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- Page 1 Detonator FX Drivers NVIDIA Display Properties User’s Guide Version 45.23 for Windows 5th Edition NVIDIA Corporation August 2003...
- Page 2 NVIDIA Corporation. Specifications mentioned in the software are subject to change without notice. NVIDIA Corporation products are not authorized for use as critical components in life support devices or systems without express written approval of NVIDIA Corporation. NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, Accuview Antialiasing, Detonator, Digital Vibrance Control, GeForce, nForce, nView, NVKeystone, PowerMizer, Quadro, RIVA, TNT, TNT2, TwinView, and Vanta are registered trademarks or trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Supported Languages ... . . 21 NVIDIA Display Properties ... 3 Notes on Feature and Configuration Support . . 22 Key Terms and Concepts . - Page 4 U s e r ’ s G u i d e T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s 8. Device Selection And Uninstalling the NVIDIA Display Driver Software . 34 Configuration 5. Using nView Multi-Display...
- Page 5 Based Cards Before You Begin ....141 Setting Up the NVIDIA GPU-Based Cards . . . 142 GeForce4 Ti 4200 Panels: nView Span/Clone Mode...
- Page 6 Table 2.3 Hard Disk Space Requirements — Non-English Languages ....18 Table 2.5 Supported NVIDIA GPU-Based Products ......19 Table 2.4 Hard Disk Space Requirements —...
- Page 7 Figure 5.14 First Appearance of the NVIDIA GPU tab ......47...
- Page 8 Figure 5.31 First Appearance of the NVIDIA GPU tab: Windows 9x ..... . . 60 Figure 5.32 NVIDIA Media Center Menu: Windows 9x ......61 Figure 5.33 nView Clone Mode Available: Windows 9x .
- Page 9 Figure 9.6 NVIDIA Media Center Icon: 3D Antialiasing Settings ......111 Figure 9.7 NVIDIA Media Center Icon: NVRotate Settings ......111 Figure 9.8 Desktop Utilities: Enabling Dualview (Windows 2000) .
- Page 10 Figure A.7 NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400 Tab ....... . .146...
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Page 11: Introduction
NVIDIA desktop GPUs (graphics processing units) listed in Table 2.5, “Supported NVIDIA GPU-Based Products” on page For technical details on the features and benefits of the NVIDIA Display Driver, refer to the NVIDIA web page: www.nvidia.com. Other Related Documentation •... -
Page 12: Online Help
• Select or move your mouse pointer to the option for which you want help. Then press F1. • Click the “?” icon located on the top right corner of the NVIDIA panel (window) you have open, move the “?” icon over the option for which you want help, then click your mouse again to display the help. -
Page 13: Nvidia Display Properties
NVIDIA Display Properties, the topic of this User’s Guide, refers to the NVIDIA Windows Control Panel-based user interface, which you can access from the Windows Display Properties > Settings > Advanced option. Once you click the NVIDIA GPU tab name that your are using, a Media Center menu appears (Figure 1.2) from which you can configure the advanced display... -
Page 14: Dual-Card Configuration
A setup where two or more display devices (such as a monitor, flat panel, TV, and so on) are connected to two (or more) NVIDIA GPU-based graphics cards installed in the computer. multi-display configuration A setup where two or more display devices are connected to either a •... -
Page 15: Nview Display Mode
New Features in this Driver Release This section provides a summary of the new features and enhancements pro- vided with the NVIDIA Release 40 drivers for Windows. In addition to overall performance and stability improvements, the following are the specific areas that have undergone significant changes: •... -
Page 16: Windows Xp Sp1
DirectX 9, which includes the new vertex shaders, antialiasing modes, and multi-display device support. 1. Rotation is not supported on graphics cards based on the NVIDIA TNT, TNT2 or Vanta product families. N V I D I A C o r p o r a t i o n... -
Page 17: Video Enhancements
Using the Media Center Menu Once your NVIDIA display driver software is installed, you can access the NVIDIA display driver features that are available on the Media Center menu by using the procedures that are explained and illustrated in this section. - Page 18 NVIDIA GPU on a tab (Figure 1.1). Click the NVIDIA GPU tab, which displays the name of the NVIDIA GPU- based graphics card that is installed on your computer. The NVIDIA Media Center menu appears (Figure 1.2 Figure 1.3).
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Page 19: Figure 1.1 Nvidia Gpu Tab
N V I D I A D i s p l a y P r o p e r t i e s U s e r ’ s G u i d e NVIDIA GPU Tab Figure 1.1 NVIDIA Display Properties: Media Center Menu (nView Display Mode) Figure 1.2 Media Center menu with... -
Page 20: Figure 1.3 Nvidia Display Properties: Media Center Menu (Nview Dualview Mode)
C h a p t e r 1 I n t r o d u c t i o n NVIDIA Display Properties: Media Center Menu (nView Dualview Mode) Figure 1.3 Media Center in nView Dualview mode. Click this button... -
Page 21: Figure 1.5 Nview Display Mode Panel With Media Center Menu
N V I D I A D i s p l a y P r o p e r t i e s U s e r ’ s G u i d e nView Display Mode Panel with Media Center Menu Figure 1.5 Click this button to collapse the... -
Page 22: Media Center Tray Application
Icon” on page 110. nView Desktop Manager: Enhancements and New Features Feature Enhancements The following features have been enhanced in the new version of NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager: ® • Operating System Support includes Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98/Me, and Windows 2000/XP. -
Page 23: Opengl Enhancements
• New window actions, such as Collapse • New applications settings, including a full set of application launch and disable settings. OpenGL Enhancements OpenGL 1.4 ICD with NVIDIA Extensions • New extension includes ARB_vertex_program, which co-exists with NV_vertex_program • Meets new conformance tests Additional OpenGL Enhancements •... -
Page 24: System Requirements
• “Operating Systems” on page 18 • “Minimum Hard Disk Space” on page 18 • “Software: NVIDIA Display Driver” on page 19 • “Hardware: Supported NVIDIA Products” on page 19 • “Supported Languages” on page 21 N V I D I A C o r p o r a t i o n... -
Page 25: Operating Systems
N V I D I A D i s p l a y P r o p e r t i e s U s e r ’ s G u i d e Operating Systems This release of the NVIDIA Display Properties driver is designed for the Microsoft operating systems listed in Table 2.1: Operating System Requirements Table 2.1... -
Page 26: Software: Nvidia Display Driver
36.6 MB Software: NVIDIA Display Driver Make sure the current version of the NVIDIA Display Driver software for your Windows operating system has been installed on your computer. Consult your System Administrator if you are unsure about the version that is installed. - Page 27 N V I D I A D i s p l a y P r o p e r t i e s U s e r ’ s G u i d e Supported NVIDIA GPU-Based Products (continued) Table 2.5...
