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Summary of Contents for FX1300 - Quadro FX 128MB Dual DVI-I PCIe Video Card

Page 1: ...NVIDIA Quadro Professional Drivers Workstation User s Guide Driver Version Release 90 for Windows NVIDIA Corporation July 2006 First Edition...

Page 2: ...are not authorized for use as critical components in life support devices or systems without express written approval of NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA the NVIDIA logo Detonator Digital Vibrance Control Fo...

Page 3: ...the NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Drivers 21 Notes on Feature and Configuration Support 22 Feature Support 22 3 NVIDIA Control Panel Access NVIDIA Display Setup Wizards 23 Accessing the NVIDIA Display Con...

Page 4: ...esktop Resolutions 80 Television Formats 80 HDTV Formats 81 Optimizing HDTV Viewing 81 Underscan 82 Overscan Shift 83 Native 83 Notes on Startup Functionality with HDTV Connected 83 nView Single Displ...

Page 5: ...etection of Connected Television 133 Detecting Displays 133 Using NVRotate Settings 135 Accessing the NVRotate Page 135 Before You Use NVRotate Settings 136 Enabling NVRotate Settings 136 Adjusting Te...

Page 6: ...and Television 195 D NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver Feature History Driver Release History 198 Release 90 Enhancements 199 Release 80 Enhancements 199 NVIDIA SLITM Enhancements 199 NVIDIA P...

Page 7: ...isplay Driver DirectX and Video Capabilities 216 New Graphical User Interface 216 Enhanced nView Desktop Manager Features 217 OpenGL Enhancements 217 Release 35 Enhancements 217 Release 25 Enhancement...

Page 8: ...14 Table 2 2 Hard Disk Space Requirements English 17 Table 2 3 Hard Disk Space Requirements Non English Languages 17 Table 2 4 Hard Disk Space Requirements Full International Package 17 Table 5 1 TV E...

Page 9: ...2000 50 Figure 4 10 Display Properties Settings Dualview Mode Windows 2000 51 Figure 4 12 nView Horizontal Span Mode Windows XP 55 Figure 4 13 nView Vertical Span Mode Windows XP 56 Figure 4 15 nView...

Page 10: ...Figure 8 2 SLI Multi GPU Page 161 Figure 8 3 SLI Multi GPU Page Show GPU Load Balancing Option 165 Figure 8 4 Load Balancing Indicators 166 Figure A 1 Display Properties Settings 3 Display Devices wit...

Page 11: ...ard HDTV Component Connection Page 2 192 Figure C 6 NVIDIA Display Wizard Analog Display with HDTV DVI Pages 1 193 Figure C 7 NVIDIA Display Wizard Analog Display with HDTV DVI Pages 2 194 Figure C 8...

Page 12: ...This user s guide is addressed to users of the control panel based NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver This guide focuses on NVIDIA workstation products i e graphics cards based on the NVIDIA Qu...

Page 13: ...river Release Notes Release 90 driver version These Release Note documents describe performance improvements and software fixes in the ForceWare graphics drivers Release notes also enable add in card...

Page 14: ...nel Pages on page 24 nView Desktop Manager is a user level application utility that focuses on making you more productive when working on your Windows desktop nView Desktop Manager was originally crea...

Page 15: ...Allows users to compensate for monitor gamut differences Enhances color correctness of video Video Gamma Enhancement to include RGB gamma adjustment RGB Gamma for VMR9 Allows users to tweak gamma in c...

Page 16: ...llation on page 8 Hardware and Software Support Supported Operating Systems This Release 90 driver includes drivers designed for the following Microsoft operating systems Microsoft Windows XP Windows...

Page 17: ...FX 3500 X X NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450 X X NVIDIA Quadro FX 3400 X X NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000 X X NVIDIA Quadro FX 2000 X X NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500 X X NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400 X X NVIDIA Quadro FX 1300 X X NVIDIA...

Page 18: ...VS 280 X X NVIDIA Quadro NVS 200 X NVIDIA Quadro NVS with AGP8X X X NVIDIA Quadro NVS X X NVIDIA Quadro2 MXR X NVIDIA Quadro DCC X Table 2 1 Supported NVIDIA Workstation Products continued Product Win...

Page 19: ...he installation process copies all necessary files for operation into the appropriate directories The nView system files are copied to your Windows System directory Table 2 2 Hard Disk Space Requireme...

Page 20: ...below and or refer to the NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide for details Under Windows XP 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 you must have at least Power User access privileges in order to create or save...

Page 21: ...NVIDIA Corporation 10 Chapter 2 System Requirements Figure 2 1 nView Desktop Manager Sample Profiles Page QuadroGuide_ book Page 10 Thursday July 27 2006 6 48 PM...

Page 22: ...the Windows nView directory Depending on the version of the NVIDIA driver previously installed profiles may also be saved in the Documents and Settings All Users Application Data nView_Profiles direc...

Page 23: ...anel to open the Control Panel window 2 Double click the Add Remove Programs item 3 Click the NVIDIA Display Driver item from the list 4 Click Change Remove 5 Click Yes to continue A prompt appears as...

Page 24: ...ms of the agreement then either open the file or save the file to your PC and open it later 5 Opening the EXE file launches the NVIDIA InstallShield Wizard 6 Follow the instructions in the NVIDIA Inst...

Page 25: ...le displays usually two displays on a single graphics card with the exception of the Quadro NVS 400 GPU which supports up to four displays per graphics card Table 2 1 Supported NVIDIA Workstation Prod...

Page 26: ...XGL X NVIDIA Quadro4 580 XGL X X NVIDIA Quadro4 550 XGL X X NVIDIA Quadro4 500 XGL X NVIDIA Quadro4 400 NVS X NVIDIA Quadro4 380 XGL X X NVIDIA Quadro4 200 NVS X NVIDIA Quadro NVS 440 X X NVIDIA Quad...

