Page 1 ForceWare Graphics Driver User’s Guide Driver Release 90 for Windows NVIDIA Corporation September 2006 2nd Edition...
Page 2 NVIDIA Corporation. Trademarks NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, 3DFX, 3DFX INTERACTIVE, the 3dfx Logo, STB, STB Systems and Design, the STB Logo, the StarBox Logo, NVIDIA nForce, GeForce, NVIDIA Quadro, NVDVD, NVIDIA Personal Cinema, NVIDIA Soundstorm, Vanta, TNT2, TNT, RIVA, RIVA TNT, VOODOO, VOODOO GRAPHICS, WAVEBAY, Accuview Antialiasing, the Audio &...
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Online Help ..... 12 The NVIDIA GPU Page ... . . 35 Context Help .
Page 4 Supported TV and HDTV Adjustment Features Adding a New Application Profile ..111 Based on TV Encoder and NVIDIA GPU . . 80 Adding Profiles With an SLI Configuration . . 113 Deleting Application Profiles ..113 6.
Page 5 Rates ..... . 144 NVIDIA Settings Menu Icon ...175 Enabling Custom Screen Resolutions ..145 Removing Custom Screen Resolutions &...
Page 6 Direct3D .....205 NVIDIA Display Control Panel ..187 Cursor Trails Support ....205 nView Desktop Manager.
Page 7 List of Tables Table 2.1 Supported NVIDIA Consumer Products ....... 16 Table 2.2 Supported NVIDIA Workstation Products .
Page 8 Figure 3.6 NVIDIA Settings Sample Menus with Four Connected Graphics Cards ....32 Figure 3.10 NVIDIA Display — Sample Context Help ......38 Figure 3.11 NVIDIA Display Menu —...
Page 9 Figure B.4 Sample Video Cables ......... .180 Figure D.1 NVIDIA Display Wizard — Typical Setup ......210 Figure D.2 NVIDIA Display Setup Wizard —...
Page 10 Figure D.7 NVIDIA Display Wizard—Analog Display with HDTV/DVI Pages (2) ....216 Figure D.8 NVIDIA Display Wizard — Digital Display with TV Pages (1) ....217 Figure D.9 NVIDIA Display Wizard —...
Page 11: Introduction
NVIDIA GeForce™ series of GPUs (graphics processing units) listed in Table 2.1, “Supported NVIDIA Consumer Products”. For technical details on the features and benefits of the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics driver, refer to the NVIDIA Web page — www.nvidia.com. NVIDIA Corporation...
Page 12: Other Related Documentation
NVIDIA SLI graphics cards. Online Help Context Help You can obtain context Help for any of the settings on the NVIDIA display control panel pages. Also, when a setting is disabled (grayed out), placing the cursor on the setting provides “too tip”...
Page 13: Nvidia Display Properties And Nview Desktop Manager
GPU architecture, and desktop management support. • NVIDIA display properties, the topic of this user’s guide, refers to the control panel-based user interface from which you can configure the advanced display properties of the current release of the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics driver.
Page 14: Video
• For both Overlay and VMR9 Control Panel Release 90 introduces the new NVIDIA Control Panel as the recommended interface. The new interface provides intuitive navigation of NVIDIA display property controls, and will be the interface for other NVIDIA software.
Page 15: System Requirements And Driver Installation
This chapter discusses the following major topics: • “Hardware and Software Support” on page 15 • “NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Driver Installation” on page 20 • “Notes on Feature and Configuration Support” on page 25 Hardware and Software Support Supported Operating Systems ®...
Page 16: Supported Nvidia Products
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition • Microsoft Windows 2000 Supported NVIDIA Products Table 2.1 Table 2.2lists the NVIDIA products supported by Version 91.47 of the Release 90 driver. Supported NVIDIA Consumer Products Table 2.1 Windows XP 32-bit Windows XP...
Page 17 Chapter 2 System Requirements And Driver Installation Supported NVIDIA Consumer Products (continued) Table 2.1 Windows XP 32-bit Windows XP Product Windows 2000 Professional x64 GeForce 6500 (PCI-E) GeForce 6200 LE (PCI-E) GeForce 6200SE with TurboCache — PCI-E GeForce 6200 with TurboCache — PCI-E...
Page 18: Table 2.2 Supported Nvidia Workstation Products
Chapter 2 System Requirements And Driver Installation Supported NVIDIA Consumer Products (continued) Table 2.1 Windows XP 32-bit Windows XP Product Windows 2000 Professional x64 GeForce4 MX 420 GeForce4 MX 4000 GeForce3 Ti 500 GeForce3 Ti 200 GeForce3 GeForce2 MX Integrated graphics...
Page 19: Supported Languages
NVIDIA Quadro NVS with AGP8X NVIDIA Quadro NVS NVIDIA Quadro2 MXR NVIDIA Quadro DCC Supported Languages The Release 90 NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Driver supports the following languages in the main driver Control Panel: English (USA) German Portuguese (Euro/Iberian) English (UK)
Page 20: Nvidia Forceware Graphics Driver Installation
System Requirements And Driver Installation NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Driver Installation Make sure the current Release 90 version of the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver for your Windows operating system has been installed on your computer. Note: If you are using a mobile (laptop or notebook) computer, please be sure that you are using the “mobile”...
Page 21: About The Nvidia Forceware Driver Installation
“Using nView Multi-Display Settings” on page 40 for instructions on how to install nView Dualview mode. • Under Windows 2000, the NVIDIA Display Driver is installed in Span mode. See “Using nView Multi-Display Settings” on page 40 for instructions on how to install nView Dualview mode.
Page 22: Figure 2.1 Nview Desktop Manager - Sample Profiles Page
Chapter 2 System Requirements And Driver Installation 1 Open the nView Desktop Manager Profiles page (Figure 2.1). nView Desktop Manager — Sample Profiles Page Figure 2.1 1 To preserve your current settings, you can use either the Save or the New option from the nView Desktop Manager Profiles page: •...
Page 23: Figure 2.2 Nview Desktop Manager - Save Profile Settings
Users\Application Data\ nView_Profiles directory. 5 Now you can uninstall your current driver for a driver upgrade. 6 After you restart your computer following an NVIDIA new driver install, you can easily load the saved profile from the Profiles page of nView Desktop Manager.
Page 24: About Using Saved Profiles In Another Computer
Uninstalling the NVIDIA ForceWare Driver Software Note: It is highly recommended that you follow the steps in this section to completely uninstall the NVIDIA Display Driver software before updating to a new version of the software. To uninstall the nView software, follow these steps: 1 From the Windows taskbar, click Start >...
Page 25: Notes On Feature And Configuration Support
• To access features on the nView Display Settings page (see “nView Display Modes” on page 41), you need: • a multi-display graphics card based on any of the NVIDIA GPUs that support multiple displays on a single graphics card, as indicated in Table 2.1, “Supported NVIDIA Consumer Products”, and •...
