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Page 1: ...ForceWare Graphics Driver User s Guide Driver Release 90 for Windows NVIDIA Corporation September 2006 2nd Edition nViewGuide_ book Page 1 Thursday September 14 2006 1 14 PM...

Page 2: ...go NVIDIA nForce GeForce NVIDIA Quadro NVDVD NVIDIA Personal Cinema NVIDIA Soundstorm Vanta TNT2 TNT RIVA RIVA TNT VOODOO VOODOO GRAPHICS WAVEBAY Accuview Antialiasing the Audio Nth Superscript Design...

Page 3: ...Files on Any Display 30 NVIDIA Settings Menu Windows Taskbar Access 31 Windows Display Properties Setting Access 33 Using the NVIDIA Display Menu 33 The NVIDIA GPU Page 35 Other NVIDIA Display Menu I...

Page 4: ...ift 92 Using Underscan 94 Troubleshooting HDTV Configuration 95 7 Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features Adjusting Desktop Colors 99 Accessing the Desktop Colors Page 99 Color Correction S...

Page 5: ...146 Display Timing Standards 150 Editing the NVIDIA Display Menu 150 Accessing the Menu Editing Page 150 Using Menu Editing 151 Adjusting PowerMizer Settings Only for Notebook Computers 153 Accessing...

Page 6: ...cements 195 User Interface Enhancements 195 Video Support Enhancements 196 3D Graphics API Enhancements 196 Release 50 Enhancements 196 New Feature Highlights 196 Display Driver Changes New Features 1...

Page 7: ...Table 2 5 Hard Disk Space Requirements Full International Package 20 Table 5 1 TV Encoders and Supported TV Adjustment Features 80 Table 6 1 Supported TV HDTV Formats 82 Table 6 2 D Connector Output...

Page 8: ...Windows XP 58 Figure 4 13 nView Vertical Span Mode Windows XP 59 Figure 4 15 nView Clone Mode TV Digital Display 62 Figure 4 16 nView Clone Mode with Virtual Desktop Enabled Disabling Panning 63 Figur...

Page 9: ...ble system 159 Figure 7 37 NVIDIA SLI Page Enabling SLI Multi GPU 160 Figure 7 38 Load Balancing Indicators 161 Figure A 1 Display Properties Settings 3 Displays with 1 Attached 165 Figure A 2 One Dis...

Page 10: ...Connection Page 2 214 Figure D 6 NVIDIA Display Wizard Analog Display with HDTV DVI Pages 1 215 Figure D 7 NVIDIA Display Wizard Analog Display with HDTV DVI Pages 2 216 Figure D 8 NVIDIA Display Wiz...

Page 11: ...ser s guide is addressed to users of the control panel based NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver This guide focuses on NVIDIA desktop consumer products i e graphics cards based on the NVIDIA GeFo...

Page 12: ...mance improvements and software fixes in the ForceWare graphics drivers Release notes also enable add in card AIC producers and original equipment manufacturers OEMs to monitor performance improvement...

Page 13: ...s on page 28 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 created for...

Page 14: ...s 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 channe...

Page 15: ...n page 20 Notes on Feature and Configuration Support on page 25 Hardware and Software Support Supported Operating Systems This Release 90 driver includes drivers designed for the following Microsoft o...

Page 16: ...0 GTX 512 PCI E X X GeForce 7800 GTX PCI E X X GeForce 7800 GT PCI E X X GeForce 7800 GS AGP and PCI E X X GeForce 7600 GT PCI E X X GeForce 7600 GS AGP and PCI E X X GeForce 7500 LE PCI E X X GeForce...

Page 17: ...00VE X X GeForce FX 5700LE X X GeForce FX 5700 Ultra X X GeForce FX 5700 X X GeForce FX 5600XT X X GeForce FX 5600SE X X GeForce FX 5600 Ultra X X GeForce FX 5600 X X GeForce FX 5500 X X GeForce FX 52...

Page 18: ...Quadro 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...

Page 19: ...A Quadro NVS 285 PCI E X NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI X X NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 X X NVIDIA Quadro NVS 200 X X NVIDIA Quadro NVS with AGP8X X X NVIDIA Quadro NVS X X NVIDIA Quadro2 MXR X X NVIDIA Quadro D...

Page 20: ...m hard disk space requirement for each operating system are listed in Table 2 3 Table 2 4 and Table 2 5 Table 2 3 Hard Disk Space Requirements English Operating System Minimum Hard Disk Space Windows...