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Page 28: Supported Languages
NVIDIA RIVA TNT™ 1 — applies to all GPUs in this category. Supported Languages The following languages are supported in the NVIDIA panels that are accessible from the Windows Display Properties > Settings > Advanced option. English (USA) French (Canada) -
Page 29: Notes On Feature And Configuration Support
NVIDIA GPU supports these features. • The options shown in the NVIDIA properties panels may vary depending on the specific NVIDIA GPU you are using. For example, one or more options... -
Page 30: Examples In This Guide
• For example purposes, most of the NVIDIA panels shown in this guide feature NVIDIA GeForce4-based and the GeForce FX-based GPUs. You may be using a different NVIDIA GPU, in which case you will see the exact name of the GPU you are using reflected in the NVIDIA GPU tab. -
Page 31: Driver Release History
Release 40 is the latest NVIDIA Display Driver software for Windows. Table contains a summary of previous driver releases and the versions associated with them. Note: Some versions listed may not have been released outside of NVIDIA. Table 3.1 NVIDIA Display Drivers for Windows Driver... -
Page 32: Release 35 Enhancements
For details on using this feature, see “Enabling NVRotate” on page 135. • Improved and expanded NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager application nView Desktop Manager has now been redesigned with a convenient user interface and many new features and utilities designed to solve specific problems for users. -
Page 33: Release 20 Enhancements
Windows Control Panel group. You can click this item to access the Desktop Manager configuration tabs and windows. • NVIDIA Display Properties (the topic of this guide) now offers improved features for multi-display functionality, including Clone modes and Horizontal and Vertical Span modes. -
Page 34: Release 10 Enhancements
NVIDIA Display Driver for Windows. • Support for Microsoft DirectX 8 • Support for Microsoft DirectX VA 1.0 • NVIDIA 3D Stereo (requires installation of the optional Stereoscopic driver). The driver provides stereoscopic viewing capabilities for games and still images. -
Page 35: Virtual Desktop
Digital Vibrance Control™ (DVC), a mechanism for controlling color separation and intensity, boosts the color saturation of an image. DVC is supported by the GeForce2 MX family and later series of NVIDIA GPUs. OpenGL The NVIDIA OpenGL Settings panel contains the following changes: •... -
Page 36: Direct3D
N V I D I A D r i v e r F e a t u r e H i s t o r y Enable Advanced Multiple Monitors • Direct3D The NVIDIA Direct3D Settings panel contains the following changes: • Improved full-scene antialiasing methods not previously available • Removed certain obsolete options Cursor Trails Support Release 6 for Windows provides support for cursor trails in Windows 9x. -
Page 37: Opengl Extensions
N V I D I A D i s p l a y P r o p e r i t e s U s e r ’ s G u i d e • level-of-detail control for mipmapped textures (supported in software on TNT2) •... -
Page 38: Direct3D
• extension can change Vsync behavior. GL_WGL_swap_interval • Vsync is on by default. (Default behavior is selectable from the NVIDIA OpenGL properties tab.) • Default anisotropic filtering can be triggered by checking the anisotropic filtering box on the NVIDIA OpenGL properties tab. -
Page 39: About Installing And Uninstalling Nvidia Drivers
“Uninstalling the NVIDIA Display Driver Software” on page 34 Before You Begin In order to access the NVIDIA Display Properties tabs, the latest version of the NVIDIA Display Drivers software for your Windows operating system must be installed on your computer. -
Page 40: About The Nvidia Display Driver Installation
• As part of the installation process, an uninstall is registered in your system. • Under Windows Me and Windows XP, the NVIDIA driver is installed in “Dualview” display mode. However, note that the second display is not activated (turned on) by default. -
Page 41: Uninstalling The Nvidia Display Driver Software
N V I D I A D i s p l a y P r o p e r i t e s U s e r ’ s G u i d e Uninstall the currently installed NVIDIA Display Driver software on your system. See “Uninstalling the NVIDIA Display Driver Software”... -
Page 42: Using Nview Multi-Display
“Multi-Display Mode: Arranging Displays on the Windows Display Properties Settings Panel” on page 62 nView Dualview vs. Span and Clone Modes When using NVIDIA products that are multi-display capable, there are three ways to run multi-display configurations under most operating system; Dualview, Span, or Clone mode. -
Page 43: Figure 5.1 Nvidia Media Center Menu: Nview Display Mode Enabled
N V I D I A D i s p l a y P r o p e r t i e s R e l e a s e 4 0 U s e r ’ s G u i d e NVIDIA Media Center Menu: nView Display Mode Enabled Figure 5.1... -
Page 44: Figure 5.3 Nview Span/Cone Modes Available: Windows Xp (2000)
Note: When you start Windows 9x or Windows XP using multiple displays, Windows is pre-configured for Dualview mode. This is not the case for Windows 2000. NVIDIA provides a special feature to “Enable Dualview” in Windows 2000. For details on using Dualview mode, see the following sections: “Key Features of nView Dualview Mode”... -
Page 45: Nview Dualview Mode
N V I D I A D i s p l a y P r o p e r t i e s R e l e a s e 4 0 U s e r ’ s G u i d e •... - Page 46 Note: In Span mode, drawing is always accelerated. • Dualview mode works for any display connected to your NVIDIA multi- display graphics card: PC monitor with an analog connector •...