Page 27: ...ol panel English USA German Portuguese Euro Iberian English UK Greek Russian Arabic Hebrew Slovak Chinese Simplified Hungarian Slovenian Chinese Traditional Italian Spanish Czech Japanese Spanish Lati...

Page 28: ...for operation into the appropriate directories Note If you are using a mobile laptop or notebook computer please be sure that you are using the mobile version of the NVIDIA display driver The nView s...

Page 29: ...see Initial Installation of nView Dualview Mode Windows 2000 on page 49 and Enabling nView Dualview Mode After Initial Installation Windows 2000 on page 51 Preserving Settings Before Upgrading Your So...

Page 30: ...ion Notice that a warning message indicates that you are about to overwrite the selected profile If you want to retain the currently loaded profile and want to save your changed settings to a new file...

Page 31: ...me profile name is retained in the list Note nView Desktop Manager profile tvp files are saved in the Windows nView directory Depending on the version of the NVIDIA driver previously installed profile...

Page 32: ...ware To uninstall the nView software follow these steps 1 From the Windows taskbar click Start Settings Control Panel to open the Control Panel window 2 Double click the Add Remove Programs item 3 Cli...

Page 33: ...installed in your computer ensure that the same version of the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver is installed for each card For a detailed discussion of using multi display nView modes see Usi...

Page 34: ...A Release 80 graphics display driver and restarting your computer one or both of the NVIDIA display wizards Display Wizard or TV Wizard are automatically invoked depending on the types of displays tha...

Page 35: ...from a convenient menu You can quickly access the NVIDIA display menu that gives you direct access to the NVIDIA display control panel pages For quick access you can use either the Desktop Access on p...

Page 36: ...view mode These display names are also viewable from the nView Settings page Figure 3 9 Note For example if you have multiple displays connected to an NVIDIA dual display graphics card in order to see...

Page 37: ...3 To configure full screen video display see Using Full Screen Video Settings on page 120 display mode is enabled is enabled Only your primary display appears if any other nView are accessible on the...

Page 38: ...ss 1 Make sure you have added the NVIDIA Settings menu icon to your Windows taskbar notification area For details see Adding the NVIDIA Settings Menu to the Windows Taskbar on page 126 2 From your Win...

Page 39: ...IA display control panel appears Figure 3 7 Figure 3 8 shows another view of the NVIDIA Settings menu You can use this menu to quickly access the same NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver based se...

Page 40: ...ges where you can configure a variety of NVIDIA driver features To view any of the NVIDIA display control panel pages simply click a menu item from the NVIDIA display menu Note The nView Display Setti...

Page 41: ...on System information details selected aspects of your system than could affect overall graphics performance aspects of the currently selected NVIDIA GPU Graphics card information details the hardware...

Page 42: ...u can also use the NVIDIA Information button Figure 3 7 to access a menu from which you can choose to update your NVIDIA driver send feedback to NVIDIA keep current with NVIDIA news products and demos...

Page 43: ...using the nView Display Settings features see the next chapter Using nView Multi Display Settings on page 37 Performance and Quality Settings see Adjusting Performance and Quality Settings on page 97...

Page 44: ...nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Release 80 driver version Menu Editing see Editing the NVIDIA Display Menu on page 144 PowerMizer for mobile computers only see Adjusting PowerMizer Settings Only f...

Page 45: ...red such as Performance and Quality Settings and be able to view the name in its entirety Tool Tips for Disabled Settings When an option or setting is disabled grayed on any NVIDIA display control pan...

Page 46: ...mputer before you install a new version of the driver To uninstall the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver follow these steps 1 From the Windows taskbar click Start Settings Control Panel to open...

Page 47: ...te all of the saved nView profiles If you click Yes all of the nView software and all of your saved profiles will be deleted If you click No the nView software is removed but the profile file are save...

Page 48: ...a Display on page 43 Using nView Dualview Mode on page 47 Using nView Span Modes on page 52 Using nView Clone Mode on page 57 Switching Between nView Dualview and Span Clone Modes Windows 2000 on pag...

Page 49: ...used Note If you have only one display that is connected you will not see the nView Display Settings option on the menu Clone mode indicates that both displays in the display pair show images of the...

Page 50: ...ns displays nView Multi Display Applications For extensive information on nView applications click the Products tab from the NVIDIA Web site www nvidia com Engineering or mechanical CAD applications c...

Page 51: ...ics Artists can have common applications such as Adobe Photoshop or 3D Studio Max open with the palettes and menus on one display and the other display dedicated to workspace Writers can use one displ...

Page 52: ...pair of displays Figure 4 2 and onward connected to your computer and being used by the nView display mode you selected from the nView display modes list 1 Click a display image to select it as your c...

Page 53: ...displays running in native Windows multi display mode i e Dualview which is common to both Windows and NVIDIA but not Clone mode which is an NVIDIA nView specific display mode nView Dualview mode The...

Page 54: ...ight click on any of your display monitor icons or click the Device Settings button to display the context menu 2 Select Rename to open the Rename Display dialog box as shown in Figure 4 4 Figure 4 4...

Page 55: ...4 Figure 4 5 nView Display Settings Renamed Display NVIDIA Multi Display Support The following are sample display combinations that NVIDIA GPU based multi display cards support when used with the NVI...

Page 56: ...graphics display driver After restarting your computer the multiple display modes of the graphics cards installed are fully functional When using any nView multi display mode you can easily switch bet...

Page 57: ...is designated by the display icon on the left and the secondary display is designated by the display icon on the right Windows Display Properties Settings On the Windows Display Properties Settings p...

Page 58: ...alview from the nView Display Settings page as explained in later sections Sample nView Display Settings pages in Dualview mode are shown Figure 4 2 Figure 4 3 and Figure 4 4 Key Features Dualview sup...