Page 21: ...les tvp are saved in the Windows nView directory Depending on the version of the NVIDIA driver previously installed profiles may also be located in the Documents and Settings All Users Application Dat...

Page 22: ...nged settings use the Save option 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...

Page 23: ...ile the same 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 install...

Page 24: ...ting system 2 Click the driver download link The license agreement dialog box appears 3 Click Accept if you accept the terms of the agreement then either open the file or save the file to your PC and...

Page 25: ...VIDIA GPU based graphics card are 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...

Page 26: ...feature an NVIDIA GeForce GPU based graphics card You may be using a different NVIDIA GPU based graphics card in which case you will see the exact name of the GPU you are using reflected in the NVIDI...

Page 27: ...lay 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 that are connected to your gr...

Page 28: ...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 page 2...

Page 29: ...menu 2 If you do not see the menu item NVIDIA Display follow the procedure in Adding NVIDIA Menu Options to the Windows Desktop Menu on page 136 and then continue to the next step 3 Click NVIDIA Disp...

Page 30: ...hese modes For details see About Renaming Displays on page 46 4 Select the display for which you want to view the NVIDIA display control panel During first use of the driver the default page that open...

Page 31: ...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 133 2 From your Windows...

Page 32: ...isplay control panel appears Figure 3 7 Note Figure 3 6 shows another view of the NVIDIA Settings menu You can use this menu to quickly access the same NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver based s...

Page 33: ...es where you can configure many 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 Settings menu...

Page 34: ...news products and demos and see NVIDIA display driver version and file information System information details selected aspects of your system than could affect overall graphics performance Note When t...

Page 35: ...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 and...

Page 36: ...ing the nView Display Settings features see the next chapter Using nView Multi Display Settings on page 40 Performance and Quality Settings see Adjusting Performance and Quality Settings on page 104 V...

Page 37: ...Screen Resolutions and Refresh Rates on page 143 Desktop Manager see the NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Drivers nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Release 90 driver version Menu Editing see Editing the NVI...

Page 38: ...ed 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 pane...

Page 39: ...9 Chapter 3 NVIDIA Driver Control Panel Access Figure 3 11 NVIDIA Display Menu Sample Tool Tip for Disabled Settings Sample tool tip help for disabled settings nViewGuide_ book Page 39 Thursday Septem...

Page 40: ...ering on page 46 nView Display Settings Renaming a Display on page 47 Using nView Dualview Mode on page 50 Using nView Span Modes on page 55 Using nView Clone Mode on page 60 Switching Between nView D...

Page 41: ...ode These nView display modes are available from the nView Display Settings page as shown in Figure 4 1 and Figure 4 2 Figure 4 1 nView Single Display Mode Windows XP 2000 Single display mode indicate...

Page 42: ...ght of the total virtual desktop height Figure 4 2 nView Multi Display Mode Windows XP 2000 Dualview mode Figure 4 2 Figure 4 3 and Figure 4 4 indicates that both displays in the display pair function...

Page 43: ...sentation while it s being projected can be especially useful when using mobile computers Virtual Desktop see Enabling Virtual Desktop Clone Mode on page 62 a sub feature of nView Clone Mode is useful...

Page 44: ...s of your computer Simply hook up a large screen television as your second display and you can watch DVDs without having to buy a dedicated DVD player See Using Full Screen Video Settings on page 128...

Page 45: ...on page 69 NVRotate See Using NVRotate Settings on page 138 Change Resolution See Changing Screen Resolutions and Refresh Rates on page 143 Note You can access these same menu options by clicking the...

Page 46: ...erties page nView Clone or Span mode Multiple displays running in nView Clone or nView Span mode also appear as one Dualview head to Windows and therefore the Windows Display Properties page displays...

Page 47: ...e Device Settings button to display the context menu 2 Select Rename to open the Rename Display dialog box as shown in Figure 4 4 3 Enter a name in the Rename edit box and click OK to return to the nV...

Page 48: ...e following are sample display combinations that NVIDIA GPU based multi display cards support when used with the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver Two RGB displays with second RAMDAC digital to...

Page 49: ...g 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 between the displays by following these st...

Page 50: ...to your computer to be able to view the nView Span mode settings nView Dualview mode treats every display as a separate device Dualview mode is sometimes called native mode because it is the native mo...

Page 51: ...than stretches the background on each display as shown in Figure 4 7 and Figure 4 8 Figure 4 7 Multiple Displays in nView Dualview Mode 1 Figure 4 8 Multiple Displays in nView Dualview Mode 2 When yo...

