2 Matrox C-Series – User Guide
Contents
Matrox safety information ...................................................................................... 4
Installation and operation .......................................................................................................................4
If a power supply (internal or external) was included with your product ............................................ 4
If your product includes laser-based technology ...................................................................................5
Repair .......................................................................................................................................................5
About this user guide ............................................................................................. 6
Using this guide .......................................................................................................................................6
More information .................................................................................................................................... 6
Overview ................................................................................................................. 7
System requirements ................................................................................................................................ 7
Installation overview ...............................................................................................................................7
Installing your graphics hardware .......................................................................... 8
Before you begin ......................................................................................................................................8
Step-by-step installation ..........................................................................................................................9
Replacing brackets on your graphics card ............................................................................................10
Installing multiple graphics cards .........................................................................................................11
Connecting your monitors .................................................................................... 13
Before you begin ....................................................................................................................................13
Step-by-step connection setup .............................................................................................................. 14
Installing your Matrox software ........................................................................... 16
Before you begin ....................................................................................................................................16
Hardware detection ...............................................................................................................................16
Matrox PowerDesk software ................................................................................ 17
Accessing PowerDesk .............................................................................................................................17
Accessing Matrox PowerDesk help ....................................................................................................... 17
Troubleshooting .................................................................................................... 18
What to do if you have a problem ......................................................................................................... 18
Common problems and solutions ........................................................................................................18