Page 59: ...Mode 2 Display 1 resolution 1280 x 768 Display 2 resolution 800 x 600 Background is not stretched across displays Taskbar is not stretched across displays Display 1 resolution is 1280 x 768 Display 2...

Page 60: ...nd refresh rate than the analog display because the TV encoder on the GPU has fewer capabilities than the analog display Initial Installation of nView Dualview Mode Windows 2000 Note When you start Wi...

Page 61: ...h as Yes OK or Finish to follow through and then restart your computer as prompted 5 After the system starts up if the NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard appears run through the Wizard See the...

Page 62: ...er again 10When you have returned to your desktop open the nView Display Settings page and select Dualview from the nView Modes list Enabling nView Dualview Mode After Initial Installation Windows 200...

Page 63: ...rating system treats both displays as one large display For this reason the refresh rate color depth and resolution on both displays will be identical and cannot be changed independently The desktop m...

Page 64: ...plays are combined together to give you this logical display Figure 4 11 shows an example of running Span modes under Windows XP with both of the two displays set to 1280x1024 resolution In this confi...

Page 65: ...In Span mode the Windows desktop area is spread across both displays This mode can be set for multiple categories of displays although display limitations may override the capabilities of your NVIDIA...

Page 66: ...d you can drag your active windows images or icons horizontally or vertically to move them to the secondary display Note Figure 4 12 and Figure 4 13 show the primary display is designated by a and the...

Page 67: ...ration 56 Chapter 4 Using nView Multi Display Settings same number displayed on each of your active displays Figure 4 13 nView Vertical Span Mode Windows XP QuadroGuide_ book Page 56 Thursday July 27...

Page 68: ...w Desktop Manager part of the image from the primary display is shown on the secondary display but zoomed in This mode can be used for image editing close up work in modeling or CAD applications or im...

Page 69: ...if you click Identify when you are in nView Clone mode you will see the same number on both your displays Figure 4 15 shows nView Clone mode using a digital display as a primary display and a TV as a...

Page 70: ...edges of the display then Virtual Desktop is already enabled However you still may want to adjust the resolutions of the primary and or secondary device using the steps below if you want to further a...

Page 71: ...Apply Note If you just switched to Clone from Dualview you ll need to follow the prompts to restart your computer Then when you have returned to your desktop go to the nView Display Settings page and...

Page 72: ...the Screen resolution slider to set the resolution so that the primary display s resolution is greater than the secondary display s resolution Note If you set the same screen resolution value for bot...

Page 73: ...is useful for presentations or fine detail work in applications If you want to disable the auto panning on your secondary display you do one of the following Select the check box labeled Disable auto...

Page 74: ...iew Modes list select Clone Horizontal Span or Vertical Span mode Note If you just switched to Clone Horizontal Span Vertical Span or under certain circumstances Single Display mode from Dualview you...

Page 75: ...Figure 4 19 and Figure 4 20 are Windows XP but the procedure explained below applies to all Windows operating systems Figure 4 19 Display Settings Horizontal and Vertical When using multiple displays...

Page 76: ...To move items between displays by dragging at an angle position the images diagonally Figure 4 20 The positions of the images don t have to correspond to the physical positions of your displays That i...

Page 77: ...Device Adjustment window from which you can configure Screen Adjustment and Display Timing settings To access the Device Adjustments window for an analog display connected to your computer follow thes...

Page 78: ...and click Device Adjustments to open the Device Adjustment page Figure 5 1 which contains the Screen Adjustment and the Display Timing pages For details see Screen Adjustment and Display Timing Settin...

Page 79: ...ing Settings Analog Display General Timing Formula GTF is an older but widely used timing standard However newer display are switching to the CVT standard Discrete Monitor Timings DMT timing is a set...

Page 80: ...justment to access the digital flat panel settings page Figure 5 3 2 See the next section Digital Display Settings for configuration details If you have more than one display connected follow these st...

Page 81: ...ort multiple native resolutions Fixed Aspect Ratio Scaling Note The availability of this setting depends on your display configuration Select this setting if you want lower resolution images scaled to...

Page 82: ...ver and you do not see the nView Display Settings option and also do not see the TV Settings and the Screen Adjustment option on the NVIDIA display menu then follow these steps 1 Open the Tools page b...

Page 83: ...ow a sample NVIDIA TV Settings page Figure 5 4 TV Settings Signal Format Click the Signal format list to access a regional signal format that is suitable for your locale The list that appears allows y...

Page 84: ...tput page shown in Figure 5 5 Note Availability of settings on your TV Output page can vary from those shown in Figure 5 5 and depend on the Internal TV encoder on your NVIDIA GPU or the external TV e...

Page 85: ...tion sliders to adjust the brightness contrast and saturation of the TV image To reposition your TV screen click any of these long arrow buttons outside the top bottom NOTE The settings that are visib...

Page 86: ...ed and the Contrast is decreased by a similar amount Overscan Shift Note This feature is available on the following TV encoders Conexant 871 872 873 874 875 and integrated encoders Depending on the TV...

Page 87: ...ifacts which can be distracting Selecting the Video border check box Figure 5 6 applies grey borders to the unused portion of your display to reduce this effect Figure 5 6 HDTV Output Setting Video Bo...

Page 88: ...version of the NVIDIA display drivers the Contrast and Brightness sliders are available for all NVIDIA GPU based graphics cards that are at minimum based on the NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 through GeForce4...

Page 89: ...Digital Outputs on page 79 Optimizing HDTV Viewing on page 81 Notes on Startup Functionality with HDTV Connected on page 83 Using HDTV in nView Display Modes on page 84 Using HDTV Formats on page 85 T...

Page 90: ...NVIDIA GPU based graphics cards with Conexant 875 or Philips 7108 TV encoders and compatible connectors or on the NVIDIA GPU internal HDTV encoder for the newer GPUs Figure 6 1 Back View of an HDTV w...