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Page 47: Enabling Nview Dualview Mode For The First Time: Windows 2000
Start up Windows. From your desktop, right click to view the properties menu. Click Properties > Settings (tab) > Advanced > the NVIDIA GPU tab > Desktop Utilities option from the Media Center menu to display the NVIDIA Desktop Utilities panel. -
Page 48: Figure 5.5 Nvidia Desktop Utilities Panel: Enabling Dualview In Windows 2000
U s i n g n V i e w M u l t i - D i s p l a y M o d e s : D u a l v i e w v s . S p a n / C l o n e NVIDIA Desktop Utilities Panel: Enabling Dualview in Windows 2000 Figure 5.5... -
Page 49: Figure 5.7 Dualview Installation Messages: Windows 2000
Click Yes, Finish, and Yes to follow through and then restart your computer as prompted. After the system starts up, if the NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard appears, run through the Wizard. (See the NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager 2.0 User’s Guide for details.) From your desktop, right click to view the properties menu, then click Properties and the Settings tab. -
Page 50: Figure 5.8 Display Properties Settings: Dualview Mode (Windows 2000)
Be sure to click the display image 1 so that it is the selected display. Click Advanced to display the NVIDIA GPU tab, as shown in Figure 5.9. Click the NVIDIA GPU tab to display the associated panel and the Media Center menu, as shown in Figure 5.10. -
Page 51: Figure 5.9 First Appearance Of The Nvidia Gpu Tab: Windows 2000
N V I D I A D i s p l a y P r o p e r t i e s R e l e a s e 4 0 U s e r ’ s G u i d e First Appearance of the NVIDIA GPU Tab: Windows 2000 Figure 5.9 NVIDIA GPU tab Figure 5.10... -
Page 52: Enabling Nview Dualview Mode After Initial Session: Windows 2000
“Dualview” mode. You may only need to do an “attach” procedure to enable the secondary display device. Follow these steps: Make sure you have an NVIDIA GPU-based multi-display graphics card installed in your computer. N V I D I A C o r p o r a t i o n... -
Page 53: Figure 5.12 Windows Xp Display Settings In Dualview Mode
U s e r ’ s G u i d e Confirm that all your display devices are securely connected to your computer and turned on! Confirm that the NVIDIA Display Driver software (including the nView Desktop Manager component) has been installed on your system. Start Windows. -
Page 54: Figure 5.13 Windows Xp Display Settings In Dualview Mode (Display 2 Attached)
U s i n g n V i e w M u l t i - D i s p l a y M o d e s : D u a l v i e w v s . S p a n / C l o n e Click the NVIDIA GPU tab. Notice that although you are in Dualview mode, you can see the nView Display Mode option in the Media Center menu. -
Page 55: Activating Nview Dualview Mode: Windows 9X
N V I D I A D i s p l a y P r o p e r t i e s R e l e a s e 4 0 U s e r ’ s G u i d e Click nView Display Mode to display the associated properties panel. -
Page 56: Figure 5.16 Display Settings: Windows 98
Display Settings: Windows 98 Figure 5.16 Note: If you are using an NVIDIA multi-display graphics card (such as a GeForce4 MX) but have only one display device connected (such as a CRT), you will see two monitor images on the Settings panel even though only one display device is connected. -
Page 57: Figure 5.17 Enabling Dualview (1): Windows 9X
Figure 5.17 Enabling Dualview (1): Windows 9x Click Apply. Be sure to click the display image 1 so that it is the selected display. Click Advanced and then click the NVIDIA GPU tab (Figure 5.19) to display the window in Figure 5.20. -
Page 58: Figure 5.18 Enabling Dualview (2): Windows 9X
U s i n g n V i e w M u l t i - D i s p l a y M o d e s : D u a l v i e w v s . S p a n / C l o n e Enabling Dualview (2): Windows 9x Figure 5.18 Figure 5.19 First Appearance of the NVIDIA GPU Tab: Windows 9x NVIDIA GPU tab N V I D I A C o r p o r a t i o n... -
Page 59: Nview Span And Clone Modes
Dualview mode. nView Span and Clone Modes nView Span, Clone, and Dualview modes support advanced NVIDIA features such as Video Mirroring. (See “Overlay Controls Panel” on page 130.) Note: Windows NT 4.0 Multiview mode does not support Video Mirroring. -
Page 60: Figure 5.21 Multiple Displays In Nview Horizontal Span Mode
C h a p t e r 5 U s i n g n V i e w M u l t i - D i s p l a y M o d e s : D u a l v i e w v s . S p a n / C l o n e Multiple Displays in nView Horizontal Span Mode Figure 5.21 Display 1... -
Page 61: Enabling Nview Span/Clone Modes
Be sure to click the display image 1 so that it is the selected display. Click Advanced to display the NVIDIA GPU tab. Click the NVIDIA GPU tab and then the Desktop Utilities option from the Media Center menu. Click to uncheck the option Enable Dualview (Treat multiple outputs . . . ). -
Page 62: Figure 5.22 Windows 2000 Display Properties Settings In Nview Span/Clone Mode (Dualview Disabled)
Windows 2000 Display Properties Settings in nView Span/Clone Mode Figure 5.22 (Dualview disabled) First Appearance of the NVIDIA GPU Tab: Windows 2000 Figure 5.23 NVIDIA GPU tab N V I D I A C o r p o r a t i o n... -
Page 63: Figure 5.24 Nvidia Media Center Menu: Windows 2000
N V I D I A D i s p l a y P r o p e r t i e s R e l e a s e 4 0 U s e r ’ s G u i d e NVIDIA Media Center Menu: Windows 2000 Figure 5.24... -