Page 52: ...d on various combinations dual displays as explained earlier in nView Display Settings Renaming a Display on page 47 For example you can have a system with the primary display as an analog display tha...

Page 53: ...display NVIDIA GPU based graphics card is properly installed in your computer and securely connected to your displays Make sure your displays are turned on and the NVIDIA display driver has been prope...

Page 54: ...appears run through the Wizard See the NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide for details 6 From your desktop right click to view the Window desktop menu then click Properties and the Settings tab...

Page 55: ...ay Setting page and select Dualview from the nView Modes list Note To switch back to Clone Horizontal Span Vertical Span or under certain configurations Single Display mode you will need to restart yo...

Page 56: ...ched or spans all of your displays In Span mode Windows treats the multiple displays as a single logical display connected to your computer the real physical displays are combined together to give you...

Page 57: ...e only one display attached 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...

Page 58: ...4 13 Figure 4 12 nView Horizontal Span Mode Windows XP To access the nView Span modes follow these steps 1 Click the Horizontal or Vertical Span setting on the nView Display Settings page and click Ap...

Page 59: ...d with the same number 1 in this case can also be another Windows display number depending on your configuration because in nView Span mode Windows doesn t treat the primary and secondary displays as...

Page 60: ...anager 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 image process...

Page 61: ...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 se...

Page 62: ...e 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 adjust the sc...

Page 63: ...ew Modes list select Clone and click 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...

Page 64: ...tic 6 Use 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 valu...

Page 65: ...n 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 panning on secondary device viewport lock or simp...

Page 66: ...r certain circumstances Single Display mode from Dualview you ll need to follow the prompts to restart your computer 4 When you have returned to your desktop go to the nView Display Settings page and...

Page 67: ...ltiple displays the desktop can be extended horizontally and vertically as well as at other angles by page You can drag the images to the positions that represent how you want to move items between yo...

Page 68: ...he images diagonally Figure 4 20 The positions of the images don t have to correspond to the physical positions of your displays That is you can position the images one above the other even though you...

Page 69: ...ice 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 these s...

Page 70: ...vice 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 Settings in the ne...

Page 71: ...g 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 of...

Page 72: ...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 steps 1 Click...

Page 73: ...t 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 f...

Page 74: ...o 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 by clicking th...

Page 75: ...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 you...

Page 76: ...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 encoder on the NV...

Page 77: ...turation 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 bott NOTE The settings that are vis...

Page 78: ...ontrast 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 encoder on...

Page 79: ...acts 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 Bord...

Page 80: ...t 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 MX 460 class independent of the TV encoder famil...

Page 81: ...g HDTV in nView Display Modes on page 86 Using HDTV Formats on page 88 Troubleshooting HDTV Configuration on page 95 Note Also see Appendix B Using HDTV with NVIDIA GPU Based Graphics Cards on page 17...

Page 82: ...HDTV display NTSC US and Japanese PAL including all variations SDTV 480i 525i 576i 625i EDTV 480p 525p 576p 625p HDTV 1080i 720p and 1080p Table 6 1 Supported TV HDTV Formats Component analog connect...

Page 83: ...0 interlaced 480i PAL 625 lines resolution of 720 x 576 interlaced 576i HDTV Formats 480i 480p resolution of 720 x 480 interlaced resolution of 720 x 480 progressive 576i 576p resolution of 720 x 576...

Page 84: ...e pixels In addition sometimes there is additional electronic information recorded in the invisible portions of the video stream This is not supposed to be seen directly by the user as it can be very...

Page 85: ...pan the desktop when needed to access any display elements that appear off screen The Overscan shift feature works by tracking the position of the mouse cursor and slightly shifting the display when...

Page 86: ...not fill the entire screen display area Again as in a single display setup this is because when you first start your computer with a newly installed driver the TV signal format defaults to NTSC Using...

Page 87: ...ders when the selected resolution is smaller than the selected native HDTV format See Device Adjustments TV Output on page 76 Using HDTV as the Secondary Display in nView Clone Mode If HDTV is seconda...

Page 88: ...you are in single display mode but have multiple displays connection you can click the nView display settings list and select either Dualview or Clone mode 5 If you are using an HDTV with a component...

Page 89: ...to adjust your HDTV overscan configuration for optimal viewing of your desktop on your TV screen then click the HDTV Overscan Configuration option from the context menu of your HDTV display Figure 6...

