Alejandro
05-28-2002, 01:54 PM
Hi, i've just got a PCI Matrox video card (no box, no manuals, no drivers: just the card).
It has a sticker on it that reads "Myst/4BI".
When the machine starts, the card's BIOS shows Matrox MGA Mystique, and Windows ME detects it with the same name. But i got into the Matrox web site and got quite confused trying to find which card it is. It has a chip on it that reads "64-bits MGA", and DirectX Information tells me that it has 4MB of memory. Based on this items, i think that it's a Matrox Mystique 220. Am i right? I've already downloaded a PDF manual for Mystique 220 which also is for Millennium II. In there it describes some utilities that come bundled with the CD, that i'd like to get. Also, which drivers should I download? Will the downloadable drivers on the Matrox site work better with Windows ME that the ones that Windows itself installed?
Also i'm confused by another point: I have a Voodoo Graphics card (Skywell Magic 3d) that in order to work has to be attached with an out of the case cable that works as a bridge. So, if the other video card also has 3D Gaming capabilities (does the mystique 220 has?) is it possible that some games use that card for effects instead of the 3dfx card? Or all games let you choose which card to use? Before this Matrox card i've had a Diamond Stealth 3d 2000 Pro, and although i've read that Quake 3 Arena would run with a Voodoo Graphics, it told me that the Desktop colors depth was low, and it hung up while loading. Now, with the Matrox i'm able to choose a 32-bit color mode, and Quake 3 runs but mess up all the colors (it's impossible to even move through menus with that colors, but you can hear the menu's sounds. Would installing the matrox drivers fix this?
Thank you very much
It has a sticker on it that reads "Myst/4BI".
When the machine starts, the card's BIOS shows Matrox MGA Mystique, and Windows ME detects it with the same name. But i got into the Matrox web site and got quite confused trying to find which card it is. It has a chip on it that reads "64-bits MGA", and DirectX Information tells me that it has 4MB of memory. Based on this items, i think that it's a Matrox Mystique 220. Am i right? I've already downloaded a PDF manual for Mystique 220 which also is for Millennium II. In there it describes some utilities that come bundled with the CD, that i'd like to get. Also, which drivers should I download? Will the downloadable drivers on the Matrox site work better with Windows ME that the ones that Windows itself installed?
Also i'm confused by another point: I have a Voodoo Graphics card (Skywell Magic 3d) that in order to work has to be attached with an out of the case cable that works as a bridge. So, if the other video card also has 3D Gaming capabilities (does the mystique 220 has?) is it possible that some games use that card for effects instead of the 3dfx card? Or all games let you choose which card to use? Before this Matrox card i've had a Diamond Stealth 3d 2000 Pro, and although i've read that Quake 3 Arena would run with a Voodoo Graphics, it told me that the Desktop colors depth was low, and it hung up while loading. Now, with the Matrox i'm able to choose a 32-bit color mode, and Quake 3 runs but mess up all the colors (it's impossible to even move through menus with that colors, but you can hear the menu's sounds. Would installing the matrox drivers fix this?
Thank you very much