Page 26: Examples In This Guide
System Requirements And Driver Installation Examples in this Guide • For example purposes, most of the NVIDIA display control panel pages shown in this guide feature an NVIDIA GeForce GPU-based graphics card. You may be using a different NVIDIA GPU-based graphics card, in which case you will see the exact name of the GPU you are using reflected in the NVIDIA GPU tab.
Page 27: Nvidia Driver Control Panel Access
“Using the NVIDIA Display Menu Help and Tool Tips” on page 37 NVIDIA Display Setup Wizards After a fresh installation of the NVIDIA Release 90 graphics display driver and restarting your computer, one or both of the NVIDIA display wizards (Display Wizard or TV Wizard) are automatically invoked, depending on the types of displays that are connected to your graphics card —...
Page 28: Accessing The Nvidia Display Control Panel Pages
Once your NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver is installed, you can easily access the driver features from a convenient menu. You can quickly access the NVIDIA display menu that gives you direct access to the NVIDIA display control panel pages.
Page 29: Desktop Access
Desktop Access 1 Right click on your Windows desktop to open the desktop menu. 2 If you do not see the menu item “NVIDIA Display,” follow the procedure in “Adding NVIDIA Menu Options to the Windows Desktop Menu” on page 136, and then continue to the next step.
Page 30: Shortcut To Playing Video Files On Any Display
Figure 3.3, right click on a video file to open its context menu. 2 Select the NVIDIA option Play On My and then choose the display on which you want to play the video. 3 To configure full screen video display, see “Using Full Screen Video Settings”...
Page 31: Nvidia Settings Menu - Windows Taskbar Access
NVIDIA Display Options from a Video File Context Menu T NVIDIA Settings Menu — Windows Taskbar Access 1 Make sure you have added the NVIDIA Settings menu icon to your Windows taskbar notification area. For details, see “Adding the NVIDIA Settings Menu to the Windows Taskbar”...
Page 32: Figure 3.4 Nvidia Settings Menu Icon In The Windows Taskbar Notification Area
Figure 3.6 shows another view of the NVIDIA Settings menu. You can use this menu to quickly access the same NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver- based settings that you can access in the regular NVIDIA display menu shown Figure 3.7.
Page 33: Windows Display Properties Setting Access
3.7), you can access all the NVIDIA display control panel pages where you can configure many NVIDIA driver features. To view any of the NVIDIA display control panel pages, simply click a menu item from the NVIDIA display menu. Note: The nView Display Settings menu item appears only when you have more...
Page 34 Chapter 3 NVIDIA Driver Control Panel Access NVIDIA Display Menu Showing the GPU Page— Multiple Displays Connected Figure 3.7 NVIDIA display menu showing the main NVIDIA GPU page. Note: The nView Display Settings menu item appears when multiple displays are connected.
Page 35: The Nvidia Gpu Page
The NVIDIA GPU Page As mentioned previously, during first use of a newly installed NVIDIA driver, the “default” page that opens is always this main NVIDIA GPU page, as shown in the Figure 3.7 example. This GPU page contains system and graphics card information. You can also use the NVIDIA Information >>...
Page 36 Chapter 3 NVIDIA Driver Control Panel Access NVIDIA Display Menu Showing nView Display Settings Page Figure 3.9 EDID display names EDID display names Note: This menu item only appears if you have more than one display connected. For complete details on using the nView Display Settings features, see the next chapter “Using nView Multi-Display Settings”...
Page 37: Using The Nvidia Display Menu Help And Tool Tips
• Select or move your mouse pointer to the option for which you want help and then press F1, or • Click the “?” icon located on the top right corner of the NVIDIA display control panel page you have open, move the “?” icon over the option for which you want help, then click your mouse again to display the help.
Page 38: Tool Tips
Performance and Quality Settings) and be able to view the name in its entirety. Tool Tips for Disabled Settings When an option or setting is disabled (grayed) on any NVIDIA display control panel page, you can place the mouse pointer on the disabled option for a couple of seconds to see “tool tip”...
Page 39: Figure 3.11 Nvidia Display Menu - Sample Tool Tip For Disabled Settings
Chapter 3 NVIDIA Driver Control Panel Access Figure 3.11 NVIDIA Display Menu — Sample Tool Tip for Disabled Settings Sample tool tip help for disabled settings NVIDIA Corporation...
Page 40: Using Nview Multi-Display Settings
• “Switching Between nView Dualview and Span/Clone Modes — Windows 2000” on page 66 • “Enabling nView Multiview Mode — Only for NVIDIA Quadro NVS-based Graphics Cards” on page 66 • “Arranging Displays on the Settings Page” on page User’s Guide...
Page 41: Nview Display Modes
The nView Display Settings page provides several display modes for your multi- display configuration. When using NVIDIA GPU-based graphics cards that support multiple displays, there are three ways to run multi-display configurations under most operating systems; Dualview, Span, or Clone mode. These nView display modes are available from the nView Display Settings page as shown in Figure 4.1...
Page 42: Figure 4.2 Nview Multi-Display Mode - Windows Xp/2000
Chapter 4 Using nView Multi-Display Settings • Horizontal Span mode indicates that both displays in the display pair function as one wide virtual desktop. The width of each display is half the width of the total virtual desktop width. • Vertical Span mode indicates that both displays in the display pair function as one tall virtual desktop.
Page 43: Nview Multi-Display Applications
Multi-Display Applications For extensive information on nView applications, click the Products tab from 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 44: Accessing The Display Context Menus
DVDs — without having to buy a dedicated DVD player. See “Using Full Screen Video Settings” on page 128. Television and Movies — Using the NVIDIA display “video mirror” feature, you can watch TV and any other video while you work. See “Using Full Screen Video Settings” on page 128.
Page 45 138. • Change Resolution. See “Changing Screen Resolutions and Refresh Rates” on page 143. Note: You can access these same menu options by clicking the Device Settings >> option at the bottom of the nView Display Settings page. NVIDIA Corporation...
Page 46: About Display Numbering
(a or b) designating separate heads indicating dual display. About Renaming Displays In this release of the NVIDIA driver, you can also “rename” the display names that appear on your desktop context menu shown in Figure 4.4 of the previous chapter.
Page 47 (monitor) icons, or click the Device Settings >> button to display the context menu. 2 Select Rename to open the Rename Display dialog box, as shown in Figure 4.4. 3 Enter a name in the Rename edit box and click OK to return to the nView Setting page. NVIDIA Corporation...
Page 48: Nvidia Multi-Display Support
NVIDIA Multi-Display Support The following are sample display combinations that NVIDIA GPU-based multi- display cards support when used with the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver: • Two RGB displays with second RAMDAC (digital-to-analog converter) • Two analog flat panels •...
Page 49: Figure 4.6 Nview Display Pair Options
Setting up a multi-display graphics card involves installing the graphics card on a computer, connecting the displays to your computer, and installing the current version of the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver. After restarting your computer, the multiple display modes of the graphics cards installed are fully functional.
