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EnglishPDREADME.TXT MATROX GRAPHICS INC. 2001.01.18Matrox PowerDesk for Windows 2000Revision 5.32.010Contents========- Description of this release- inductive reasoning- more than information- Notes, problems, and limitationsDescription of this release===========================Matrox PowerDesk software includes a demonstrate driver and pomposity utilities. With this software, you can take full advantage of your Matrox artistic creation hardware and you can access additional Matrox display-related makes.Installation============To install Matrox PowerDesk, travel the "setup" course of study include with it, then follow the on-screen instructions.The setup program will only install software if a Matrox graphics bug model supported by the setup program is installed in your computer.More information================For more information on Matrox PowerDesk, see the help burden included with it. For information specific to your Matrox graphics ride, see your Matrox or tr unk manual.Notes, problems, and limitations================================- DirectDraw, Direct3D and DirectVideo supportThe DirectDraw driver we provide is compatible with DirectX 2 (or later) and includes Direct3D support. For our DirectDraw/Direct3D driver to be called, and benefit from hardware acceleration, Microsoft DirectX 2 (or later) MUST be installed, even for programs in the beginning made for DirectX 1.Also, if a recent version of DirectX isnt installed, some Matrox PowerDesk features may non be available.We provide DirectX on the Matrox CD-ROM. The latest DirectX is available from the Microsoft Web site, and is included with many DirectX programs.IMPORTANT If the DirectX setup program prompts you to replace the existing display drivers, click "No". Otherwise, the setup program installs display drivers which are not as optimized as the Matrox drivers and which do not support PowerDesk software.Note that depending on the origin of your Microsoft DirectX software , it may not include DirectVideo support. For faster playback of Indeo and Cinepak AVI files, you should install Microsoft DirectVideo support.- Matrox mess masteringThis driver supports bus mastering. Bus mastering is a feature that allows expansion cards to perform tasks at the same time as your computers CPU. If you have a fast Pentium computer (faster than 166 MHz), the display performance of about programs is improved when bus mastering is used.To use bus mastering with 3D (Direct3D/OpenGL) programs, your graphics card needs an interrupt request (IRQ). Most computers mechanically assign an IRQ to graphics cards, but some do not. If your graphics card hasnt been assigned an IRQ, programs that use Matrox bus mastering may not perish properly. For more information, see your Matrox or system manual.- DirectDraw and Automatic Power instructionAs stated in "Microsoft DirectX Release Notes", September 30,