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- README.TXT MATROX GRAPHICS INC. February 27,1997
-
-
- MGA Millennium Setup and Utilities
- Revision 2.50.009
-
- This disk contains the MATROX MGA Millennium setup and utilities 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.
- VBETSR.COM VBE video parameter customization TSR.
- VBESETUP.EXE Required for VBETSR.COM.
- FNT8X14.COM Font 8x14 TSR.
- PCISPY.EXE PCI config space checker.
-
- Installation:
- ------------
-
- To install the setup and utility programs, type install from the directory
- containing the compressed utilities.
- The default path for the installation is C:\MGA\SETUP\.
-
- Monitor program (MGAMON.EXE):
- ----------------------------
-
- The MGAMON utility program allows to you to "optimize" your
- board/monitor configuration. It allows you 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. It includes support for monitors such as Hitachi, IDEK, NEC,
- Nanao, MAG, NOKIA, Phillips, Viewsonic, and other multi-scan 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) set switch 1 (lower right hand corner) to the "ON" position
- to unprotect the BIOS and reboot, Run the install of the diskette.
- 2) go to the C:\MGA\SETUP directory and simply type "UPDBIOS"
- 3) once the utility has finished, power-down your system
- 4) 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.
-
-
- 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:
- ------------------
-
- 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
- ------------+----------------------------------------------
- 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
-