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Chapter 5
Configuring Displays
Display Timing Settings
The
Display
Timing
page
is
shown
in
Select
the
proper
timing
mode
for
your
analog
display.
•
Auto
‐
Detect
(default
setting)
allows
Windows
to
receive
the
proper
timing
information
directly
from
the
analog
display.
Note:
Some
older
analog
displays
may
not
support
this
feature.
Figure 5.2
Display Timing 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
pre
‐
defined
VESA
timings.
VESA
updates
this
standard
every
year.
If
DMT
timing
is
available
for
a
specific
mode,
the
NVIDIA
display
driver
normally
selects
it
instead
of
the
GTF
standard.
•
Coordinated
Video
Timings
(CVT)
became
the
VESA
standard
on
March
2003.
CVT
supports
higher
resolutions
better
than
other
timing
standards.
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