Page 64: Enabling Nview Span/Clone Modes: Windows Xp
Figure 5.26 Click Advanced to display the NVIDIA GPU tab shown in Figure 5.27. Click the NVIDIA GPU tab to display the nView Display Mode option in the Media Center menu, as shown in Figure 5.28. N V I D I A C o r p o r a t i o n... -
Page 65: Figure 5.27 First Appearance Of The Nvidia Gpu Tab: Windows Xp (2000)
Click nView Display Mode to display the associated panel with the Span/ Clone mode options available (Figure 5.29). First Appearance of the NVIDIA GPU tab: Windows XP (2000) Figure 5.27 NVIDIA GPU tab NVIDIA Media Center Menu: Windows XP (2000) Figure 5.28... -
Page 66: Enabling Nview Clone Mode: Windows 9X
Click Advanced to display the NVIDIA GPU tab shown in Figure 5.31. Click the NVIDIA GPU tab to display the Media Center menu (Figure 5.32) N V I D I A C o r p o r a t i o n... -
Page 67: Figure 5.30 Disabling Dualview: Windows 9X
(Figure 5.33). Disabling Dualview: Windows 9x Figure 5.30 Figure 5.31 First Appearance of the NVIDIA GPU tab: Windows 9x NVIDIA GPU tab N V I D I A C o r p o r a t i o n... -
Page 68: Figure 5.32 Nvidia Media Center Menu: Windows 9X
U s i n g n V i e w M u l t i - D i s p l a y M o d e s : D u a l v i e w v s . S p a n / C l o n e NVIDIA Media Center Menu: Windows 9x Figure 5.32... -
Page 69: Enabling Nview Modes: Windows Nt 4.0
4.0: Under Windows NT 4.0, nView Multiview mode is only available with the • NVIDIA Quadro NVS GPU-based series of graphics cards. If you want to enable more than two display devices under Windows NT • 4, you must be running in Multiview mode, which supports up to sixteen (16) displays. -
Page 70: Figure 5.34 Display Settings (Horizontal)
C h a p t e r 5 U s i n g n V i e w M u l t i - D i s p l a y M o d e s : D u a l v i e w v s . S p a n / C l o n e •... -
Page 71: Figure 5.35 Display Settings (Vertical)
N V I D I A D i s p l a y P r o p e r t i e s R e l e a s e 4 0 U s e r ’ s G u i d e Display Settings (Vertical) Figure 5.35 N V I D I A C o r p o r a t i o n... -
Page 72: Figure 5.36 Display Settings (Diagonal)
C h a p t e r 5 U s i n g n V i e w M u l t i - D i s p l a y M o d e s : D u a l v i e w v s . S p a n / C l o n e Display Settings (Diagonal) Figure 5.36 N V I D I A C o r p o r a t i o n... -
Page 73: Nview Applications
N V I D I A D i s p l a y P r o p e r i t e s U s e r ’ s G u i d e H A P T E R PPLICATIONS This chapter contains the following sections: •... -
Page 74: About Nview Display Modes
C h a p t e r 6 n V i e w A p p l i c a t i o n s the NVIDIA Display Driver software. After rebooting the PC, the multiple display modes of the graphics cards installed are fully functional. -
Page 75: Nview Applications
Applications Note: For extensive information on nView applications, refer to the Products tab on the NVIDIA Web site: www.nvidia.com • Engineering or mechanical CAD applications can use multiple displays for different directional views of an object or a building, such as a front or side view or even a wireframe model on one screen and a textured version of the same model on another. - Page 76 C h a p t e r 6 n V i e w A p p l i c a t i o n s can be an NTSC or S-Video display for checking the video output for proper color balance and quality. •...
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Page 77: Nview Display Mode Basics
• This chapter assumes you have an analog display (CRT) and either a digital display and/or a TV attached to your multi-display NVIDIA GPU-based graphics card. Follow the appropriate examples, depending on the display device(s) attached to your computer. -
Page 78: Nview Display Mode Panel Options
C h a p t e r 7 n V i e w D i s p l a y M o d e B a s i c s “Horizontal & Vertical Span Modes” on page 84 (only for Windows XP/ •... -
Page 79: Accessing Nview Clone And Span Modes
“nView Span and Clone Modes” on page 52.) From the Windows Display Properties Settings panel, click Advanced. Click the NVIDIA GPU tab to display basic information about your display adapter, system, and the NVIDIA driver files you installed. Figure 7.1 shows an example. -
Page 80: Standard (Dualview) Mode
(grayed out) on your nView Display Mode panel. Note: Under Windows 9x, only Standard (Dualview) and Clone modes are available. Figure 7.1 NVIDIA GPU Tab and Panel with Media Center Menu Media Center menu Standard (Dualview) Mode The Standard (Dualview) mode option in the nView Display Mode panel allows viewing in only one display. -
Page 81: Figure 7.2 Nview Standard (Dualview) Mode With Menu: Windows 98
N V I D I A D i s p l a y P r o p e r i t e s U s e r ’ s G u i d e To switch display devices from analog display (CRT) to either a digital display or a TV display device, or variations on this combination, see “Device Selection And Configuration”... -
Page 82: Accessing The Configuration Options
C h a p t e r 7 n V i e w D i s p l a y M o d e B a s i c s Accessing the Configuration Options On the nView Display Mode panel, the monitor image numbered 1 represents the primary display device. - Page 83 N V I D I A D i s p l a y P r o p e r i t e s U s e r ’ s G u i d e • Be sure your display devices are turned on before you access the nView Display Mode tab.