Page 90: ...6 Configuring HDTV Figure 6 3 Quick Access to HDTV Formats HDTV over DVI Connection HDTV and click Apply to enable Select Treat Digital Display as the HDTV formats nViewGuide_ book Page 90 Thursday Se...

Page 91: ...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 nViewGuide_...

Page 92: ...n 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 and c...

Page 93: ...ing 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 Settings Pro...

Page 94: ...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 Underscan Sel...

Page 95: ...ust 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 support this resol...

Page 96: ...erent display that can handle higher resolutions as the primary Do not use the nView Clone or Span modes _______________________________________________________________________ Problem 1 Screen is shr...

Page 97: ...s feature Problem 2 The top 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 s...

Page 98: ...Settings on page 104 Using Video Overlay Settings on page 126 Using Full Screen Video Settings on page 128 Using the Tools Page on page 133 Using NVRotate Settings on page 138 Adjusting Temperature Se...

Page 99: ...ection 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 click one of...

Page 100: ...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 reflects in...

Page 101: ...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 above the colo...

Page 102: ...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 on you...

Page 103: ...ed 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 click Appl...

Page 104: ...ttings on page 113 Driver Settings Advanced on page 117 To access the Performance and Quality Settings page from the NVIDIA display menu click the Performance and Quality Settings option Figure 7 2 Fi...

Page 105: ...are currently running You can also change driver settings for existing application profiles and new application profiles you are adding and then save these settings Changing Global Driver Settings To...

Page 106: ...Select the application profile directly from the Active profile list OR Select the application from the Application list Notice that an associated profile for the selected application appears in the A...

Page 107: ...he setting associated with the check box is cleared and removed from the profile If the check box is empty this means that the setting is controlled by the NVIDIA driver If you select an empty check b...

Page 108: ...er each change you make to a driver setting 8 Click the Modify Profile button Two options Modify and Save As appear Figure 7 6 Figure 7 5 Changing Global Driver Settings 9 If you want to associate spe...

Page 109: ...modifying If you want to locate and select applications not in the current list click Browse e Click OK when done to return to the previous page and click Apply again f To save the modified profile c...

Page 110: ...re 7 7 notice that the Restore button appears Figure 7 7 indicating that an original profile was changed You can always restore these types of profiles to the original settings but cannot remove them...

Page 111: ...Profile Adding a New Application Profile You can add new application profiles which you can also delete To add a new application profile follow these steps 1 Set the Active profile list to Global dri...

Page 112: ...Adding a Profile 6 Click OK to return to the previous page The Application profiles list displays the new profile name as shown in the image on the right in Figure 7 9 7 For each driver setting you w...

Page 113: ...tions as you ve set in that profile are remove If you have created another profile that contains any of these same applications you may want to use that profile Driver Settings Antialiasing Settings A...

Page 114: ...u require maximum performance in your applications 2x enables antialiasing using the 2x mode This mode offers improved image quality and high performance in 3D applications 4x enables antialiasing usi...

Page 115: ...ng settings To configure options with the slider you must clear this check box and click Apply Off disables anisotropic filtering 1x results in maximum application performance 2x through 8x results in...

Page 116: ...ization only affects Direct3D applications Vertical Sync Vertical Sync settings specify how vertical synchronization is handled in OpenGL applications Off keeps vertical synchronization disabled unles...

Page 117: ...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 Antialiasing Settings SLI specific Figure 7 11 sh...

Page 118: ...7 12 NVIDIA Advanced Driver Settings Examples 1 Make sure you have created and saved at least one custom color profile from the Color Correction page For details see Color Profile on page 103 and Oth...

Page 119: ...cation that do not support mipmaps Bilinear results in better image quality with better performance Trilinear results in good image quality with lower performance Conformant Texture Clamp Texture clam...

Page 120: ...hardware acceleration options do not apply when using nView Multiview mode in Windows NT 4 0 Single display mode If you have only one active display this is the default setting You can also specify t...

Page 121: ...rent classes of GPUs are in use the lowest common feature set of all active GPUs is exposed to OpenGL applications However the rendering performance is faster than in compatibility mode although switc...

Page 122: ...esulting effect will be Off when running OpenGL applications Anisotropic Mip Filter Optimization This option enables the NVIDIA display driver to substitute point mipmap filtering for linear mipmap fi...

Page 123: ...ty Gamma Correct Antialiasing Note This setting is available on newer NVIDIA GPUs such as the GeForce 7800 GTX On enables gamma correct antialiasing which results in a better color calculation to help...