Page 91: ...he associated native desktop mode or resolution Television Formats NTSC 525 lines resolution of 720 x 480 interlaced 480i PAL 625 lines resolution of 720 x 576 interlaced 576i Supported TV HDTV Format...

Page 92: ...TV format the desktop should start panning To select these formats see Using HDTV Formats on page 85 If you use plasma displays with burn in display issues you can use the Video border option on the T...

Page 93: ...deo being watched since it changes the size of the native video resolution by compressing the size of the pixels In addition sometimes there is additional electronic information recorded in the invisi...

Page 94: ...desktop a little in order to move those elements into view Using Overscan Shift on page 90 explains how to use the Overscan shift setting Native In the third technique native mode no overscan compens...

Page 95: ...d HDTV Formats and Desktop Resolutions on page 80 can be independently selected and set Using HDTV as the Primary Display in nView Clone Mode Based on the connector in use all the associated HDTV form...

Page 96: ...on the associated resolution for the selected format See Television and HDTV Formats and Desktop Resolutions on page 80 Using HDTV in nView Dualview Mode As with nView Single Display mode based on the...

Page 97: ...Then right click on the HDTV display image again Notice that the Treat Digital Display as HDTV option is now checked and you can click the Select TV format option to quickly see the HDTV formats Figur...

Page 98: ...87 Quadro Workstation User s Guide Chapter 6 Configuring HDTV Figure 6 2 Quick Access to HDTV Formats HDTV Component Connection QuadroGuide_ book Page 87 Thursday July 27 2006 6 48 PM...

Page 99: ...NVIDIA Corporation 88 Chapter 6 Configuring HDTV Figure 6 3 Quick Access to HDTV Formats HDTV over DVI Connection QuadroGuide_ book Page 88 Thursday July 27 2006 6 48 PM...

Page 100: ...ing HDTV Figure 6 4 TV Settings HDTV Component Connection Figure 6 5 TV Settings HDTV over DVI Connection Click this list to select an HDTV EDTV SDTV format Click this list to select an HDTV format Qu...

Page 101: ...to pan your desktop by moving your mouse over the edges of your desktop so that the hidden areas become visible 1 From the HDTV Overscan Configuration page select the Overscan shift option Figure 6 7...

Page 102: ...are applying the adjustments you will be prompted to confirm proper settings by the messages in Figure 6 8 Figure 6 7 HDTV Overscan Configuration Overscan shift Selected Figure 6 8 Confirm Display Set...

Page 103: ...op is visible on your TV screen without having to pan 1 From the HDTV Overscan Configuration page select the Underscan option Figure 6 9 and click Apply Figure 6 9 HDTV Overscan Configuration Undersca...

Page 104: ...ingly to adjust the desktop size so that it is fully visible without panning 4 Click OK when done Troubleshooting HDTV Configuration Problem For 480i p 640x480 is the native solution Can NVIDIA suppor...

Page 105: ...can handle higher resolutions as the primary Do not use the nView Clone or Span modes _______________________________________________________________________ Problem 1 Screen is shrunk The screen shr...

Page 106: ...p and bottom edges of the desktop are cut For example we only see half of the Windows taskbar Answer You need to increase the amount of overscan shift by using the Overscan shift slider from the HDTV...

Page 107: ...ettings on page 102 Using Video Overlay Settings on page 122 Using Full Screen Video Settings on page 124 Using the Tools Page on page 129 Using NVRotate Settings on page 135 Adjusting Temperature Set...

Page 108: ...Color Correction page Follow any one of these methods to access the Color Correction page Figure 7 1 From the NVIDIA display menu click Color Correction From the nView Display Settings page 1 Right cl...

Page 109: ...lues for the selected color channel click and move the sliders until you see the desired adjustment Notice that the color curve graph changes as you adjust values using these sliders which also reflec...

Page 110: ...s in the next section Full Screen Video applies color correction settings on this page to any full screen video that is running on your display Color Channels The color channels list appears directly...

Page 111: ...fies the values in the Input and Output edit boxes Enter a value that is less than or equal to 1 in the Input and or Output edit boxes Select one or more control points and then press the arrow keys o...

Page 112: ...is enabled the Contrast Brightness or Gamma slider settings are not available Custom settings you may have saved are also shown in this list To activate a custom profile select it from the list and c...

Page 113: ...ile on page 108 Deleting Application Profiles on page 109 Basic Driver Settings on page 110 Advanced Driver Settings on page 113 To access the Performance and Quality Settings page from the NVIDIA dis...

Page 114: ...fy When Basic settings is selected in the View window Figure 7 2 a standard shorter list of settings appear in the Global driver settings list For details about these basic driver settings see Basic D...

Page 115: ...ar the check mark then use the slider to change the setting 5 Use the slider to modify the setting to suit your needs Refer to the following sections for additional information Changing Global Driver...

Page 116: ...Figure 7 4 Changing An Existing Application Profile 3 Scroll down in the Global driver setting list to view any driver setting with a check mark preceding it These checked settings are part of the se...

Page 117: ...change 9 Be sure to click Apply after each change you make to a driver setting Note If you do not want to save these settings with a new name these settings automatically become part of the existing p...

Page 118: ...tation User s Guide Chapter 7 Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features Figure 7 5 Saving a Modified Profile 1 Figure 7 6 Saving a Modified Profile 2 QuadroGuide_ book Page 107 Thursday July...

Page 119: ...e If you don t intend to associate specific applications with this profile make sure that the Global driver settings check box is checked 4 If you want to associate one or more applications with the p...

Page 120: ...you are an advanced user running an SLI multi GPU configuration and want to create profiles that utilize SLI rendering technology see SLI Rendering Mode on page 119 and About Using Other SLI based Adv...

Page 121: ...be used in Direct3D and OpenGL applications Tips on setting antialiasing modes Some antialiasing settings require a large amount of video memory If the mode you requested requires more video memory th...

