on your operating system, this file can be found in:

HP Matrox G450

Windows 95/98 Win9x

Windows 2000 Win2000

Windows NT 4.0 NT4.0

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Configuration of the Driver Software

The detection of the graphics card is, in most cases, automatic. For

additional information on configuration refer to the doc directory

on your CD-ROM. If you want to check or modify your configuration

settings you need to:

Windows 95,

Windows 98 and

Windows 2000

users

1Click on Start

➪

Settings ➪

Control Panel.

2Double click on Display.

3Click on the Settings tab.

4Click on Advanced and Adapter.

Windows NT4.0

users

1Click on Start

➪

Settings ➪

Control Panel

2Double click on Matrox Display Settings.

3Click on the Matrox Display Properties tab.

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