Page 124: ...ering AFR mode consecutive frames are rendered by two separate groups of GPUs Each group processes alternating frames and operates on each frame as in split frame rendering mode Alternate frame render...

Page 125: ...access the Negative LOD bias option make sure the View advanced settings option is selected from the View list Applications sometimes use negative LOD bias to sharpen texture filtering which sharpens...

Page 126: ...Note If any settings changes you make have no effect on the video overlay after you click Apply close the video overlay and then re open it Accessing the Video Overlay Settings Page 1 First open the D...

Page 127: ...deo Settings on page 128 Note Video players that cannot detect the presence of Video Mirror may not update the zoom factor immediately while displaying a still frame Out In The Out In slider lets you...

Page 128: ...tion Note You can now use the NVIDIA display selection shortcut feature to play video files on any selected display For details see Shortcut to Playing Video Files on Any Display on page 30 Use the Fu...

Page 129: ...ou have only one display connected you will not see the Full Screen Video menu option on the NVIDIA display menu 2 On the nView Display Settings page set nView mode to a multi display mode such as Clo...

Page 130: ...n which there is no overlay This implies that if the video being played is dragged to the other display the full screen mirror image will automatically switch displays Figure 7 18 Full Screen Video Se...

Page 131: ...ct the display type to zoom and use the quadrant selection to select the screen region to zoom Video Mirror Figure 7 19 sets the zoom selection to the secondary display on which the video mirror is re...

Page 132: ...t In slider lets you zoom in on or out of the selected portion of the video playback screen Restore Defaults restores all color values to the hardware factory settings Troubleshooting Full Screen Vide...

Page 133: ...the Tools page Figure 7 20 Tools Settings Adding the NVIDIA Settings Menu to the Windows Taskbar The Enable taskbar icon check box is selected by default on the Tools page Figure 7 20 When this option...

Page 134: ...the NVIDIA Settings menu icon Screen Resolution Screen Refresh Rate Color Quality nView Display Settings Performance and Quality Settings Custom Color Settings Rotation Settings Desktop Color Settings...

Page 135: ...DIA Settings Sample Menus with Four Connected Graphics Cards Figure 7 23 NVIDIA Settings Menus Another Example NVIDIA Settings menu showing four graphics cares are connected You can select each to acc...

Page 136: ...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 c...

Page 137: ...VIDIA 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 c...

Page 138: ...irror 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 rotate sett...

Page 139: ...You 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...

Page 140: ...atures Figure 7 26 NVRotate Settings Inverted Landscape Mode Figure 7 27 NVRotate Settings Portrait Inverted Portrait Mode To rotate your desktop click one of these arrow buttons or Select one of thes...

Page 141: ...n 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 Temperatu...

Page 142: ...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 is the curr...

Page 143: ...NVIDIA display menu If you need help in accessing the NVIDIA display menu see Accessing the NVIDIA Display Control Panel Pages on page 28 Figure 7 29 Screen Resolution Refresh Rates Page Screen Resolu...

Page 144: ...ing 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 inappropria...

Page 145: ...ly The screen may go blank for a few seconds for the new setting to take effect Removing Custom Screen Resolutions Refresh Rates 1 Once you have added one or more custom screen resolutions and refresh...

Page 146: ...g Standard published by VESA EIA Standard A DTV Profile for Uncompressed High Speed Digital Interfaces published by the Electronic Industries Alliance 1 Click the Advanced Timing button to open the Ad...

Page 147: ...list to specify the width of the horizontal blanking period during which the synchronization pulse triggers horizontal re scanning Front porch Click the up or down arrow to specify the horizontal blan...

Page 148: ...that occurs between the end of the active period and the beginning of the synchronization pulse Back porch Click the up or down arrow to specify the blanking period that occurs between the end of the...

Page 149: ...scan lines are drawn during the second field in the frame Another way to explain this method is that two passes are used to paint an image on the screen On the first pass every other line is painted a...

Page 150: ...lay Timing Standard Description General 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...

Page 151: ...resh Rate Overrides and Temperature Settings pages temporarily removed from the NVIDIA display menu 3 To return to normal NVIDIA menu navigation clear the Enable menu editing check box Figure 7 33 4 T...

Page 152: ...to normal NVIDIA menu navigation clear the Enable menu editing check box Figure 7 33 These menu items have been temporarily removed from the NVIDIA display menu Clear the Enable menu editing check box...