Page 50: Primary And Secondary Displays
TV + Analog display Primary and Secondary Displays nView Display Settings On the NVIDIA nView Display Settings page, the primary display is designated by the display icon on the left and the secondary display is designated by the display icon on the right.
Page 51: Key Features
Figure 4.4. Key Features Dualview support and functionality include the following: • Support for advanced NVIDIA features such as Full Screen Video Mirroring and Overlay. (See “Using Full Screen Video Settings” on page 128 “Using Video Overlay Settings” on page 126.)
Page 52 Chapter 4 Using nView Multi-Display Settings Display 2 — resolution is 1024 x 768 Display 1 — resolution is 1280 x 768 Background is not stretched across displays. Taskbar is not stretched across displays. • You can set different color depths per display. •...
Page 53: Initial Installation Of Nview Dualview Mode - Windows 2000
2 After Windows starts up, right click on your desktop to open the Windows desktop menu. Then select the display for which you want to open the NVIDIA display menu and select the nView Display Settings option.
Page 54: Figure 4.10 Display Properties Settings - Dualview Mode (Windows 2000)
Click the confirming prompts (such as, Yes, OK, or Finish) to follow through and then restart your computer as prompted. 5 After the system starts up, if the NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard appears, run through the Wizard. (See the NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User’s Guide for details.)
Page 55: Enabling Nview Dualview Mode After Initial Installation - Windows 2000
1 From your Windows 2000 desktop, right click to view the Windows desktop menu, then click Properties > Settings > Advanced and then the NVIDIA GPU tab. 2 Click nView Display Setting from the NVIDIA menu and select Dualview from the nView Modes list.
Page 56: Nview Span Modes Vs. Dualview Mode Features
Chapter 4 Using nView Multi-Display Settings spanned display surface, which is useful when viewing items that are wider then a single display. • nView Vertical Span mode allows you to extend the Windows desktop across two displays vertically. In this mode the two displays combine to form a tall, spanned display surface, which is useful when viewing items that are taller then a single display.
Page 57: Using Horizontal & Vertical Span Modes
In Span mode, the Windows desktop area is spread across both displays. This mode can be set for multiple categories of displays, although display limitations may override the capabilities of your NVIDIA multi-display graphics card. For example, if the second display is an NTSC TV display, depending on the TV encoder on the graphics card, the resolution may not be set above 800 x 600 and the refresh rate cannot be set above 60 Hz.
Page 58: Figure 4.12 Nview Horizontal Span Mode - Windows Xp
Due to operating system differences between Windows 9x and Windows NT 4.0/ Windows 2000, the latter does not currently offer true multi-display support for Span modes using one NVIDIA multi-display graphics card . As a result, size of the actual desktop is limited to twice the smaller size of the two displays.
Page 59: Figure 4.13 Nview Vertical Span Mode - Windows Xp
56.) From the Windows Display Properties Settings tab, if you click Identify when you are in nView Span mode, you will see the same number displayed on each of your active displays. nView Vertical Span Mode — Windows XP Figure 4.13 NVIDIA Corporation...
Page 60: Using Nview Clone Mode
“Using Full Screen Video Settings” on page 128. Enabling nView Clone Mode 1 Click nView Display Setting from the NVIDIA display menu. 2 From the nView Modes list, select Clone and click Apply. Figure 4.14 show the primary display is designated by a and the secondary display is designated by b.
Page 61 From the Windows Display Properties Settings page, if you click Identify when you are in nView Clone mode, you will see the same number on both your displays. Figure 4.15 shows nView Clone mode using a digital display as a primary display and a TV as a secondary display. NVIDIA Corporation...
Page 62: Enabling Virtual Desktop - Clone Mode
You can use the NVIDIA “Screen Resolution & Refresh Rates” (see “Changing Screen Resolutions and Refresh Rates” on page 143”) menu option to adjust the...
Page 63: Procedure
Follow these steps to enable Virtual Desktop: 1 From your Windows desktop, right click to view the Windows desktop menu, then click Properties > Settings > Advanced and then the NVIDIA GPU tab. 2 From the NVIDIA menu, click the nView Display Setting option.
Page 64 Chapter 4 Using nView Multi-Display Settings The Screen Resolution & Refresh Rates page appears, as shown in Figure 4.17. Configuring Screen Resolution for Virtual Desktop Figure 4.17 5 Use the Screen resolution slider to set the resolution so that the primary display’s resolution is greater than the secondary display’s resolution.
Page 65: Disabling Auto-Panning (Lock Pan Position)
Lock Pan Position check box is selected, which also enables the equivalent Disable auto-panning on the secondary device (viewport lock) check box. nView Clone Mode with Virtual Desktop Enabled — Disabling Panning Figure 4.18 Disable auto-panning on secondary device = Lock Pan Position NVIDIA Corporation...
Page 66: Switching Between Nview Dualview And Span/Clone Modes - Windows 2000
1 From your Windows 2000 desktop, right click to view the Windows desktop menu, then click Properties > Settings > Advanced and then the NVIDIA GPU tab. 2 Click nView Display Settings from the NVIDIA menu.
Page 67: Arranging Displays On The Settings Page
• For example, if you’re using two displays and you want to move items from one display to the other by dragging left and right, position the images side-by-side (Figure 4.19). • To move items between displays by dragging up and down, position the images one above the other (Figure 4.19). NVIDIA Corporation...
Page 68: Figure 4.20 Display Settings - Diagonal
Chapter 4 Using nView Multi-Display Settings • To move items between displays by dragging at an angle, position the images diagonally (Figure 4.20). The positions of the images don’t have to correspond to the physical positions of your displays. That is, you can position the images one above the other even though your displays are side-by-side.
Page 69: Configuring Displays
• “Adjusting Television Settings” on page 74 Adjusting Analog Display Settings If your NVIDIA GPU-based graphics card is connected to an analog display, follow the steps in this section to access the analog display’s Device Adjustment window from which you can configure Screen Adjustment and Display Timing settings.
Page 70: Screen Adjustment
Configuring Displays If you have more than one display connected, follow these steps. Click nView Display Settings from the NVIDIA display menu. Left click on the display image that represents your analog display to select it. Right click on that display image and click Device Adjustments to open the...
Page 71: Display Timing Settings
• 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.
Page 72: Adjusting Digital Display Settings
Adjusting Digital Display Settings If your NVIDIA GPU-based graphics card is connected to a digital display, follow the steps in this section to access the display’s Device Adjustment page where you can configure some flat panel display settings.
Page 73: Figure 5.3 Digital Display Settings
For example, if your flat panel has a maximum resolution of 1680 x 1050, an image with a resolution of 1024 x 768 will be scaled to appear on the screen at a 1400 x 1050 resolution with black borders. NVIDIA Corporation...
Page 74: Adjusting Television Settings
If your television is the only display connected to your computer directly (or through a VCR or switch box or receiver) and you do not see the nView Display Settings option and also do not see the TV Settings and the Screen Adjustment option on the NVIDIA display menu, then follow these steps.