Page 122: ...ng the 8x mode This mode offers better image quality than the 6xS mode for Direct3D applications and better image quality that the 4x mode for OpenGL applications 16x enables antialiasing using the 16...

Page 123: ...s that it be disabled Unified back depth buffer Note that this setting is on by default allowing the OpenGL driver to allocate one back buffer and one depth buffer at the same resolution of the displa...

Page 124: ...of the advanced settings described below may depend on the type of NVIDIA GPU that your graphics card is using and or the type of graphics card you are using Figure 7 9 NVIDIA Driver Settings Advance...

Page 125: ...option is selected from the View list 2 Select Conformant texture clamp from the driver settings list The available slider settings are On and Off Extension Limit Note You cannot change this setting B...

Page 126: ...ardware Acceleration Driver Setting Multi display compatibility mode is available if you have two or more active displays when running in nView Dualview display mode or if you are using different clas...

Page 127: ...his setting is replaced by one of the multi display modes described below Multi display compatibility mode is available if you have two or more active displays when running in nView Dualview display m...

Page 128: ...ll screen OpenGL applications You can select one of the following methods Use Block Transfer is the block transfer method Auto select allows the driver to determine the best method based on your hardw...

Page 129: ...option is available on newer NVIDIA GPUs such as the Quadro FX 4500 and later series of GPUs On enables gamma correct antialiasing which results in a better color calculation to help reduce jaggies an...

Page 130: ...multi GPU check box on the SLI page Select SLI antialiasing to use quality modes beyond 16x antialiasing for application profiles that use SLI About Using Other SLI based Advanced Settings For additio...

Page 131: ...is only available on NVIDIA GPU based multi display graphics cards To use this option you need to have connected the projectors to the multi display graphics card and enabled nView Clone mode from th...

Page 132: ...view a stereo effect select this option to exchange the left and right images In general you may need to enable this option only on vertical interlace monitors and in passive mode Enable Overlay Appl...

Page 133: ...depth if you have problems accessing overlay functionality Using Video Overlay Settings Use the Video Overlay settings to adjust the quality of video or DVD playback on your display Note that these se...

Page 134: ...need help in accessing the NVIDIA display menu see Accessing the NVIDIA Display Control Panel Pages on page 24 Figure 7 11 Video Overlay Settings Windows XP 2000 Overlay Zoom Controls Zoom Control Zoo...

Page 135: ...n on which you would like to zoom by clicking the area You can then zoom to that portion of the screen by moving the Out In slider control below Overlay Color Controls Hue and Saturation You can indep...

Page 136: ...settings have no effect on videos created using software overlays or a blit process such as VMR Note If any settings changes you make do not take effect e g the controls have no effect on the video af...

Page 137: ...splay on which you want video to be played back in full screen mode Note After selecting any of these Full Screen Device settings you may need to exit and restart your video application for the settin...

Page 138: ...box Figure 7 14 to link the degree of rotation you specify on the NVRotate page see Using NVRotate Settings on page 135 for a video overlay between the primary and secondary displays Adjust Colors See...

Page 139: ...ch the video mirror is rendered Both applies the zoom selection to the both the primary and the secondary display on which the video is rendered See Using Video Overlay Settings on page 122 Note Video...

Page 140: ...controls have no effect on the video after you click Apply close the video overlay application and then re open it Some applications have their own overlay color control settings If you run one of th...

Page 141: ...s Menu Icon Displayed in the Windows Taskbar Notification Area You can click this icon to display and use the NVIDIA Settings menu to apply any of the NVIDIA graphics driver settings which are normall...

Page 142: ...gs Performance and Quality Settings Custom Color Settings Rotation Settings Desktop Color Settings nView Desktop Manager Figure 7 17 and Figure 7 18 show sample NVIDIA Settings menus Figure 7 17 NVIDI...

Page 143: ...ics Driver Features Figure 7 18 NVIDIA Settings Menus Another Example Display Optimization Wizard Run the Display Optimization Wizard to adjust your displays for optimal viewing and representation of...

Page 144: ...ar the check box and click Apply Figure 7 19 Forcing Detection of Connected Television Selecting the Force TV detection check box can be useful in situations where the particular television model that...

Page 145: ...NVIDIA display menu item to your desktop context menu Clearing the Enable desktop context menu check box removes the NVIDIA display menu option but retains the nView Desktop Manager menu items if you...

Page 146: ...the Video Mirror feature you can also use the NVRotate feature to rotate the overlay video If you want to apply the specified rotation to both the primary and secondary displays use the Track overlay...

Page 147: ...are using slower GPUs such as those in the NVIDIA GeForce2 or older series Other demands are placed on the NVIDIA graphics driver such as moving the application window across the desktop Enabling NVRo...

Page 148: ...cs Driver Features Figure 7 21 NVRotate Settings Inverted Landscape Mode Figure 7 22 NVRotate Settings Portrait Inverted Portrait Mode To rotate your desktop click one of these arrow buttons or Select...

Page 149: ...on certain older NVIDIA GPUs only if the option has been enabled on your computer Temperature settings let you adjust the temperature of the selected NVIDIA GPU on your computer Accessing the Tempera...

Page 150: ...ar GPU s in your system Note The recommended value for this setting is the default that is preset Any changes to this value should be made with extreme caution Ambient Temperature Ambient temperature...

Page 151: ...e NVIDIA display menu If you need help in accessing the NVIDIA display menu see Accessing the NVIDIA Display Control Panel Pages on page 24 Figure 7 24 Screen Resolution Refresh Rates Page Screen Reso...

Page 152: ...sktop depending on the capabilities of the display Hide modes that this monitor cannot support specifies whether to include modes that are not supported by your display CAUTION Choosing a mode that is...