Page 153: ...the PowerMizer page click PowerMizer from the NVIDIA display menu If you need help accessing the NVIDIA display menu see Accessing the NVIDIA Display Control Panel Pages on page 28 Figure 7 34 shows...

Page 154: ...he AC power source relative to performance by setting one of the following Maximum power savings Maximum performance Balanced Battery You can choose any one of the following options Conserve battery l...

Page 155: ...MCPs there is additional logic in the silicon to improve performance For further information see Note Go to www slizone com for an up to date list of compatible hardware and software and installation...

Page 156: ...a lower price point In addition the GeForce 6800 GT also offers a single slot thermal solution with lower power requirements GeForce 6800 includes 16 pixel pipes and 5 vertex units instead of 6 vertex...

Page 157: ...two NVIDIA GeForce based graphics cards be sure to uninstall any current drivers Installing the Hardware Note Perform the installation in a static safe environment and utilize a properly grounded ant...

Page 158: ...installed in the x16 expansion slot 8 Plug the power cable back into the system Installing the Display Driver Follow the steps listed below to install your driver software 1 Turn on your computer and...

Page 159: ...product tab 4 Click the SLI multi GPU menu item to open the SLI multi GPU page 5 Select the Enable SLI multi GPU check box to check it and click Apply Figure 7 37 Your system can now operate in full...

Page 160: ...160 User s Guide Chapter 7 Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features Figure 7 37 NVIDIA SLI Page Enabling SLI Multi GPU nViewGuide_ book Page 160 Thursday September 14 2006 1 14 PM...

Page 161: ...8 Load Balancing 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...

Page 162: ...on page 164 GeForce FX 5900 Ultra Attaching the Secondary Display for nView Dualview Mode on page 165 GeForce4 MX Installing the NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver on page 168 Attaching Displays...

Page 163: ...sed PCI and AGP cards 3 Make sure the graphics cards are securely seated in their slots 4 Connect the appropriate displays to each card making sure that the cable connectors are securely attached to t...

Page 164: ...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 165: ...gure A 1 display numbered 1 appears active connected and attached to the GeForce FX 5900 Ultra graphics card Display 2 connected to the GeForce4 MX and display 3 connected to the GeForce FX 5900 Ultra...

Page 166: ...ed display 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 displays 1 and 3 o...

Page 167: ...ng Two NVIDIA GPU Based Graphics Cards Non SLI Configuration Figure A 3 Display Properties Settings 3 Displays with 2 Attached Figure A 4 Two Displays With Identifying Numbers nViewGuide_ book Page 16...

Page 168: ...beled 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 bas...

Page 169: ...sktop right click on the desktop to display the desktop menu and click Properties and the Settings tab Notice that all four of the connected displays are now represented by numbered display images as...

Page 170: ...on the numbered displays Figure A 6 Four Displays With Identifying Numbers Note Attaching all the displays implies that nView Dualview mode is enabled If you check the nView Display Settings page for...

Page 171: ...lay as separate displays 1 Right click on either display image 2 or 4 representing the GeForce4 MX based graphics card 2 Click Properties and then click the NVIDIA GPU labeled tab to open the associat...

Page 172: ...n and Clone modes do not detect the secondary display as a separate display Viewing Multiple NVIDIA GPU based Graphics Cards from the NVIDIA Display Menu You can view multiple NVIDIA GPU based graphic...

Page 173: ...ation Figure A 9 NVIDIA Display Menu GeForce FX 5900 Ultra and GeForce4 MX 420 Options GeForce FX 5900 Ultra menu GeForce4 MX 420 GeForce FX 5900 Ultra GeForce4 MX 420 GeForce FX 5900 Ultra GeForce MX...

Page 174: ...PU Based Graphics Cards Non SLI Configuration Figure A 10 NVIDIA Display Menu Showing Both GeForce FX 5900 Ultra and GeForce4 MX Graphics Cards GeForce4 MX menu GeForce 6800 Ultra menu nViewGuide_ boo...

Page 175: ...the NVIDIA Settings menu icon enabled see Adding the NVIDIA Settings Menu to the Windows Taskbar on page 133 1 Right click the NVIDIA Settings menu icon on your Windows task bar A menu of configurati...

Page 176: ...ra and GeForce4 MX 420 GPU based graphics cards are shown in the menu 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 t...

Page 177: ...th an appropriate video cable examples are shown in this appendix Supported HDTV Connectors on page B 177 Sample Component Based Cables Shipped with NVIDIA HDTV Encoded Graphics Cards on page B 180 Sa...

