Sli Graphics Acceleration; Xinerama / Nvidia Twinview; 30-Bit (10-Bit-Per-Channel) X Visuals - HP Workstation xw4100 User Manual

If you use the HP version of the tested Nvidia drivers, use the /usr/bin/nvidia-settings command to access
the desktop icon for the graphical utility:
This utility provides access to:
● X Server information
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X Server Display Information - includes screen layouts, display resolutions and timings, and
TwinView™ settings.
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X Screen # - includes color gamma correction, XVideo settings, cursor and OpenGL settings, and
Antialiasing requirements
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GPU # - includes thermal, power, and probed monitor information
Use /usr/bin/nvidia-settings to output a usable X server configuration file. This utility can merge
existing contents, write a clean file, or specify an alternate location so that the X -config startup line can
be used to test a configuration before accepting.
Additional documentation is installed in the /usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0 directory. This directory
includes:
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README.txt—Complete Nvidia features discussion and X server configuration options
● NVIDIA Changelog—Driver version release notes
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Sample X server configuration files.

SLI Graphics Acceleration

Dual PCIe can be linked together to drive a single graphics display to achieve up to two times more
performance of a single graphics card. This is accomplished through Scalable Link Interface (™), a card-
bridge technology provided by Nvidia. Only specific graphics card models support SLI™ technology,
and SLI requires that the be of the same type (homogenous configuration). For more information on
these advanced settings, see the documentation provided with the drivers.

Xinerama / NVIDIA TwinView

The X.org extension supports continuous display technology on the X server for multiple card and
monitor configurations. When enabled, it changes independent displays to continuous displays.
Xinerama is configured with a ServerFlags option or enabled with a command-line option. Additionally,
NVIDIA cards recognize TwinView configuration options to manage continuous desktops across
screens hosted on the same card. The /usr/bin/nvidia-settings configuration tool provides the most
accurate and reliable management of these options for multiple NVIDIA .

30-bit (10-bit-per-channel) X Visuals

Except for NVS-series cards, NVIDIA Quadro® cards with G80 or later GPUs support internal circuitry
for 30-bit (10-bit-per-channel) color. Cards that support the DisplayPort connection standard can
generate signals to drive select high-color-gamut DisplayPort monitors (including the HP DreamColor
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