Page 153: ...isible by the number 8 2 Click Apply 3 Move the Screen resolution slider to a custom resolution you added 4 Click Apply The screen may go blank for a few seconds for the new setting to take effect Rem...

Page 154: ...0 driver Note To use the Advanced Timing page you must be an advanced user and familiar with the concepts of display timing standards and parameters If you are not familiar it is recommended that you...

Page 155: ...imings such as DMT GTF CVT and EDID see Display Timing Standards on page 147 in the next section Custom values If you are an advanced user and would prefer to enter custom timing values in the fields...

Page 156: ...scan lines a monitor can display in one second expressed in kHz generally somewhere between 20 and 180 kHz Note In the case of an analog display CRT it is limited by the speed at which the display can...

Page 157: ...lay or more generally the frequency at which the entire screen is refreshed Specify the frequency at which your entire screen is refreshed or retraced to prevent the image from flickering Note This fr...

Page 158: ...eneral Timing Formula GTF GTF is an older but widely used timing standard However newer display are switching to the CVT standard Discrete Monitor Timings DMT DMT is a set of pre defined VESA timings...

Page 159: ...cessing the Menu Editing Page To access the Menu Editing page click Menu Editing from the NVIDIA display menu Figure 7 27 If you need help in accessing the NVIDIA display menu see Accessing the NVIDIA...

Page 160: ...e 7 28 Menu Editing Enabled Removing Menu Items These menu items have been temporarily removed from the NVIDIA display menu Clear the Enable menu editing check box after removing menu in order to navi...

Page 161: ...follow these steps a Select the Enable menu editing check box to insert the check mark b Drag the menu items that you want to restore back to the menu Adjusting PowerMizer Settings Only for Notebook...

Page 162: ...o either AC outlet or Battery power source depending on the power source being used by your computer AC Outlet Adjust the power consumption from the AC power source relative to performance by setting...

Page 163: ...ettings by using Balanced Using the HiRes Desktop Scaling Feature High resolution HiRes desktops are used with many workstation applications which often results in desktops that are difficult to navig...

Page 164: ...the OpenGL window resolution Figure 7 31 illustrates the difference in OpenGL applications when viewed on a desktop set to 1920 x 1200 versus a desktop set to 3480 x 2400 with hires scaling enabled Fi...

Page 165: ...2 Click Properties Settings to display the Windows Display Properties Settings page Figure 7 32 3 If Dualview is enabled click the display icon corresponding to your high resolution display Figure 7...

Page 166: ...0 and click Apply 5 From the NVIDIA display menu select the nView Display Settings option to display the nView Display Settings page Figure 7 33 6 Select the HiRes desktop scaling from 3840 x 2400 to...

Page 167: ...ore CPUs improve computer performance SLI allows dual GPUs Graphics Processing Units to significantly accelerate graphics performance This chapter explains how to install configure and use NVIDIA SLI...

Page 168: ...dering Mode SLI frame rendering combines two PCI Express graphics boards with an SLI connector to transparently scale application performance on a single display by presenting them as a single graphic...

Page 169: ...50 3500 3400 or 5500 graphics cards An SLI bridge connector provided with your graphics board must also be installed to utilize the full capabilities of SLI Frame Rendering For SLI Multi View Two matc...

Page 170: ...static bags 1 Power off the system and remove the power cord from the power supply 2 Gently remove or open the system enclosure Refer to owners manual that came with your computer 3 Remove any non SL...

Page 171: ...log into Windows 2 Cancel the Windows Found New Hardware Wizard This message should appear twice one for each graphics board 3 Run setup exe in the SLI driver you saved to your desktop 4 Follow the N...

Page 172: ...U Page 5 Check Enable SLI multi GPU 6 Click the Select display list arrow then click the display that you want to use as the SLI display This list appears only if you have more than one display connec...

Page 173: ...ixel shader or texture intensive operations Alternate frame rendering In alternate frame rendering AFR each GPU renders alternate frames of data from the application AFR typically benefits geometry in...

Page 174: ...list box select Antialiasing settings b Adjust the SLI antialiasing settings slider to the desired antialiasing level then click Apply SLI Single GPU Mode SLI single GPU mode provides improved perfor...

Page 175: ...rofile uses SLI single GPU rendering mode and is also useful for non SLI configurations To enable one of these profiles open the Performance Quality Settings page and then select the profile from the...

Page 176: ...165 Quadro Workstation User s Guide Chapter 8 Using NVIDIA SLI Technology Figure 8 3 SLI Multi GPU Page Show GPU Load Balancing Option QuadroGuide_ book Page 165 Thursday July 27 2006 6 48 PM...

Page 177: ...ancing Indicators AFR load balancing bar SFR load balancing line SLI AA indicator shows relative work provided by each GPU shows relative portion of the screen rendered by each GPU shows the effect of...

Page 178: ...aching the Secondary Display for nView Dualview Mode on page 170 GeForce4 MX Installing the NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver on page 173 Attaching Displays for GeForce4 MX nView Dualview Mode...

Page 179: ...PU based PCI and AGP cards 3 Make sure the graphics cards are securely seated in their slots 4 Connect the appropriate display devices to each card making sure that the cable connectors are securely a...

Page 180: ...pters choice 6 On the next window that appears make sure that none of the choices is highlighted If one is click it to remove the highlight 7 Click Have Disk 8 Click Browse and locate the path contain...

Page 181: ...vice numbered 1 appears active connected and attached to the Quadro FX 3000 graphics card Display 2 connected to the GeForce4 MX and display 3 connected to the Quadro FX 3000 graphics card are not act...

Page 182: ...lay 3 connected to the GFX 5900 Ultra card click Attached and click Apply Figure A 3 show that display 3 is now enabled and attached 5 Click Identify to identify the attached display devices 1 and 3 o...

Page 183: ...A Using Two NVIDIA GPU Based Graphics Cards Figure A 3 Display Properties Settings 3 Display Devices with 2 Attached Figure A 4 Two Display Devices With Identifying Numbers QuadroGuide_ book Page 172...