Page 178: ...HDTV or the Home Theater system Component cables are usually a cluster of 3 cables with RCA style plugs and will be color coded Green Blue and Red The HDTV jacks on the back of the converter and the H...

Page 179: ...or The D Connector is used mostly in Japanese market and its path is also defined by the encoder but the available formats are additionally restricted by the D1 to D4 output modes Note If you are usin...

Page 180: ...ix B Using HDTV with NVIDIA GPU Based Graphics Cards Sample Component Based Cables Shipped with NVIDIA HDTV Encoded Graphics Cards Figure B 4 Sample Video Cables nViewGuide_ book Page 180 Thursday Sep...

Page 181: ...ory Release 91 28 is the latest NVIDIA driver available Table C 1 contains a summary of some previous driver releases and the versions associated with them Some versions listed may not have been relea...

Page 182: ...phics cards be identical but they must still have the same core GPU SLI performance without an SLI bridge connector on selected graphics cards for the mainstream market Release 65 ForceWare 66 77 66 9...

Page 183: ...lease 80 driver supports the next generation GPUs as well as the new integrated GPU Additional Details by Driver Module Display Driver Support for the next generation of GPUs Improved 2D performance C...

Page 184: ...s Video Release 80 includes the following new PureVideo features and improvements Improved inverse 3 2 implementation Improved inverse 2 2 implementation Adaptive deinterlacing for HD content on GeFor...

Page 185: ...B_color_buffer_float ARB_half_float_pixel ARB_texture_float SLI Support Improvements Additional SLI support Release 75 adds support for the following combinations of PCI Express graphics cards and NVI...

Page 186: ...screen resources with DirectX applications This avoids potential performance issues with applications that use DirectX rendered surfaces in ways that conflicted with 2D caching VESA Coordinated Video...

Page 187: ...rame rates Added a transparency antialiasing option which applies to graphics cards based on newer GPUs such as the GeForce 7800 GTX This option enables transparent pixels such as between fence links...

Page 188: ...er Module Display Driver DirectX and OpenGL Table C 1 Release 70 Graphics Driver Performance Improvement and New Features Display Driver DirectX OpenGL Performance Improvements Improved stability and...

Page 189: ...names in the control panel desktop menus and APIs are more descriptive than the previous Digital and Analog display designators Rename displays You can now rename your displays from the nView Display...

Page 190: ...Gamma Feature Enhancements nView Desktop Manager Wizard Improved layout and usability of the wizards Improved television and HDTV support in the setup wizards and TV Wizard New Display Optimization Wi...

Page 191: ...ersions of the new generation of NVIDIA graphics cards such as the GeForce 6800 or Quadro FX 4000 and later 1 Cards must be of the same vendor and model number Chipset PCI Express Graphics Cards Intel...

Page 192: ...Enhancements Video enhancements in Release 65 include Inverse telecine 3 2 pulldown detection and correction extracts the original 24 fps of film sourced video for encoding and prevents encoding of u...

Page 193: ...es the following improvements in the Desktop Manager and NVIDIA display control panel High Resolution Scalable Desktop Performance Desktop Manager Wizards Desktop Manager Hot Keys Toolbars and Gridlin...

Page 194: ...f OCA issues Dynamic video memory streamlines operating system resources for large frame buffer configurations 3D Graphics API Enhancements Direct3D DirectX 9 0c Support OpenGL New drivers for the Ope...

Page 195: ...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 User Inte...

Page 196: ...features not found in previous releases of the NVIDIA Driver for Windows New Feature Highlights 64 bit Support Driver Release 50 offers AMD64 and IA64 operating system support Dynamic Memory Mapping...

Page 197: ...modes via the NVIDIA control panel Dynamic EDIDs Updates the master mode list with new modes contained in the connected device s EDID Support for Special Panels and Devices Large Panels Wide Panels Se...

Page 198: ...Menus for NVIDIA user components Device Selection drop down in the slider tray Panel access for non administrator users Tool tips for the slider tray Performance and Quality Settings TV Out Settings D...

Page 199: ...ty Improved shader handling and stability Improved render to texture performance OpenGL Windows 9x Rotation Support New Extensions Supported GL_ARB_occlusion_query Faster Vertex Processing Pipeline Im...

Page 200: ...support for DirectX 9 which includes the new vertex shaders antialiasing modes and multi display device support Video Enhancements Flip Sync functionality support Support for multiple Macrovision cli...