Page 75: Tv Settings
TV display settings. For details, see “Device Adjustments — TV Output” on page TV Settings Figure 5.4 show a sample NVIDIA TV Settings page. TV Settings Figure 5.4 Click to display a list of regional signal formats and select a format.
Page 76: Video Output Format
Note: Availability of settings on your TV Output page can vary from those shown in Figure 5.5 and depend on the “Internal” TV encoder on your NVIDIA GPU or the “external” TV encoder on the NVIDIA GPU-based graphics card you are using.
Page 77: Brightness/Contrast/Saturation
Brightness/Contrast/Saturation Note: Availability of the Brightness, Contrast, and Saturation slider depends on TV encoder used on your NVIDIA GPU or NVIDIA GPU-based graphics card. Use the Brightness, Contrast, and Saturation sliders to adjust the brightness, contrast, and saturation of the TV image.
Page 78: Flicker
Note: This feature is available on the following TV encoders — Conexant 871, 872, 873, 874, 875, and integrated encoders. Depending on the TV encoder on the NVIDIA GPU or NVIDIA GPU-based graphics card, for some HDTV output modes, there is no available downscaler to implement overscan compensation.
Page 79: Video Border - (For Hdtv)
5.6)applies grey borders to the unused portion of your display to reduce this effect. HDTV Output Setting — Video Border Figure 5.6 Select the Video border check box if you see dark or black borders on any unused portion of your display. NVIDIA Corporation...
Page 80: Based On Tv Encoder And Nvidia Gpu
Conexant Conexant 1. This category of TV encoders is supported, at minimum, by a GeForce MX or newer NVIDIA GPU family. 2. This category of TV encoder supports NVIDIA GPU series that are older than those listed in the previous footnote 1.
Page 81: Configuring Hdtv
Note: Also see Appendix B: “Using HDTV with NVIDIA GPU-Based Graphics Cards” on page 177 if your are using the GeForce 6 or later series of NVIDIA graphics cards with your HDTV for helpful hardware information. Supported Television/HDTV Formats for Analog and...
Page 82: Table 6.1 Supported Tv/ Hdtv Formats
Configuring HDTV • Digital output (DVI) on HDTV-capable GPUs with a compatible connector. * Supported on NVIDIA GPU-based graphics cards with Conexant 875 or Philips 7108 TV encoders and compatible connectors, or on the NVIDIA GPU internal HDTV encoder for the newer GPUs.
Page 83: About D Connector Output Modes
If the selected resolution lines are smaller than the selected HDTV format, then black borders will be visible, but if the selected resolution lines are more than the selected HDTV format, the desktop should start panning. To select these formats, see “Using HDTV Formats” on page NVIDIA Corporation...
Page 84: Optimizing Hdtv Viewing
TV Output page to display grey instead of black for the borders when the selected resolution is smaller than the selected native HDTV format. See “Device Adjustments — TV Output” on page Optimizing HDTV Viewing The NVIDIA driver provides three user-correction methods — “Underscan”, “Overscan Shift”, and Native —...
Page 85: Underscan
Start button and the clock on the Windows taskbar, to not be visible at all times. But as the mouse cursor gets close to these desktop elements, the NVIDIA driver intelligently shifts the desktop a little in order to move those elements into view.
Page 86: Notes On Startup Functionality With Hdtv Connected
Chapter 6 Configuring HDTV Notes on Startup Functionality with HDTV Connected nView Single Display Mode When you first start your computer, the HDTV display may have color distortion and may not fill the entire screen display. This is because when you first start your computer with a newly-installed driver, the TV signal format defaults to NTSC.
Page 87: Using Hdtv As The Primary Display In Nview Clone Mode
Using HDTV in nView Dualview Mode As with nView Single Display mode, based on the connector (“Supported Television/ HDTV Formats for Analog and Digital Outputs” on page 81) in use, all the associated HDTV formats (“Supported Television/HDTV Formats for Analog and Digital NVIDIA Corporation...
Page 88: Using Hdtv Formats
Note: The following procedure can be used for nView Single display, Clone, or Dualview mode. 1 After installing the NVIDIA Release 90 graphics driver, right click on your Windows desktop. 2 If you have an HDTV connected in nView single display mode, then select the TV option.
Page 89: Figure 6.2 Quick Access To Hdtv Formats - Hdtv Component Connection
Compensation button on the TV Settings page (Figure 6.4 Figure 6.5) to open the HDTV Overscan Compensation dialog box (Figure 6.6). Note: By default, the Native (Figure 6.6) option is selected. For details about the native display setting, see “Native” on page NVIDIA Corporation...
Page 90 Chapter 6 Configuring HDTV Quick Access to HDTV Formats — HDTV over DVI Connection Figure 6.3 Select Treat Digital Display as HDTV and click Apply to enable the HDTV formats. User’s Guide...
Page 91: Figure 6.4 Tv Settings - Hdtv Component Connection
Chapter 6 Configuring HDTV TV Settings — HDTV Component Connection Figure 6.4 Click this list to select an HDTV (EDTV/SDTV) format. TV Settings — HDTV over DVI Connection Figure 6.5 Click this list to select an HDTV format. NVIDIA Corporation...
Page 92: Using Overscan Shift
Chapter 6 Configuring HDTV HDTV Overscan Configuration —”Native” Selected Figure 6.6 Using Overscan Shift As explained in “Overscan Shift” on page 85, use this option when your desktop appears larger than your HDTV screen so that part of your Windows taskbar, such as the Start button or the clock are not visible.
Page 93: Figure 6.7 Hdtv Overscan Configuration -"Overscan Shift" Selected
Chapter 6 Configuring HDTV As you are applying the adjustments, you will be prompted to confirm proper settings by the messages in Figure 6.8. HDTV Overscan Configuration —”Overscan shift” Selected Figure 6.7 Confirm Display Settings Prompts Figure 6.8 NVIDIA Corporation...
Page 94: Using Underscan
Chapter 6 Configuring HDTV Using Underscan As explained in “Underscan” on page 85, use this option to reduce your desktop resolution so that the entire desktop is visible on your TV screen without having to pan. 1 From the HDTV Overscan Configuration page, select the Underscan option (Figure 6.9) and click Apply.
Page 95: Troubleshooting Hdtv Configuration
Problem: For 480i/p, 640x480 is the native solution, Can NVIDIA support this resolution? Answer: Actually, the native resolution for 480i and 480p is 720x480. NVIDIA does fully support 640x480 also. However, Windows XP hides that mode from the user. Note that this is a Windows XP feature and, therefore, cannot be changed by NVIDIA.
Page 96 Answer: This means that your HDTV has more than 18% overscan — therefore, some of the 768 lines are not visible. The solution is to use the Overscan shift slider on your HDTV display’s NVIDIA Device Adjustment page. See relevant sections under “Optimizing HDTV Viewing”...
Page 97 Answer: You need to increase the amount of overscan shift by using the Overscan shift slider from the HDTV display’s NVIDIA Device Adjustment page. The amount required will vary, based on the type of HDTV you are using, and is not detectable.
