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Introduction 

 
Congratulations on the purchase of your new NVIDIA Quadro or NVIDIA NVS professional graphics board.  
You are now the owner of a state-of-the-art graphics board specifically designed for demanding 3D or 
enterprise graphics and video applications, offering features and functionality beyond any other cards in their 
class.  We recommend that you read through this User Guide before installing your graphics board to ensure 
proper operation. 
 

Minimum System Requirements

 

 

 

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PCI Express x16 slot for x16 PCIe boards or an x1 PCI Express slot for x1 PCIe boards 

 

 

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Windows

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 8, 7, Vista

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, XP SP3, Linux

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, or Solaris

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1GB or more of system memory, 2GB recommended 

 

 

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200MB of available disk space for full installation 

 
 

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Blu-ray or 

DVD-ROM drive 

 
 

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DisplayPort, 

DVI or VGA compatible display(s) 

 

Package Contents 
 

Please check your package, which should contain the items noted below.  If you find any damaged or 
missing components please contact your reseller immediately. 
 

 

 

NVIDIA Quadro or NVIDIA NVS professional graphics board 

 

 

 

Unattached full height bracket with NVIDIA Quadro low profile boards 

 

 

 

Unattached low profile bracket with NVIDIA NVS low profile boards 

 
 

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DVI-I to VGA adapter, one per DVI-I connector (Quadro or NVS series) 
 

 

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One 

DisplayPort to DVI-D SL adapter is provided with any Quadro series board that features 

DisplayPort connectors 

 

 

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Two 

DisplayPort to DVI-D SL adapters are provided with the NVIDIA Quadro K5000 and select NVIDIA 

Quadro NVS 295 and NVIDIA NVS 310 part numbers 

 

 

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Four 

DisplayPort to DVI-D SL adapters are provided with select NVIDIA NVS 450 part numbers 

 

 

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Four mini-

DisplayPort to DisplayPort adapters are provided with all NVS 510 part numbers 

 

 

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Four mini-

DisplayPort to DVI-D SL adapters are provided with select NVS 510 part numbers 

 

 

 

A mini-DisplayPort to DisplayPort adapter and a DisplayPort to DVI-D SL adapter is provided with the 
NVIDIA Quadro K2000D (both feature locking connectors) 

 

 

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VHDCI to quad DVI-D SL adapter provided with select NVS 420 part numbers  

 

 

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VHDCI to quad DisplayPort adapter provided with select NVS 420 part numbers  

 

 

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DMS-59 to dual DVI-I SL adapter cable provided with select NVS 300 part numbers 

 

 

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DMS-59 to dual DisplayPort adapter cable provided with select NVS 300 part numbers 

 

Summary of Contents for Quadro K4000

Page 1: ...without prior written authorization from PNY NVIDIA and Quadro are registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation NVS is a trademark of NVIDIA The PNY logo is a registered trademark of PNY All other registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners Questo manuale d istruzione è fornito da trovaprezzi it Scopri tutte le offerte per PNY Quadro NVS 295 o cerca il tuo prodotto tra le migl...

Page 2: ...ents 3 Package Contents 3 Hardware Installation 4 Additional Power Requirements 5 Attaching Displays 6 NVIDIA Graphics Driver Installation 7 NVIDIA nView Installation 7 NVIDIA Control Panel 8 Technical Support 13 PNY s Replacement Warranty 13 FCC Information 13 ...

Page 3: ...oard Unattached full height bracket with NVIDIA Quadro low profile boards Unattached low profile bracket with NVIDIA NVS low profile boards DVI I to VGA adapter one per DVI I connector Quadro or NVS series One DisplayPort to DVI D SL adapter is provided with any Quadro series board that features DisplayPort connectors Two DisplayPort to DVI D SL adapters are provided with the NVIDIA Quadro K5000 a...

Page 4: ...kaging clamshell until you are ready to install it Whenever you remove a card from your system always place it back in the clamshell Never let any clothing or jewelry touch any electronic parts When handling your card hold it by its edges and avoid touching any circuitry or the PCIe connector Selecting the Correct Expansion Slot PCI Express motherboards have a combination of PCI Express and PCI sl...

Page 5: ...n Additional Power Requirements NVIDIA Quadro 6000 K5000 5000 K4000 and 4000 In order for the NVIDIA Quadro graphics boards noted above to operate correctly the auxiliary power connector cable s which are supplied must be utilized These Y cable have two 4 pin connectors that attach to power supply taps and a 6 pin connector that plugs into a matching receptacle on your graphics board Connectors fo...

Page 6: ... 2 compliant monitors or a DisplayPort 1 2 Hub then DisplayPort multi streaming and Display Cloning are also available and up to four displays can be driven simultaneously Windows XP can only support two displays NVIDIA Quadro K2000D This board features DVI I DL and DVI D DL connectors along with a mini DisplayPort connector Three displays can be driven when directly attached to the available conn...

Page 7: ...ted with a main menu that includes driver installation along with other options From the main menu click on the Drivers option and the proper driver for your version of Windows 8 7 Vista or XP SP3 will be presented 64 or 32 bit versions are provided Click on the driver recommended for your system and the software will be automatically installed NVIDIA Quadro or NVS Graphics Driver Installation Lin...

Page 8: ...graphics board Because of the many features offered the remainder of this User Guide focuses on accessing and configuring the NVIDIA Control Panel To launch the NVIDIA Control Panel right click the Windows desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel You will be presented with the screen shown below in Figure 1 All screen shots from Windows 7 Screen shots of the NVIDIA Control Panel configuration proce...

Page 9: ...re name If in doubt about a particular feature the Application controlled setting is your best option Figure 3 Change Resolution Use this option to set the display resolution in pixels select a color quality setting 32 bit recommended and adjust the refresh rate of your display Settings can be specified for each display attached to your graphics board Figure 4 Change Flat Panel Scaling ...

Page 10: ...o achieve the highest possible display quality but please note that flat panel displays always look best when run at native resolution Figure 5 Adjust Desktop Color Settings Allows you to adjust the color settings for your desktop These changes will not affect any video playback To change video color settings go to Adjust Video Color Settings Figure 6 Rotate Display ...

Page 11: ...degrees to the left Portrait 90 degrees to the right Inverted Portrait and 180 degree rotation Inverted Landscape Figure 7 Manage Custom Resolutions Manage Custom Resolutions allows you to select and utilize with the highest possible performance and visual display quality any custom non standard resolutions supported by any display attached to your NVIDIA Quadro NVIDIA Quadro NVS or NVIDIA NVS gra...

Page 12: ... allows you to position the displays relative to one another based on where they are physically located Figure 9 Adjust Video Color Settings Adjusting the video color settings allows you to fine tune the color settings for video content on your display For best results play a video while you make adjustments to view the changes as they happen Figure 10 3D Stereo Settings ...

Page 13: ... or reliability THIS WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER WARRANTIES EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR TITLE AGAINST INFRINGEMENT WHICH OTHER WARRANTIES ARE EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED AND DISCLAIMED PNY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR LOSS OF PROFITS OR ANY SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHICH PURCHASER MAY SUST...

Page 14: ...er Changes or modifications to this product not approved by the party responsible for FCC compliance could void your authority to operate this equipment In order for an installation of this product to maintain compliance with the limits for a Class B device shielded cables must be used for the connection of any devices external to this product To the suitability certification and operation of the ...

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