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Page 84: Figure 7.4 Nview Clone Mode Menu (Display 1= Analog Display): Windows 98
C h a p t e r 7 n V i e w D i s p l a y M o d e B a s i c s nView Clone Mode Menu (Display 1= Analog Display): Windows 98 Figure 7.4 Two monitor images appear in... -
Page 85: Figure 7.6 Nview Clone Mode (Display 1= Analog Display): Windows Xp
N V I D I A D i s p l a y P r o p e r i t e s U s e r ’ s G u i d e nView Clone Mode (Display 1= Analog Display): Windows XP Figure 7.6 Figure 7.7 nView Device Selection Panel (Display 1= Analog Display) -
Page 86: Figure 7.8 Nview Clone Mode Menu (Display 2 = Digital Display): Win 2000 (Xp)
C h a p t e r 7 n V i e w D i s p l a y M o d e B a s i c s nView Clone Mode Menu (Display 2 = Digital Display): Win 2000 (XP) Figure 7.8 Figure 7.9 nView Device Selection Panel (Display 2 = Digital Display) -
Page 87: Figure 7.10 Nview Clone Mode Menu (Display 2 = Tv): Windows 2000 (Xp)
N V I D I A D i s p l a y P r o p e r i t e s U s e r ’ s G u i d e nView Clone Mode Menu (Display 2 = TV): Windows 2000 (XP) Figure 7.10 Figure 7.11 nView Device Selection Panel (Display 2 = TV) -
Page 88: Figure 7.12 Nview Clone Mode (Display 1 = Digital Display): Windows Xp
C h a p t e r 7 n V i e w D i s p l a y M o d e B a s i c s nView Clone Mode (Display 1 = Digital Display): Windows XP Figure 7.12 Figure 7.13 nView Clone Mode (Display 2 = Analog Display): Windows 2000... -
Page 89: Change Resolution: Clone Mode (Virtual Desktop)
N V I D I A D i s p l a y P r o p e r i t e s U s e r ’ s G u i d e Change Resolution: Clone Mode (Virtual Desktop) You can use the Change Resolution option to modify Screen Resolution and Refresh Rate for the secondary display, which allows you to enable Virtual Desktop, a useful feature for flat panels and monitors with limited resolution. -
Page 90: Figure 7.15 Nview Clone Mode Device Configuration
C h a p t e r 7 n V i e w D i s p l a y M o d e B a s i c s primary and/or secondary device by using the Device Configuration dialog box shown below for the secondary display or the Windows Settings tab of your primary display. -
Page 91: Horizontal & Vertical Span Modes
Due to operating system differences between Windows 9x and Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000, the latter does not currently offer true multi-monitor support for Span mode using one NVIDIA multi-display graphics card . As a result, the size of the actual desktop is limited to twice the smaller size of the two displays. -
Page 92: Figure 7.16 Nview Horizontal Span Mode (Display 1= Analog Display): Windows Xp
C h a p t e r 7 n V i e w D i s p l a y M o d e B a s i c s nView Horizontal Span Mode (Display 1= Analog Display): Windows XP Figure 7.16 Two monitor images appear in... -
Page 93: Figure 7.18 Nview Clone & Horizontal Span Modes: Primary Displays (Windows Xp)
N V I D I A D i s p l a y P r o p e r i t e s U s e r ’ s G u i d e nView Clone & Horizontal Span Modes: Primary Displays (Windows XP) Figure 7.18 nView Vertical Span Mode (Display 2 = Digital Display): Windows XP Figure 7.19... -
Page 94: Other Configuration Options
C h a p t e r 7 n V i e w D i s p l a y M o d e B a s i c s Other Configuration Options For details on configuring display devices, such as a TV, see “Device Selection And Configuration”... -
Page 95: Device Selection And Configuration
N V I D I A D i s p l a y P r o p e r i t e s U s e r ’ s G u i d e H A P T E R EVICE ELECTION ONFIGURATION... -
Page 96: Switching Secondary To Primary Display: Nview Clone Or Span Mode
C h a p t e r 8 D e v i c e S e l e c t i o n A n d C o n f i g u r a t i o n When you see the messages in Figure 8.1 Figure 8.2, click OK and Yes... -
Page 97: Figure 8.4 Nview Clone Mode (Display 1 = Digital Display) Windows Xp
N V I D I A D i s p l a y P r o p e r i t e s U s e r ’ s G u i d e nView Clone Mode (Display 1 = Digital Display) Windows XP Figure 8.4 Figure 8.5 nView Vertical Span (Display 2 = Analog Display): Windows XP... -
Page 98: Figure 8.6 Nview Horizontal Span/Clone Modes (Primary Displays): Windows Xp
C h a p t e r 8 D e v i c e S e l e c t i o n A n d C o n f i g u r a t i o n nView Horizontal Span/Clone Modes (Primary Displays): Windows XP Figure 8.6 Figure 8.7 nView Vertical Span (Display 2 = Digital Display): Windows XP... -
Page 99: Figure 8.8 Device Selection: Analog Or Digital Display As Primary Display
N V I D I A D i s p l a y P r o p e r i t e s U s e r ’ s G u i d e Device Selection: Analog or Digital Display as Primary Display Figure 8.8 Device Selection: nView Standard (Dualview) Mode (1) Figure 8.9... -
