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Appendix D
NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver — Feature History
Release 40 Enhancements
The
Release
40
driver
offers
new
features
not
found
in
previous
releases
of
the
NVIDIA
Driver
for
Windows.
Enhanced Display Driver, DirectX, and Video Capabilities
• Windows
XP
SP1
•
Release
40
supports
Windows
XP
SP1,
including
support
for
Windows
XP
Tablet
PC
and
eHome
technology.
•
Release
40
provides
support
for
bugcheck
EA
callbacks,
enabling
OCA
EA
failures
to
be
resolved
more
quickly
while
assisting
to
identify
failure
causes—
such
as
due
to
chip
instability
or
overclocking.
• Rotation
Support
Release
40
supports
desktop
rotation
3
,
which
allows
the
user
to
rotate
the
desktop
by
90,
180,
or
270
degrees.
• DirectX
9
Support
With
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.
• Video
Enhancements
•
Flip
Sync
functionality
support
•
Support
for
multiple
Macrovision
clients
•
Simplified
Video
Mirror
controls
• TV
Overscan
Support
Depending
on
the
TV
encoder
used,
Release
40
supports
TV
overscan—allowing
the
user
to
eliminate
the
black
borders
around
the
TV
display
screen.
This
option
is
accessible
through
the
NVIDIA
display
properties
control
panel.
New Graphical User Interface
• Media
Center
Tray
Application
—
The
Media
Center
Tray
is
a
new
application
that
replaces
QuickTweak,
and
contains
menu
items
that
provide
access
to
all
NVIDIA
user
interface
software
applications.
3. Rotation
is
not
supported
on
graphics
cards
based
on
the
TNT,
TNT2
or
Vanta
product
families.
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