Page 98: Configuring Key Forceware Graphics Driver Features
“Adjusting Temperature Settings” on page 141 • “Changing Screen Resolutions and Refresh Rates” on page 143 • “Editing the NVIDIA Display Menu” on page 150 • “Adjusting PowerMizer Settings — Only for Notebook Computers” on page 153 • “Using NVIDIA SLI Technology” on page 155...
Page 99: Adjusting Desktop Colors
Follow any one of these methods to access the Color Correction page (Figure 7.1). • From the NVIDIA display menu, click Color Correction • From the nView Display Settings page: Right-click one of the display images or click the Device Settings >> option.
Page 100: Color Correction Settings
Digital Vibrance Note: The Digital Vibrance Control (DVC) feature supported by the GeForce2 MX and newer series of NVIDIA GPUs. DVC, a mechanism for controlling color separation and intensity, boosts the color saturation of an image so that all images...
Page 101: Apply Color Changes To
• The color appears in the graph of the color correction curve below. • Moving the Brightness/Contrast/Gamma sliders changes the appearance of the colored line/curves in the graph in real time. For additional information on the graph of the color correction curve, see Color Curve Graph below. NVIDIA Corporation...
Page 102: Color Curve Graph
Chapter 7 Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features Color Curve Graph The graph below the color channels list represents the color correction curve. Input values are represented along the x-axis and shown numerically in the In(put) edit box. The adjusted output values are represented along the y-axis and the adjusted output values are shown numerically in the Out(put) edit box.
Page 103: Image Sharpening
Chapter 7 Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features Image Sharpening Note: This option is only available on GeForce FX and later NVIDIA GPU-based graphics cards. Use the Image Sharpening slider to adjust the sharpness of the image quality by amplifying high frequency content.
Page 104: Adjusting Performance And Quality Settings
• “Deleting Application Profiles” on page 113 • “Driver Settings” on page 113 • “Driver Settings — Advanced” on page 117 To access the Performance and Quality Settings page, from the NVIDIA display menu, click the Performance and Quality Settings option (Figure 7.2).
Page 105: Changing Global Driver Settings
Chapter 7 Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features • Application profiles refer to pre-defined saved files containing NVIDIA OpenGL and Direct3D driver settings for game-specific applications. Note: When you fist open the Performance & Quality page, the lists in the Application profile section is set to the default “global driver settings”...
Page 106: Modifying An Existing Application Profile
Changing Global Driver Settings Figure 7.3 Modifying an Existing Application Profile To modify pre-defined NVIDIA-supplied application profiles, follow these steps: 1 Set the Active profile list to Global driver settings and click the Restore button to restore all settings to their default values.
Page 107: Figure 7.4 Changing Global Driver Settings
If the check box is empty, this means that the setting is controlled by the NVIDIA driver. If you select an empty check box (insert check mark) and click Apply, this means you are adding the setting to the profile.
Page 108 Chapter 7 Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features 5 Use the slider to modify the setting to suit your needs. Refer to the following sections for additional information: • “Changing Global Driver Settings” on page 105 • “Modifying an Existing Application Profile” on page 106 6 Repeat steps 2 through 5 for each driver setting you want to change.
Page 109 Figure 7.7 shows the profile name being retained. Figure 7.8 shows the profile being renamed. h Click OK to return to the previous page and, if the Apply button is enabled, click Apply. Changing Global Driver Settings Figure 7.6 NVIDIA Corporation...
Page 110 Chapter 7 Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features Modifying a Profile — Overwriting Existing Profile with the Same Name Figure 7.7 If you used the existing profile name thus overwriting the profile with the new settings, as shown in Figure 7.7, notice that the Restore button appears (Figure 7.7)
Page 111: Adding A New Application Profile
You can add new application profiles, which you can also delete. To add a new application profile, follow these steps: 1 Set the Active profile list to Global driver settings. 2 Click Apply. 3 Click Add to display the Add Profiles dialog box. NVIDIA Corporation...
Page 112 Chapter 7 Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features 4 In the Associated application list, select the check box associated with one or more of the applications you want to associate with the profile you are adding. If you want to locate applications not in the current list, click the Browse button. 5 Enter a name for the profile you are adding in the Profile text entry box, as shown in the left image in Figure...
Page 113: Adding Profiles With An Sli Configuration
• You have selected a profile you have added. • You have selected a pre-defined NVIDIA-supplied profile that you have modified and renamed. Note: Remember that when you delete a profile that is associated with a single application or multiple applications, all NVIDIA settings for that one or multiple applications as you’ve set in that profile are remove.
Page 114 To configure options with the slider, you must clear this check box and click Apply. NVIDIA Driver Settings (Standard) Figure 7.10 Driver settings — standard • Off disables antialiasing in 3D applications. Select this option if you require maximum performance in your applications.
Page 115: Anisotropic Filtering
• Quality is the default setting that results in optimal image quality for your applications. • High Quality results in the best image quality for your applications. This setting is not necessary for average users who run game applications. It is designed for more NVIDIA Corporation...
Page 116: Vertical Sync
Chapter 7 Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features advanced users to generate images that do not take advantage of the programming capability of the texture filtering hardware. Note: This High Quality setting is not necessary for average users who run game applications.
Page 117: Driver Settings - Advanced
Note: Availability of the advanced settings described below may depend on the type of NVIDIA GPU that your graphics card is using and/or the type of graphics card you are using. Antialiasing Settings (SLI-specific) Figure 7.11 shows a sample screen with these settings.
Page 118: Color Profile
(Figure 7.12) to associate a color profile with the selected application profile. NVIDIA Advanced Driver Settings — Examples Figure 7.12 NVIDIA Advanced Driver Settings 1 Make sure you have created and saved at least one custom color profile from the Color Correction page.
Page 119: Force Mipmaps
2 Select Conformant texture clamp from the driver settings list. The available slider settings are On and Off. Extension Limit Note: You cannot change this setting. By default, the driver extension string has been trimmed for compatibility with the application. NVIDIA Corporation...
Page 120: Hardware Acceleration
• nView Clone/Span mode is the default setting when your nView display mode is set to nView Clone mode or one of the nView Span modes. 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-display”...
Page 121: Trilinear Optimization
• Multi-display compatibility mode is available if you have two or more active displays when running in nView Dualview display mode or if you are using different classes of NVIDIA GPU-based graphics cards. Note: When this mode is in effect, OpenGL renders in “compatibility” mode for all displays.
Page 122: Anisotropic Optimizations
Driver Settings Displaying Trilinear & Anisotropic Optimizations Figure 7.14 Anisotropic Optimizations Note: In the current NVIDIA graphics driver, you have full control over anisotropic optimizations in Direct3D applications. However, note that anisotropic optimizations are not implemented for OpenGL applications. Therefore, if you have set Anisotropic Optimization to On, the resulting effect will be Off when running OpenGL applications.