Page 184: ...abeled Don t search I will choose to enable it and click Next 7 Enable the check box labeled Show compatible hardware if it is not checked already 8 On the Model list if it appears click the NVIDIA ba...

Page 185: ...mbered display images as shown in Figure A 5 Remember that we already attached display devices 1 and 3 for the Quadro FX 3000 based graphics card Now we will enable display devices 2 and 4 for the GeF...

Page 186: ...implies that nView Dualview mode is enabled If you check the nView Display Settings page for either of the NVIDIA based graphics cards that are installed you will see that nView Dualview mode is enabl...

Page 187: ...led because nView Span and Clone modes do not detect the secondary display device as separate display devices 1 Right click on either display image 2 or 4 representing the GeForce4 MX based graphics c...

Page 188: ...s With Identifying Numbers Note You can repeat steps 4 and 5 and chose Vertical Span or Clone mode The result will be similar to what is shown in Figure A 7 and Figure A 8 in that the secondary displa...

Page 189: ...e NVIDIA display menu and easily access the corresponding NVIDIA Display control panel pages to configure advanced display settings for each graphics card See Chapter 8 Configuring Key ForceWare Graph...

Page 190: ...A Using Two NVIDIA GPU Based Graphics Cards Figure A 10 NVIDIA Display Menu Showing Both Quadro FX 3000 and GeForce4 MX Graphics Cards GeForce4 MX menu Quadro FX 3000 menu GeForce4 MX 420 QuadroGuide_...

Page 191: ...A Settings Menu to the Windows Taskbar on page 126 1 Right click the NVIDIA Settings icon from your Windows taskbar notification area A menu of configuration options appears as shown in Figure A 11 No...

Page 192: ...ed Graphics Cards 2 To see the configuration options for each GPU based graphics card point to the GPU names on the menu Figure A 11 and then move the cursor to any of the options that appear on the n...

Page 193: ...HDTV display Also see Supported HDTV Connectors in the next section Any NVIDIA graphics card solution for HDTV ships with an appropriate video cable examples are shown in the Sample Video Cables secti...

Page 194: ...to viewing the analog and digital programming in this mode That is discussed next The Component output is in the Native Resolution format of 1080i this is important to know Like the Yellow Composite...

Page 195: ...V Formats on page 85 uses the standard digital interface to transmit uncompressed HD digital video The formats are limited by the available EIA 861B modes from the EDID or the custom modes you may hav...

Page 196: ...User s Guide Appendix B Using HDTV with NVIDIA GPU Based Graphics Cards Sample Cables Shipped with NVIDIA HDTV Encoded Graphics Cards Figure B 3 Sample Video Cables QuadroGuide_ book Page 185 Thursda...

Page 197: ...x B Using HDTV with NVIDIA GPU Based Graphics Cards Note Only cables with a component connection can be used with an HDTV Figure B 4 Sample NVIDIA Personal Cinema A V Cables QuadroGuide_ book Page 186...

Page 198: ...for a few different display configurations NVIDIA Display Wizard Typical Setup on page 188 NVIDA Display Setup Wizard Custom Setup on page 189 NVIDIA Display Wizard HDTV Component Connection on page...

Page 199: ...NVIDIA Corporation 188 Appendix C NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages NVIDIA Display Wizard Typical Setup Figure C 1 NVIDIA Display Wizard Typical Setup QuadroGuide_ book Page 188 Thursday July 27 2006 6 48 PM...

Page 200: ...station User s Guide Appendix C NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages NVIDA Display Setup Wizard Custom Setup Figure C 2 NVIDIA Display Setup Wizard Custom Setup Pages 1 QuadroGuide_ book Page 189 Thursday July 2...

Page 201: ...NVIDIA Corporation 190 Appendix C NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages Figure C 3 NVIDIA Display Setup Wizard Custom Setup Pages 2 QuadroGuide_ book Page 190 Thursday July 27 2006 6 48 PM...

Page 202: ...User s Guide Appendix C NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages NVIDIA Display Wizard HDTV Component Connection Figure C 4 NVIDIA TV Display Wizard HDTV Component Connection Page 1 QuadroGuide_ book Page 191 Thursd...

Page 203: ...NVIDIA Corporation 192 Appendix C NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages Figure C 5 NVIDIA TV Display Wizard HDTV Component Connection Page 2 QuadroGuide_ book Page 192 Thursday July 27 2006 6 48 PM...

Page 204: ...er s Guide Appendix C NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages NVIDA Display Wizard Analog Display with HDTV DVI Figure C 6 NVIDIA Display Wizard Analog Display with HDTV DVI Pages 1 QuadroGuide_ book Page 193 Thurs...

Page 205: ...NVIDIA Corporation 194 Appendix C NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages Figure C 7 NVIDIA Display Wizard Analog Display with HDTV DVI Pages 2 QuadroGuide_ book Page 194 Thursday July 27 2006 6 48 PM...

Page 206: ...User s Guide Appendix C NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages NVIDA Display Wizard Digital Display and Television Figure C 8 NVIDIA Display Wizard Digital Display with TV Pages 1 QuadroGuide_ book Page 195 Thursd...

Page 207: ...NVIDIA Corporation 196 Appendix C NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages Figure C 9 NVIDIA Display Wizard Various Types of TV Connectors QuadroGuide_ book Page 196 Thursday July 27 2006 6 48 PM...

Page 208: ...197 Quadro Workstation User s Guide Appendix C NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages Figure C 10 NVIDIA Display Wizard Digital Display with TV Pages 2 QuadroGuide_ book Page 197 Thursday July 27 2006 6 48 PM...

Page 209: ...ach release Driver Release History Release 90 is the latest NVIDIA driver available Table D 1 contains a summary of some previous driver releases and the versions associated with them Some versions li...

