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Appendix D
Glossary
graphics cards. When SLI mode is enabled, nView multi-display modes are not
available. Instead, the two graphics cards drive a single display1 to provide
accelerated 3D performance in DirectX and OpenGL applications2.
Note:
For additional details, see the Application Note titled “
Using NVIDIA SLI
Graphics Cards
”.
window
— 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 dragged around the
screen, opened and closed, and resized.
The nView Desktop Manager application (described in the
NVIDIA
nView Desktop
Manager User’s Guide
) allows you to do even more with windows such as make them
transparent or force them always to be on top of other windows.
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