Page 100: Switching Displays In Dualview Mode
Click either monitor image 1 or 2, depending on the display you want to work with and click Apply, if needed. Click Advanced and then the NVIDIA GPU tab. Click the Device Selection option from the Media Center menu to display the Device Selection panel. -
Page 101: Figure 8.11 Display Settings Dualview Mode: Windows Xp
N V I D I A D i s p l a y P r o p e r i t e s U s e r ’ s G u i d e Click Detect Displays if you want to detect all display devices connected to the output device (analog display, digital display, or TV) that is enabled on the Device Selection panel. -
Page 102: Figure 8.13 Display Settings Dualview Mode: Windows 98
C h a p t e r 8 D e v i c e S e l e c t i o n A n d C o n f i g u r a t i o n Display Settings Dualview Mode: Windows 98 Figure 8.13 Note: Use this feature if you have plugged in any display devices after the control panel was opened. -
Page 103: Figure 8.14 Device Selection: Analog Display And Tv (Dualview Mode)
N V I D I A D i s p l a y P r o p e r i t e s U s e r ’ s G u i d e Device Selection: Analog Display and TV (Dualview mode) Figure 8.14 Plug and Play Device Selection: Digital Display and TV (Dualview mode) -
Page 104: Device Adjustments: Analog Display (Crt)
Device Adjustments: Analog Display (CRT) Screen Adjustment If your NVIDIA GPU-based graphics card is connected to a CRT (analog display), follow these steps to access the Screen Adjustment panel. Note: If you are in the nView Display Mode panel, right click the monitor image to display the pop-up menu and choose Screen Adjustment to display the Screen Adjustment panel. -
Page 105: Display Timing
U s e r ’ s G u i d e Display Timing If your NVIDIA GPU-based graphics card is connected to a CRT (Analog Display), follow these steps to access the Display Timing panel: Note: If you are in the nView Display Mode panel, right click the monitor image to display the pop-up menu and select Screen Adjustment to display the Screen Adjustment panel. -
Page 106: Device Adjustments: Flat Panel
Device Adjustments: Flat Panel Flat Panel Display If your NVIDIA GPU-based graphics card is connected to a flat panel (such as a digital flat panel), follow these steps to access the Flat Panel Display settings. Note: If you are in the nView Display Mode panel, right click the Digital Flat Panel icon and select Screen Adjustment to display the Flat Panel Display settings. -
Page 107: Figure 8.19 Flat Panel Display Settings: Digital Display = 2 (Secondary Display)
N V I D I A D i s p l a y P r o p e r i t e s U s e r ’ s G u i d e Flat Panel Display Settings: Digital Display = 2 (Secondary display) Figure 8.19 You can use the options Use display adapter scaling and Centered Output to determine the placement of the image on your flat panel display when... -
Page 108: Monitor Settings (Refresh Frequency)
C h a p t e r 8 D e v i c e S e l e c t i o n A n d C o n f i g u r a t i o n Note: The Use monitor scaling option is available for flat panels that support multiple native resolutions. -
Page 109: Tv Settings
Accessing the TV Option If your NVIDIA graphics card is connected to a TV, follow these steps to access the TV configuration options: • If you are in the nView Standard, Clone, or Span Mode, right click the monitor image that represents your TV and click Select Output Device to display the Device Selection panel with the TV option enabled. -
Page 110: Video Output Format
C h a p t e r 8 D e v i c e S e l e c t i o n A n d C o n f i g u r a t i o n • If you are in Dualview mode, click the Device Selection option from the Media Center menu to display Device Selection panel with the TV option enabled. -
Page 111: Change Format: Regional Settings
N V I D I A D i s p l a y P r o p e r i t e s U s e r ’ s G u i d e Change Format: Regional Settings From the Device Selection panel, click Change Format to access the Regional Settings (Figure 8.23) where you can specify a particular TV output format. -
Page 112: Table 8.1 Tv Encoders And Supported Tv Adjustment Features
Screen Size Positioning Flicker Filter Integrated Chrontel Phillips Conexant Conexant (with older NVIDIA GPUs) Device Adjustments: TV Output Panel Figure 8.24 Click the arrows to adjust the position of the desktop on the TV. Click any of the sliders and... - Page 113 N V I D I A D i s p l a y P r o p e r i t e s U s e r ’ s G u i d e OK or Apply to save the settings before the 10 second interval has elapsed.