Page 123: Gamma Correct Antialiasing
Off disables the use of anisotropic sample optimization for best image quality. Gamma Correct Antialiasing Note: This setting is available on newer NVIDIA GPUs, such as the GeForce 7800 GTX. • On enables gamma correct antialiasing, which results in a better color calculation to help reduce jaggies and maintain the highest level of color reproduction of 3D images.
Page 124: Sli Rendering Mode
Advanced Driver Settings Displaying SLI Rendering Modes Figure 7.15 SLI rendering modes • In Auto-select mode, the NVIDIA driver automatically selects the multi-GPU rendering mode to use. • In Alternate frame rendering (AFR) mode, consecutive frames are rendered by two separate groups of GPUs. Each group processes alternating frames and operates on each frame as in split-frame rendering mode.
Page 125: Negative Lod Bias
113. • Select Single GPU rendering if, for example, you prefer not to use multi-GPU rendering for a specific application. The NVIDIA driver selects the GPU to use for single-GPU rendering. Note: This is not the same as completely disabling SLI. If you are trying to solve a compatibility issue, you may want to completely disable SLI by clearing the Enable SLI multi-GPU check box on the SLI page.
Page 126: Using Video Overlay Settings
Apply, close the video overlay and then re-open it. Accessing the Video Overlay Settings Page 1 First, open the DVD or video application that you want to view. 2 Click Video Overlay Settings from the NVIDIA display menu to open the associated page (Figure 7.16).
Page 127: Overlay Zoom Controls
Overlay Color Controls Hue and Saturation You can independently control the hue and saturation to achieve optimal image quality when playing back videos or DVD movies on your computer. Adjust Colors “Adjusting Desktop Colors” on page NVIDIA Corporation...
Page 128: Restore Defaults
Full Screen Video menu option on the NVIDIA display menu. However, you will have access to the Video Overlay Settings menu option. Note: You can now use the NVIDIA display selection shortcut feature to play video files on any selected display. For details, see “Shortcut to Playing Video Files...
Page 129: About The Full Screen Video Mirror Feature
2 On the nView Display Settings page, set nView mode to a multi-display mode, such as Clone or Dualview. 3 Open the DVD or video application and click Full Screen Video from the NVIDIA display menu. If you need help in accessing the NVIDIA display menu, see “Accessing the...
Page 130: Track Overlay Rotation
Chapter 7 Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features • Primary display/Secondary display settings (Figure 7.18) are only available under nView Clone modes. To enable Full-Screen Device functionality in nView Clone mode, click either Primary display or Secondary display as the full screen device. •...
Page 131: Adjust Colors
Zoom Control lets you zoom into the rendered video. Click the list to select the display type to zoom and use the quadrant selection to select the screen region to zoom. • Video Mirror (Figure 7.19) sets the zoom selection to the secondary display on which the video mirror is rendered. NVIDIA Corporation...
Page 132: Out/In
• Some applications have their own overlay color control settings. If you run one of these applications and try to use the NVIDIA color settings, both the application’s color settings and the NVIDIA color settings can change the overlay attributes.
Page 133: Using The Tools Page
Chapter 7 Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features Using the Tools Page To access the Tools page, click Tools from the NVIDIA display menu. If you need help in accessing the NVIDIA display menu, see “Accessing the NVIDIA Display Control Panel Pages” on page Figure 7.20...
Page 134: Display Optimization Wizard
NVIDIA Settings menu icon Windows taskbar notification area You can click this icon to display and use the NVIDIA Settings menu to apply any of the NVIDIA graphics driver settings (which are normally configurable from the NVIDIA display menu) on the fly. This menu also contains options for restoring default settings and accessing the Windows Display Properties page.
Page 135 Chapter 7 Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features Figure 7.22 NVIDIA Settings Sample Menus with Four Connected Graphics Cards NVIDIA Settings menu showing four graphics cares are connected. You can select each to access and configure its display settings. NVIDIA Settings Menus — Another Example Figure 7.23...
Page 136: Adding Nvidia Menu Options To The Windows Desktop Menu
7.24), your connected displays appear as choices on your Windows desktop menu. 1 To access the desktop menu, right click on your desktop. 2 Select NVIDIA Display and one of your connected displays from the list that appears (Figure 7.24).
Page 137 Tools Settings Clearing the Enable desktop context menu check Selecting the Enable desktop context menu box removes the NVIDIA display menu option, but check box adds the NVIDIA display menu item retains the nView Desktop Manager menu items to your desktop context menu.
Page 138: Using Nvrotate Settings
Landscape or Portrait mode. You can rotate your desktop by 90, 180, or 270 degrees. Note: NVRotate is supported on GeForce2 MX and later series of NVIDIA GPUs. Note: If you are using the Video Mirror feature, you can also use the NVRotate feature to rotate the overlay video.
Page 139: Before You Use Nvrotate Settings
• You are using slower GPUs, such as those in the NVIDIA GeForce2 or older series. • Other demands are placed on the NVIDIA graphics driver, such as moving the application window across the desktop.
Page 140 Chapter 7 Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features NVRotate Settings — Inverted Landscape Mode Figure 7.26 To rotate your desktop, click one of these arrow buttons. Select one of these options. NVRotate Settings — Portrait & Inverted Portrait Mode Figure 7.27 User’s Guide...
Page 141: Adjusting Temperature Settings
Adjusting Temperature Settings Note: The Temperature Settings page 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. Temperature settings let you adjust the temperature of the selected NVIDIA GPU on your computer.:...
Page 142: Temperature Settings
Displays the current temperature of the selected NVIDIA GPU in your system. Core Slowdown Threshold Enter the value at which you want the NVIDIA GPU to slow itself down to prevent overheating. When this value matches the GPU core temperature value, a dialog box automatically appears warning of the condition and the actions that have been taken to prevent possible overheating and damage to any particular GPU(s) in your system.
Page 143: Changing Screen Resolutions And Refresh Rates
To access the Screen Resolutions & Refresh Rates page, click Screen Resolutions & Refresh Rates from the NVIDIA display menu. If you need help in accessing the NVIDIA display menu, see “Accessing the NVIDIA Display Control Panel Pages”...
Page 144: Monitor Settings
Chapter 7 Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features Monitor Settings • Screen refresh rate displays available refresh rates for the currently selected screen resolution of the display. Click the list to select a different refresh rate. • Show only physical panning resolutions. Check this box to allow modes smaller than traditional Windows desktop modes to be set on the selected display.
Page 145: Enabling Custom Screen Resolutions
5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 for additional resolutions you want to remove. Advanced Timing The Advanced Timing page enables you to adjust timings for your NVIDIA GPU- based graphics card in order to support a variety of different display timings for ultimate flexibility for analog CRT and DVI connections.
Page 146: Display Mode & Timing Parameters
Chapter 7 Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features Note: The Advanced Timing button is not available for certain NVIDIA GPU-based graphics cards with a DVI connector in use. DVI timing adjustment is supported for NV3x-based graphics cards only if they have an external TMDS, such as the SiliconImage 164.
Page 147: Table 7.2 Advanced Timing Parameters
Back porch Click the up or down arrow to specify the blanking period that occurs between the end of the synchronization pulse and the next active period. NVIDIA Corporation...