Page 210: ...still have the same core GPU Release 75 ForceWare 77 37 77 56 77 72 77 76 77 77 78 01 78 05 Release 70 ForceWare 71 84 71 89 Release 65 ForceWare 66 77 66 93 67 02 67 03 67 66 Release 60 ForceWare 61...

Page 211: ...hics cards chipsets NVIDIA PureVideoTM Enhancements Improved inverse 3 2 and 2 2 pulldown Improved adaptive deinterlacing Support for the Next Generation of NVIDIA GPUs Additional Details by Driver Mo...

Page 212: ...PureVideo features and improvements Improved inverse 3 2 implementation Improved inverse 2 2 implementation Adaptive Deinterlacing for HD content on GeForce 6600 and higher GPUs PureVideo support for...

Page 213: ...port for custom timings including non divisible by 8 resolutions on TMDS LVDS panels control of back end and front end timings and variable overscan shift values The driver can also present underscan...

Page 214: ...following areas UMA support 2D operations SLI NVIDIA Display Control Panel Release 75 includes enhancement to the following sections of the NVIDIA display control panel user interface Additions and i...

Page 215: ...d is enhanced to make HDTV setup easier Each high definition mode can be previewed to determine the capabilities of the flat panel Desktop Manager setting Release 75 lets you create system wide nView...

Page 216: ...for HDTV over DVI Variable Underscan and Overscan Shift The HDTV Overscan Configuration page now lets you adjust the HDTV underscan and overscan shift Show HDTV display formats option on the Change R...

Page 217: ...vements Improved stability and robustness Improved NVIDIA SLI multi GPU func tionality Support for 512 MB graphics cards HDTV over DVI functionality Improved robustness Multi GPU refinements Improveme...

Page 218: ...ent Window Management New setting to open window on next empty display NVManagement Improved functionality in response to customer feedback The NVManagement application includes new switches for scrip...

Page 219: ...aphics Video Enhancements Video enhancements in Release 65 include Optimized motion compensation and video processing to take advantage of the capabilities of the newest generation of NVIDIA GPUs Supp...

Page 220: ...Desktop Performance Desktop Manager Wizards Desktop Manager Hot Keys Toolbars and Gridlines Application Profiles Control Panel User Interface Release 60 Enhancements Latest GPU Support The ForceWare R...

Page 221: ...amlines operating system resources for large frame buffer configurations 3D Graphics API Enhancements Direct3D DirectX 9 0c Support OpenGL New drivers for the OpenGL ARB shading language GLSL Enhanced...

Page 222: ...Seamless nView support between 32 bit and 64 bit processes on Windows 64 bit Edition Dual NVKeystone support for independent keystone trapezoids under nView Span modes Per display Desktop Management U...

Page 223: ...rmance Improved shaders OpenGL New extension GL_NV_pixel_buffer_object Release 50 Enhancements The Release 50 driver offers new features not found in previous releases of the NVIDIA Driver for Windows...

Page 224: ...e application performance Display Driver Changes New Features Rotation Support for Windows Me 9x Custom Resolutions Provides the user with the ability to construct new modes via the NVIDIA control pan...

Page 225: ...olor Panel with Enhanced Gamma Overclocking Panel AGP Settings Panel Video BIOS Flash Utilities ATL Client Panel Menus for NVIDIA user components Device Selection drop down in the slider tray Panel ac...

Page 226: ...g point render targets Multi element textures Improved antialiasing compatibility Improved shader handling and stability Improved render to texture performance OpenGL Windows 9x Rotation Support New E...

Page 227: ...Microsoft s release of DirectX 9 runtime Release 40 version 42 51 and later provides support for DirectX 9 which includes the new vertex shaders antialiasing modes and multi display device support Vid...

Page 228: ...activating them on the desktop Taskbar and Menu Transparency New window actions and application settings Keystone Support4 OpenGL Enhancements OpenGL 1 4 ICD with NVIDIA Extensions New extension incl...

Page 229: ...e computers Note For further details on NVKeystone and many new nView Desktop Manager features see the NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Release 25 Enhancements The Release 25 driver offers ne...

Page 230: ...P GUI features Accelerated Windows XP 3D performance through the NVIDIA XPress Link technology Release 10 Enhancements The Release 10 driver offers new features not found in previous releases of the N...

Page 231: ...panels and monitors with limited resolution Virtual Desktop is used to set a larger than viewable area on the second display which supports full pan and scan of the entire desktop area Currently Virtu...

Page 232: ...ontrol Digital Vibrance Control DVC a mechanism for controlling color separation and intensity boosts the color saturation of an image DVC is supported by the NV11 chipset i e the GeForce2 MX or Quadr...

Page 233: ...Release 5 driver adds capabilities in the following areas OpenGL Changes have been made to the core extensions performance and available features of OpenGL OpenGL 1 2 Core Release 5 adds all the featu...

Page 234: ...lor4ub Vertex3f vertex array range extension is fully functional Control Panel enables accelerated full scene anti aliasing GeForce Quadro GeForce2 multi monitor hardware is accelerated on Windows 200...

Page 235: ...rrectly FLUSHAFTERBLITENABLE is a new Registry key that controls the wait after blit condition when the DDBLT_WAIT flag is set Default is DISABLED do not wait Note This Registry key was formerly named...

Page 236: ...separate configuration page control panel nView Desktop Manager The nView Desktop Manager control panel refers to the entire nView Desktop Manager control panel window tabbed style or NVIDIA menu sty...

Page 237: ...re two or more displays such as an analog display a digital display or a TV are connected to two or more NVIDIA GPU based graphics cards installed in the computer multi display configuration A setup w...

Page 238: ...Graphics Cards window A window is any independent window on your desktop Applications such as Microsoft Windows Outlook or Explorer may have several windows which are all part of the same application...

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