Page 201: ...h NV_vertex_program Enhancements for Workstation Applications NV1x line stipple enhancements and NV2x 2 sided lighting optimizations Immediate mode optimizations for Solid Edge and display list tuning...

Page 202: ...vious releases of the NVIDIA Driver for Windows nView The latest multi monitor technology encompassing driver support multi monitor GPU architecture and desktop management support nView consists of tw...

Page 203: ...nd in previous releases of the NVIDIA Driver for Windows Support for Microsoft DirectX 8 Support for Microsoft DirectX VA 1 0 NVIDIA 3D Stereo requires installation of the optional Stereoscopic driver...

Page 204: ...Clone mode Video Mirror Video Mirror is a TwinView feature that allows a video or DVD application to mirror its playback in full screen mode on any one of the connected display devices In other words...

Page 205: ...ors Direct3D The NVIDIA Direct3D Settings control panel contains the following changes Improved full scene anti aliasing methods not previously available Removed certain obsolete options Cursor Trails...

Page 206: ...NT2 texture coordinate edge clamping 3 D textures performed in software on all platforms vertex array subranges for optimizing vertex array processing glDrawRangeElements retains the performance of gl...

Page 207: ...p_interval extension can change V sync behavior V sync is on by default default behavior is selectable with the Control Panel default anisotropic filtering can be triggered by checking the anisotropic...

Page 208: ...ck the return value from unexpectedly losing blits Default is DISABLED LIMITMAXQUEUEDFBBLITSENABLE is a new Registry key that limits the maximum number of queued blits to the front buffer to a value s...

Page 209: ...rent display setups NVIDIA Display Wizard Typical Setup on page 64 NVIDA Display Setup Wizard Custom Setup on page 65 NVIDIA Display Wizard HDTV Component Connection on page 67 NVIDIA Display Wizard A...

Page 210: ...VIDIA Corporation 64 Appendix D NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages NVIDIA Display Wizard Typical Setup Figure 0 1 NVIDIA Display Wizard Typical Setup nViewGuide_ book Page 64 Thursday September 14 2006 1 14 PM...

Page 211: ...r s Guide Appendix D NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages NVIDA Display Setup Wizard Custom Setup Figure 0 2 NVIDIA Display Setup Wizard Custom Setup Pages 1 nViewGuide_ book Page 65 Thursday September 14 2006 1...

Page 212: ...NVIDIA Corporation 66 Appendix D NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages Figure 0 3 NVIDIA Display Setup Wizard Custom Setup Pages 2 nViewGuide_ book Page 66 Thursday September 14 2006 1 14 PM...

Page 213: ...Appendix D NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages NVIDIA Display Wizard HDTV Component Connection Figure 0 4 NVIDIA TV Display Wizard HDTV Component Connection Page 1 nViewGuide_ book Page 67 Thursday September 1...

Page 214: ...NVIDIA Corporation 68 Appendix D NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages Figure 0 5 NVIDIA TV Display Wizard HDTV Component Connection Page 2 nViewGuide_ book Page 68 Thursday September 14 2006 1 14 PM...

Page 215: ...ppendix D NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages NVIDIA Display Wizard Analog Display with HDTV DVI Figure 0 6 NVIDIA Display Wizard Analog Display with HDTV DVI Pages 1 nViewGuide_ book Page 69 Thursday September...

Page 216: ...NVIDIA Corporation 70 Appendix D NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages Figure 0 7 NVIDIA Display Wizard Analog Display with HDTV DVI Pages 2 nViewGuide_ book Page 70 Thursday September 14 2006 1 14 PM...

Page 217: ...Appendix D NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages NVIDIA Display Wizard Digital Display and Television Figure 0 8 NVIDIA Display Wizard Digital Display with TV Pages 1 nViewGuide_ book Page 71 Thursday September...

Page 218: ...NVIDIA Corporation 72 Appendix D NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages Figure 0 9 NVIDIA Display Wizard Various Types of TV Connectors nViewGuide_ book Page 72 Thursday September 14 2006 1 14 PM...

Page 219: ...73 User s Guide Appendix D NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages Figure 0 10 NVIDIA Display Wizard Digital Display with TV Pages 2 nViewGuide_ book Page 73 Thursday September 14 2006 1 14 PM...

Page 220: ...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 style from w...

Page 221: ...configuration A setup where 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 displa...

Page 222: ...w 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 Windows can be dragg...

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