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Page 114: Additional Features And Enhancements
• Enable Dualview mode for Windows 2000. • Enable Desktop Manager and access its properties to configure settings. • Enable the NVIDIA Media Center icon (a Windows task bar utility), which lets you quickly apply any of the custom Direct3D, OpenGL or color settings "on the fly"... -
Page 115: Enabling Desktop Manager
Desktop Utilities panel, follow these steps: Right click from your Windows desktop. Click Properties > Settings tab > Advanced > NVIDIA GPU tab and the Desktop Utilities option from the Media Center menu. To enable the nView Desktop Manager application, click the Enable Desktop Manager check box and click Apply ((Figure 9.8). -
Page 116: Figure 9.2 Desktop Manager Enabled: Nview Properties On Desktop Menu
C h a p t e r 9 A d d i t i o n a l F e a t u r e s a n d E n h a n c e m e n t s Desktop Manager Enabled: nView Properties on Desktop Menu Figure 9.2 nView Properties option has... -
Page 117: Enabling The Media Center Icon
To enable the NVIDIA Media Center icon, follow these steps: From your Windows desktop, right click to display the properties menu. Then click Properties > Settings tab > Advanced > NVIDIA GPU tab and the Desktop Utilities option from the Media Center menu. -
Page 118: Figure 9.4 Nvidia Media Center Icon
A d d i t i o n a l F e a t u r e s a n d E n h a n c e m e n t s NVIDIA Media Center Icon Figure 9.4 Media Center icon Windows Taskbar NVIDIA Media Center Icon: nView Desktop Manager Settings Figure 9.5 Figure 9.6 NVIDIA Media Center Icon: 3D Antialiasing Settings Figure 9.7... -
Page 119: Enabling Dualview Mode For Windows 2000
To enable Dualview mode in Windows 2000, follow these steps: Right click from your Windows desktop. Click Properties > Settings tab > Advanced > NVIDIA GPU tab and the Desktop Utilities option from the Media Center menu. Click the Enable Dualview (Treat multiple . . ) option to insert a check... -
Page 120: Color Correction Panel
• In nView Dualview mode, do the following: Right click from the Windows desktop to display the pop-up menu and then click Properties > Settings > Advanced. Click the NVIDIA GPU tab. From the Media Center menu, click Color Correction to display the NVIDIA Color Correction panel. -
Page 121: Description Of Color Correction Settings
(even on flat panels) — in your applications. Note: DVC is supported by the GeForce2 MX and later series of NVIDIA GPUs. Digital Vibrance can be turned off or set to different levels from low to high through the Color Correction panel as shown in Figure 9.9... -
Page 122: Brightness, Contrast, And Gamma Controls
Image Sharpening Note: This option is only available on GeForce FX and later NVIDIA GPUs. The slider allows you to adjust the sharpness of the image quality by amplifying high frequency content. -
Page 123: Performance And Quality Settings Panel
To access the Performance & Quality Settings panel, follow these steps: Right click from the Windows desktop to open the pop-up menu. Click Properties > Settings tab > Advanced > NVIDIA GPU tab and the Performance & Quality Settings option from the Media Center menu to... -
Page 124: Antialiasing
8x mode. Note: Some options may not be available due to your hardware limitation. Please consult your NVIDIA User Guide for details. Tips on Setting Antialiasing Modes Some antialiasing settings require a large amount of video memory. If the mode... -
Page 125: Anisotropic Filtering
(Figure 9.12), follow these steps: Right click from the Windows desktop to open the pop-up menu. Click Properties > Settings tab > Advanced > NVIDIA GPU tab and the Direct3D Settings from the Media Center menu. Performance & Compatibility Options Note: Availability of options described below may depend on the NVIDIA GPU you are using. -
Page 126: Other Direct3D Options
A d d i t i o n a l F e a t u r e s a n d E n h a n c e m e n t s • Display logo when running Direct3D applications: Enabling this option displays the NVIDIA logo in the lower corner of the screen while Direct3D applications are running. -
Page 127: Pci Texture Memory Size
More Direct3D Note: The More Direct3D option (button) on the Direct 3D Settings panel is not available under all NVIDIA GPU-based cards. Displays a dialog box that allows you to customize additional Direct3D settings. N V I D I A C o r p o r a t i o n... -
Page 128: More Direct3D Options
Figure 9.13 Figure 9.14. Texel Alignment Note: The Texel Alignment option appears only for certain older NVIDIA GPU-based cards. Changes the hardware texture-addressing scheme for texels (texture elements). Changing these values will change where texel origin is defined. The default values conform to the Direct3D specifications. -
Page 129: Vertical Sync Mode
U s e r ’ s G u i d e Vertical Sync Mode Note: The Vertical Sync Mode options appear only for certain types of NVIDIA GPU-based cards. These options specify how Vertical Sync is handled in Direct3D application. -
Page 130: Applications Control Refresh Rates
A d d i t i o n a l F e a t u r e s a n d E n h a n c e m e n t s Click Properties > Settings tab > Advanced > NVIDIA GPU tab to open the Media Center menu. -
Page 131: Override Refresh Rates
N V I D I A D i s p l a y P r o p e r t i e s U s e r ’ s G u i d e Override refresh rates When you click this option, the list box of values becomes enabled so you can select individual refresh rates for each resolution and combination of bit depths, as shown in Figure... -
Page 132: Opengl Settings Panel
To access the OpenGL Settings panel, follow these steps: Right click from the Windows desktop to open the pop-up menu. Click Properties > Settings tab > Advanced and the NVIDIA GPU tab to display the Media Center menu. If the OpenGL Settings options is not readily visible on the menu, click the (+) sign on the left of the “Performance and Quality”... -
Page 133: Performance And Compatibility Options
• Disable support for enhanced CPU instruction sets: Enable this option to disable driver support for enhanced instructions used by certain CPUs. Some CPUs support additional 3D instructions that complement your NVIDIA graphics processor and improve performance in 3D games or applications. -
Page 134: Other Opengl Options