Page 148 Chapter 7 Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features Advanced Timing Parameters (continued) Table 7.2 Advanced Timing Parameter Description Horizontal Click the up or down arrow to specify the direction of rapid, transient change in the sync polarity amplitude of a signal from the baseline during the horizontal synchronization pulse. If the horizontal synchronization polarity is positive (+), the value of the horizontal synchronization pulse is higher than the baseline value.
Page 149 On the first pass, every other line is painted and on the second pass, the rest of the lines are painted. Unlike the “progressive scanning” method, where all the scan lines are updated in each frame, interlaced scanning results in a higher frame rate but usually causes image flicker. NVIDIA Corporation...
Page 150: Display Timing Standards
Discrete Monitor DMT is a set of pre-defined VESA timings. VESA updates this standard every Timings (DMT) year. If DMT timing is available for a specific mode, the NVIDIA display driver normally selects it instead of GTF. Coordinated Video CVT became the VESA standard on March 2003. CVT supports higher Timings (CVT) resolutions better than other timing standards.
Page 151: Using Menu Editing
(Figure 7.33). 4 To restore the menu options back to the NVIDIA display menu, you can simply click Restore Defaults or if you want to remove each item manually, follow these steps: a Select the Enable menu editing check box to insert the check mark.
Page 152 NVIDIA display menu. Clear the Enable menu editing check box after removing menu in order to navigate normally within the NVIDIA display menu. 5 To return to normal NVIDIA menu navigation, clear the Enable menu editing check box (Figure 7.33). User’s Guide...
Page 153: Adjusting Powermizer Settings - Only For
NVIDIA GPU. Accessing the PowerMizer Page To access the PowerMizer page, click PowerMizer from the NVIDIA display menu. If you need help accessing the NVIDIA display menu, see “Accessing the NVIDIA Display Control Panel Pages”...
Page 154: Current Power Level
• Conserve battery life by setting Maximum Power Savings, but at some decrease in performance. • Use the full graphics performance of your NVIDIA GPU by selecting Maximum Performance. • Choose a compromise between the two settings by using Balanced.
Page 155: Using Nvidia Sli Technology
Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features Using NVIDIA SLI Technology NVIDIA SLI technology lets you install and benefit from two PCI Express (PCI-E) graphics cards in a single computer. Just as dual processors or dual core CPUs improve computer performance, SLI allows dual GPUs to significantly accelerate graphics performance.
Page 156: Examples Of Geforce-Based Graphics Cards Supporting Sli
Note: An SLI bridge connector (provided with your graphics card) must also be installed to utilize the full capabilities of SLI frame rendering. • GeForce 7800 GTX series is the NVIDIA top-of-the line high-performance GPUs unmatched in speed and image quality.
Page 157: Power Supply
Note: For the latest updates on SLI technology-certified power supplies, see www.slizone.com/content/slizone/build.htm. Installation and Operating Instructions Note: Before removing current graphics cards and installing two NVIDIA GeForce- based graphics cards, be sure to uninstall any current drivers. Installing the Hardware Note: Perform the installation in a static safe environment and utilize a properly grounded anti-static wristband.
Page 158: Installing The Display Driver
Chapter 7 Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features Connecting Two Graphics Cards with an SLI Bridge Connector Figure 7.35 The SLI connector is required only for SLI Frame Rendering. 6 If your graphics cards have an auxiliary power connector, connect them to the power supply using the supplied power connector cables.
Page 159: Enabling Sli Mode
Viewing Load Balancing To view the relative amount of work, or load balancing, performed by each GPU in DirectX and OpenGL applications, select the Show GPU load balancing check box on the NVIDIA SLI Multi-GPU page (Figure 7.37). This option enables an SLI status bar that reflects how the GPUs are working together to render DirectX and OpenGL full-screen applications;...
Page 160: Figure 7.37 Nvidia Sli Page - Enabling Sli Multi-Gpu
Chapter 7 Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features NVIDIA SLI Page — Enabling SLI Multi-GPU Figure 7.37 User’s Guide...
Page 161: Figure 7.38 Load Balancing Indicators
Load Balancing Indicators Figure 7.38 AFR load balancing bar shows relative work provided by each GPU. SFR load balancing line shows relative portion of the screen rendered by each SLI AA indicator shows the effect of SLI antialiasing modes. NVIDIA Corporation...
Page 162 • “Before You Begin” on page 163 • “GeForce FX 5900 Ultra — Installing the NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver” on page 164 • “GeForce FX 5900 Ultra — Attaching the Secondary Display for nView Dualview Mode” on page 165 •...
Page 163: Graphics Cards
This appendix discusses an example of using two multi-display NVIDIA GPU-based graphics cards in one computer running Windows XP. Note: When running Windows with multiple cards (i.e., two or more NVIDIA GPU- based graphics card are installed in your computer), the same NVIDIA driver (version) must be installed for each card.
Page 164: Geforce Fx 5900 Ultra - Installing The Nvidia Forceware Graphics Display Driver
9 Click the NVIDIA .inf file and then click Open. 10Click OK on the Install From Disk window. 11Then click the name of your NVIDIA GPU-based graphics card that appears on the Model list and click Next. 12Copying files will take a couple of minutes while you wait.
Page 165: Geforce Fx 5900 Ultra - Attaching The Secondary Display For Nview Dualview Mode
Appendix A Using Two NVIDIA GPU-Based Graphics Cards (Non-SLI Configuration) GeForce FX 5900 Ultra — Attaching the Secondary Display for nView Dualview Mode 1 From your desktop, open the Display Properties Settings page. Three display screen images appear, one of which is active (attached) while the other two are not active, meaning connected but not attached.
Page 166: Figure A.2 One Display With Identifying Number
Appendix A Using Two NVIDIA GPU-Based Graphics Cards (Non-SLI Configuration) Figure A.2 One Display With Identifying Number 4 From the Settings page, right click the inactive screen image numbered display 3 (connected to the GFX 5900 Ultra card), click Attached, and click Apply.
Page 167: Figure A.3 Display Properties Settings - 3 Displays With 2 Attached
Appendix A Using Two NVIDIA GPU-Based Graphics Cards (Non-SLI Configuration) Figure A.3 Display Properties Settings — 3 Displays with 2 Attached Figure A.4 Two Displays With Identifying Numbers NVIDIA Corporation...
Page 168: Geforce4 Mx - Installing The Nvidia Forceware Graphics Display Driver
7 Enable the check box labeled Show compatible hardware, if it is not checked already. 8 On the Model list, if it appears, click the NVIDIA-based graphics card for which you are about to install the NVIDIA driver. In this example, it is GeForce4 MX.
Page 169: Attaching Displays For Geforce4 Mx - Nview Dualview Mode
Appendix A Using Two NVIDIA GPU-Based Graphics Cards (Non-SLI Configuration) 17Click Finish when that option appears and then click Close to close the Driver window. 18Respond to the prompts to restart your computer. Attaching Displays for GeForce4 MX — nView Dualview...
