README.SET                   MATROX GRAPHICS INC.          April 1, 1996


                     MGA Millennium Setup and Utilities
                             Revision 1.06.020

This disk contains the MATROX MGA setup and utilities programs.

Disk contents:
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   README.SET     This file
   INSTALL.EXE    Install program
   FILES1.ZIP     Product files
   ENGLISH.ZIP    English localization files
   PKUNZIP.EXE    File decompression  utility

Product files:
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   SETUP.EXE      Setup program
   MGA.MON        Monitor file
   DOS4GW.EXE     DOS extender for SETUP
   UPDBIOS.BAT    Flash Eprom update batch file.
   PROGBIOS.EXE   Flash Eprom programming utility.
   *.BIN          Video bios binary file(s).
   VBETSR.COM     VBE video parameter customization TSR.
   VBESETUP.EXE   Required for VBETSR.COM.
   PCISPY.EXE	  PCI memory space checker.

Installation:
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   To install the setup and utility programs, type a:\install. and select
   "Utilities and Setup program" from the installation menu.

   The default path for the installation is C:\MGA\SETUP\.

Setup program (SETUP.EXE):
-------------------------

   The SETUP utility program allows to you to "optimize" your
   board/monitor configuration. It allows you select a monitor from
   our list of supported monitors and to perform graphics testing to
   validate your selection.

   Once you have finished, 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 SETUP 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
   Millennium 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) power down your system
        2) remove the MGA Millennium
        3) locate the dip switches
        4) set the bios protection switch to "BIOS UNPROTECTED"
        5) install the MGA back in the system and power-up
        6) go to the C:\MGA\SETUP directory and simply type "UPDBIOS"
        7) once the utility has finished, power-down your system
        8) remove your MGA and set the bios protection switch back
           to the "BIOS PROTECTED" position
        9) power-up your system and you are now ready to try your updated
           bios
       10) repeat the procedure if you have more than one MGA in your system
   
   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.


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. It replaces the PCIMAP
   utility found on previous releases.
   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 by the MGA MIllennium.

             |            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(*)  11B(*)
 1600 x 1200 |	NA        11C       11D(*)    11E(*)  NA

 (*) Requires 4Mb of Video Memory
 
 Note that the 1600x 1200 numbers are picked arbitrarily since the VBE spec does not define the
 mode numbers. So they are only gauranteed to work with our board.


Bug Fixes:
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 BIOS 838-9 V1.9:
 ----
 Bugs with the following games which are related to the bios have been fixed 
 in this release:

     - Shock
     - Dagger Fall
     - Civil War
     - Canon Fodder