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Shutting Down, Using Video Features

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Shutting Down When you are ready to turn off your computer, follow the shutdown procedure for your operating system to prevent the loss of unsaved data or damage to your software programs. See your operating-system documentation for instructions. Using Video Features Your computer has a Matrox MGA-1164SG 3-D SVGA (super video graphics array) controller. SVGA is a video standard for displaying text and graphic images on a monitor screen. Like other video standards, SVGA supports a variety of video modes. Video modes are different combinations of resolution, refresh rate, and color depth defined by a video standard for displaying text or graphics. (For further information on video modes, refer to Understanding Your Personal Computer.) SVGA provides higher-resolution graphics, faster refresh rates, and more colors than previous video standards, such as video graphics array (VGA). At the same time, SVGA supports all standard VGA modes. To get the best possible image on your screen and to reduce flicker, you might need to reset the resolution and refresh rate of your monitor. You can view and change monitor settings through your operating system. Instructions for doing this are included in a Matrox README file that is provided on the Ready-to-Configure CD that comes with your computer. (There are several Matrox README files on the CD; use the one that corresponds to your operating system.) When you install a device driver for your operating system, a prompt might appear requesting you to specify Mystique or Millennium. Specify Mystique. Refer to your operating-system documentation for further information on monitor settings. Attention Before you change any monitor settings, be sure to review the information that comes with your monitor. Using a resolution or refresh rate that is not supported by your monitor might cause the screen to become unreadable and damage the monitor. The information that comes with your monitor usually includes the resolutions and refresh rates that the monitor supports. If you need additional information, contact the manufacturer of the monitor. To minimize screen flicker and jitter, set your monitor for the highest noninterlaced refresh rate that the monitor supports. If your monitor complies with the VESA Chapter 3. Operating Your Personal Computer 23

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Shutting Down
When you are ready to turn off your computer, follow the shutdown procedure for
your operating system to prevent the loss of unsaved data or damage to your
software programs.
See your operating-system documentation for instructions.
Using Video Features
Your computer has a Matrox MGA-1164SG 3-D SVGA (super video graphics array)
controller.
SVGA is a video standard for displaying text and graphic images on a
monitor screen.
Like other video standards, SVGA supports a variety of
video modes
.
Video modes are different combinations of resolution, refresh rate, and color depth
defined by a video standard for displaying text or graphics.
(For further
information on video modes, refer to
Understanding Your Personal Computer
.)
SVGA provides higher-resolution graphics, faster refresh rates, and more colors than
previous video standards, such as video graphics array (VGA).
At the same time,
SVGA supports all standard VGA modes.
To get the best possible image on your screen and to reduce flicker, you might need
to reset the resolution and refresh rate of your monitor.
You can view and change
monitor settings through your operating system.
Instructions for doing this are
included in a Matrox README file that is provided on the
Ready-to-Configure CD
that comes with your computer.
(There are several Matrox README files on the
CD; use the one that corresponds to your operating system.)
When you install a
device driver for your operating system, a prompt might appear requesting you to
specify Mystique or Millennium.
Specify Mystique.
Refer to your operating-system documentation for further information on monitor
settings.
Attention
Before you change any monitor settings, be sure to review the information that
comes with your monitor.
Using a resolution or refresh rate that is not
supported by your monitor might cause the screen to become unreadable and
damage the monitor.
The information that comes with your monitor usually
includes the resolutions and refresh rates that the monitor supports.
If you need
additional information, contact the manufacturer of the monitor.
To minimize screen flicker and jitter, set your monitor for the highest noninterlaced
refresh rate that the monitor supports.
If your monitor complies with the VESA
Chapter
3.
Operating Your Personal Computer
23