User guide

24 Matrox EpicA Series – User Guide
2 Select a display and move it according to the physical position of the monitor it’s
associated with.
Problem Screen image defects appear, program doesn’t run properly, or
Windows doesn’t work properly
(example: mouse pointer not drawn properly)
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Cause Some programs may not work properly with some Matrox acceleration.
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Solution Disable specific types of software acceleration:
Windows 2000/XP –
1 Double-click the PowerDesk icon ( ) on your Windows taskbar to access the
PowerDesk main interface. To see the PowerDesk icon in Windows XP, you may need to
click the
Show hidden icons button ( ) on your Windows taskbar.
2 Click Help # Troubleshooting settings .
3 Disable one or more features. For more information, see Matrox PowerDesk help.
4 Click OK or Apply for your changes to take effect. (Depending on the feature you
disabled, you may have to restart your computer for the changes to take effect.)
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Solution Disable Windows effects:
Windows 2000 –
1 Right-click your Windows desktop background, then click Properties # Effects .
2 Disable one or more features under Visual effects .
Windows XP –
1 Right-click your Windows desktop background, then click Properties # Appearance #
Effects .
2 Disable one or more features.
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Solution If possible, update your Matrox display driver. Matrox makes new display drivers available on
the Matrox Web site (www.matrox.com/mga
).
Note: In multi-display mode, you may have limited control over the arrangement of
your displays. For more information, see Matrox PowerDesk documentation.
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.