• nView Clone/Span Mode: This is the default setting when your nView display configuration is set to nView Clone mode or nView Span mode. If multiple NVIDIA-GPU based graphics cards in your system are in use with active displays, this setting is replaced by one of the “Multi-Device” modes... -
Page 135: Figure 9.20 Opengl Settings: Dualview Mode Hardware Acceleration Options
U s e r ’ s G u i d e • Multi-Device Compatibility Mode: This mode is available if you have two or more active display devices when running in nView Dualview mode or if you are using different classes of NVIDIA GPU-based cards (Figure 9.20). -
Page 136: Default Color Depth For Textures
C h a p t e r 9 A d d i t i o n a l F e a t u r e s a n d E n h a n c e m e n t s Default Color Depth for Textures This option determines whether textures of a specific color depth should be used by default in OpenGL applications. -
Page 137: Save As
Open the DVD or video application that you want to view. Right click from your desktop to display the properties menu and then click Properties > Settings > Advanced > the NVIDIA GPU tab > Overlay Controls option from the Media center menu. -
Page 138: Description Of Overlay Settings
Full-Screen Video Mirroring Options Note: Video Mirror features are not available under Windows NT 4.0. The Video Mirror feature is supported by any NVIDIA GPU-based multi- display graphics card. The Video Mirror feature allows a video or DVD application to mirror its playback in full-screen mode on any one of the connected display devices. -
Page 139: Figure 9.22 Overlay Controls Panel: Dualview Mode
N V I D I A D i s p l a y P r o p e r t i e s U s e r ’ s G u i d e Note: After selecting any of these Full-Screen Device options, you may need to exit and restart your video application for the settings to take effect. -
Page 140: Figure 9.23 Overlay Controls Panel: Zoom Control
C h a p t e r 9 A d d i t i o n a l F e a t u r e s a n d E n h a n c e m e n t s Overlay Controls Panel: Zoom Control Figure 9.23 Click any of... -
Page 141: Other Overlay And Video Mirror Settings
NVRotate Panel Using the Release 40 NVIDIA drivers, you can access the NVRotate feature, which lets you view your Windows desktop in Landscape or Portrait mode. You can rotate your desktop by 90, 180, or 270 degrees. -
Page 142: Enabling Nvrotate
To enable NVRotate, follow these steps: From your Windows desktop, right click to display the pop-up menu and then click Properties > Settings > Advanced. Click the NVIDIA GPU tab and the NVRotate option on the Media Center menu to display the NVRotate panel (Figure 9.25). -
Page 143: Figure 9.25 Nvrotate Settings Panel: Landscape Mode
N V I D I A D i s p l a y P r o p e r t i e s U s e r ’ s G u i d e NVRotate Settings Panel: Landscape Mode Figure 9.25 Figure 9.26 NVRotate Settings Panel: Portrait Mode You can click... -
Page 144: Notes And Known Issues
• Only those 3D games and application that include support for rotation will work in rotated modes. Temperature Settings Panel Note: This panel is available with GeForce FX and newer NVIDIA GPUs and on certain older NVIDIA GPUs only if the option has been enabled on your computer. -
Page 145: Description Of Temperature Settings
U s e r ’ s G u i d e Right click from your desktop to display the properties menu Click Properties > Settings > Advanced > the NVIDIA GPU tab and then the Temperature Settings option from the Media center menu.The... -
Page 146: Powermizer Settings Panel (Mobile Computers Only)
To access the PowerMizer settings panel on your mobile computer, follow these steps: Right click to display the pop-up menu Click Properties > Settings > Advanced > the NVIDIA GPU tab, and then the PowerMizer option from the Media Center menu. A PowerMizer panel is shown in Figure 9.29... -
Page 147: Description Of Powermizer Settings
N V I D I A D i s p l a y P r o p e r t i e s U s e r ’ s G u i d e Description of PowerMizer Settings • Current Battery Charge: This is the current battery charge being used by your mobile computer. -
Page 148: Using Multiple Nvidia Gpu
“Viewing Multiple GPU Configurations From the Media Center Icon” on page 148 Before You Begin This chapter contains an example using two NVIDIA GPU-based graphics cards, the GeForce4 Ti 4200 AGP card and the GeForce2 MX PCI card, in one computer running Windows XP. -
Page 149: Setting Up The Nvidia Gpu-Based Cards
• the GeForce2 MX GPU-based card is connected to a CRT (analog display) for multi-display functionality. Setting Up the NVIDIA GPU-Based Cards Follow these steps to use two NVIDIA GPU-based graphics cards on your computer: Make sure you have an AGP slot and a PCI slot on your computer. -
Page 150: Geforce4 Ti 4200 Panels: Nview Span/Clone Mode
A p p e n d i x A U s i n g M u l t i p l e N V I D I A G P U - B a s e d C a r d s GeForce4 Ti 4200 Panels: nView Span/Clone Mode Both digital display and TV are connected to the GeForce4 Ti card for nView Span and Clone mode functionality. -
Page 151: Figure A.2 Display Properties Settings: Display 3 (Tv) In Nview Span/Clone Mode
U s e r ’ s G u i d e Display Properties Settings: Display 3 (TV) in nView Span/Clone Mode Figure A.2 Figure A.3 NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200 Tab N V I D I A C o r p o r a t i o n... -
Page 152: Figure A.4 Nvidia Geforce4 Ti 4200 Menu
U s i n g M u l t i p l e N V I D I A G P U - B a s e d C a r d s NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200 Menu Figure A.4 Figure A.5 NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200 nView Span and Clone Modes are Accessible Span and Clone modes are accessible when Dualview mode is not in effect. -
Page 153: Geforce2 Mx Panels: Standard (Dualview) Mode
GeForce2 MX Panels: Standard (Dualview) Mode Display Properties Settings: Display 2 (CRT) Dualview mode Figure A.6 Figure A.7 NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400 Tab N V I D I A C o r p o r a t i o n... -
Page 154: Figure A.8 Nvidia Geforce2 Mx/Mx 400 Menu
U s i n g M u l t i p l e N V I D I A G P U - B a s e d C a r d s NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400 Menu Figure A.8 Figure A.9 NVIDIA GeForce2 MX Standard (Dualview) Mode Span and Clone modes are not... -
Page 155: Viewing Multiple Gpu Configurations From The Media Center Icon
If you don’t have the NVIDIA Media Center icon enabled, see “Enabling the Media Center Icon” on page 110. Right click the NVIDIA icon on your Windows task bar. A menu of configuration options appears, as shown in Figure A.10.