Nvidia Quadro FX 550, User Manual

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136 User’s Guide
Chapter 7
Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features
Adding NVIDIA Menu Options to the Windows Desktop Menu
When the Enable desktop context menu check box is selected (the default condition)
( Figure 7.24 ), your connected displays appear as choices on your Windows desktop
menu.
1
To access the desktop menu, right click on your desktop.
2
Select NVIDIA Display and one of your connected displays from the list that
appears ( Figure 7.24 ).
You can select any of these displays to directly access the NVIDIA display
properties control panel.
3
To remove the NVIDIA Display choices from your desktop menu, clear the check
box and click Apply ( Figure 7.24 ).
Forcing Detection of Connected Television
Selecting the Force TV detection check box can be useful in situations where the
particular television model that is connected to your graphics card does not properly
load the signals that allow the graphics card to detect its presence. As a result, you
are not able to see the television as a display on the nView Display Settings page.
1
Select the Force TV detection check box and click Apply .
2
Restart your computer when prompted.
Once you log back in, you can view your connected television as a display on the
nView Display Settings page, access the various TV formats, and configure the TV
adjustment options. For details, see
“Adjusting Television Settings” on page 74 .
Detecting Displays
Click Detect Displays to detect all displays connected to your graphics card. Use this
feature if you have plugged in any displays after opening the NVIDIA display
control panel.
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