Page 170: Figure A.6 Four Displays With Identifying Numbers
1 From the Windows Display Properties Settings page, right click any of the four display images. 2 Click Properties and then click the NVIDIA GPU ab to open the associated page. 3 Click the nView Display Settings menu option. Notice that the nView Modes list is set to Dualview.
Page 171: Enabling Nview Span And Clone Modes - Detaching The Secondary Display
Secondary Display Note: In the following steps, we’ll switch from Dualview to Span or Clone mode for each of the two NVIDIA GPU-based graphics cards. You will notice that the secondary displays become detached (disabled) because nView Span and Clone modes do not detect the secondary display as separate displays.
Page 172: Viewing Multiple Nvidia Gpu-Based Graphics Cards From The Nvidia Display Menu
Viewing Multiple NVIDIA GPU-based Graphics Cards from the NVIDIA Display Menu You can view multiple NVIDIA GPU-based graphics cards from the NVIDIA display menu and easily access the corresponding NVIDIA display control panel pages to configure advanced display settings for each graphics card. Examples are shown in Figure A.9...
Page 173: Figure A.9 Nvidia Display Menu - Geforce Fx 5900 Ultra And Geforce4 Mx 420 Options
Appendix A Using Two NVIDIA GPU-Based Graphics Cards (Non-SLI Configuration) Figure A.9 NVIDIA Display Menu — GeForce FX 5900 Ultra and GeForce4 MX 420 Options GeForce FX 5900 Ultra menu GeForce FX 5900 Ultra GeForce4 MX 420 GeForce FX 5900 Ultra...
Page 174: Figure A.10 Nvidia Display Menu Showing Both Geforce Fx 5900 Ultra And Geforce4 Mx Graphics Cards
Appendix A Using Two NVIDIA GPU-Based Graphics Cards (Non-SLI Configuration) Figure A.10 NVIDIA Display Menu Showing Both GeForce FX 5900 Ultra and GeForce4 MX Graphics Cards GeForce 6800 Ultra menu GeForce4 MX menu User’s Guide...
Page 175: Viewing Multiple Card Configurations Using The Nvidia Settings Menu Icon
Windows taskbar. If you don’t have the NVIDIA Settings menu icon enabled, “Adding the NVIDIA Settings Menu to the Windows Taskbar” on page 133. 1 Right click the NVIDIA Settings menu icon on your Windows task bar. A menu of configuration options appears, as shown in Figure A.11.
Page 176 Appendix A Using Two NVIDIA GPU-Based Graphics Cards (Non-SLI Configuration) Notice that both GeForce FX 5900 Ultra and GeForce4 MX 420 GPU-based graphics cards are shown in the menu. 2 To see the configuration options for each GPU-based graphics card, point to the...
Page 177: Using Hdtv With Nvidia Gpu-Based Graphics Cards
RAPHICS ARDS HDTV-connectivity is supported by NVIDIA GPU-based graphics cards that have the proper encoding to support HDTV display. Any NVIDIA graphics card solution for HDTV ships with an appropriate video cable — examples are shown in this appendix. •...
Page 178: Component
Figure B.1 Sample Component Cables. Your NVIDIA HDTV-encoded graphics card is supplied with the “breakout pod” to which you connect the Component Y-Pb-Pr Video Cable for DVD/HDTV that came with your HDTV set.
Page 179: D Connector
D1 to D4 output modes. Note: If you are using the NVIDIA Personal Cinema kit, note that only cables with a “component” connection can be used with an HDTV. Figure B.3 Sample NVIDIA Personal Cinema™...
Page 180: Sample "Component-Based" Cables Shipped With Nvidia Hdtv-Encoded Graphics Cards
Appendix B Using HDTV with NVIDIA GPU-Based Graphics Cards Sample “Component-Based” Cables Shipped with NVIDIA HDTV-Encoded Graphics Cards Figure B.4 Sample Video Cables User’s Guide...
Page 181: Nvidia Forceware Graphics Display Driver - Feature History
— F RIVER EATURE ISTORY This chapter provides information on the previous releases of the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver and summarizes the features and enhancements that have been introduced in each release. Driver Release History Release 91.28 is the latest NVIDIA driver available.
Page 182: Release 90 Enhancements
Appendix C NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver — Feature History Table C.1 NVIDIA Drivers for Windows (continued) Driver Name Versions Comments Release 65 ForceWare 66.77, 66.93, 67.02, 67.03, 67.66 Release 60 ForceWare 61.76, 61.77 Release 55 ForceWare 56.64, 56.72, 57.30...
Page 183: Additional Details By Driver Module
Appendix C NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver — Feature History • Improved SLI performance and a streamlined list of application profiles for OpenGL • TV/HDTV support under SLI • Ability to select the display to use for the output NVIDIA PureVideo Enhancements •...
Page 184: Nview Desktop Manager
Appendix C NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver — Feature History OpenGL New Extensions • NV_packed_depth_stencil • ARB_pixel_buffer_object • GL_NV_timer_query Performance Improvements • Improved performance under Dualview • Improved memory management for multiple open applications on Quadro workstation cards • Improved performance with multiple overlapping windows •...
Page 185: Release 75 Enhancements
GeForce 6600 + GeForce 6600 • SLI support for OpenGL workstation applications with Quadro-based PCI- Express graphics cards. For information on workstation application support, see the NVIDIA Quadro Workstation User’s Guide. • Improved SLI performance for DirectX and OpenGL applications...
Page 186: Display Driver
This ensures that if you have setup your profiles in your current driver, you will not lose any settings when you update your driver. • Improved high-resolution scalable desktop functionality for Quadro GPU-based workstations. For additional information, refer to the NVIDIA Quadro Workstation User’s Guide. User’s Guide...
Page 187: Directx
• UMA support • 2D operations • SLI NVIDIA Display Control Panel Release 75 includes enhancement to the following sections of the NVIDIA display control panel user interface: • Additions and improvements in the Performance & Quality page (see “Adjusting Performance and Quality Settings”...
Page 188: Nview Desktop Manager
• Per-display desktops — Release 75 brings support for independent per-monitor virtual desktops to nView Span mode and Multiview environments. For details on using nView Desktop Manager features, refer to the NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Drivers: nView Desktop Manager User’s Guide.
Page 189 Color temperature correction NVIDIA Display • Improved NVIDIA display slideout menu layout and functionality. The menu automatically resizes to fit content when you first launch the NVIDIA display control panel. You can also resize the slideout menu by dragging the window border.
Page 190 • Improved SLI multi-GPU mode pages — available with NVIDIA SLI graphics cards intended for use by advanced users. For details, see the document “Application Note — Using NVIDIA SLI Graphics Cards” Version 2.0 or later. nView Desktop Manager nView Desktop Manager New Features •...
Page 191: Release 65 Enhancements
512 MB Frame Buffer Support ForceWare Release 65 graphics drivers provide memory management techniques for supporting 512 MB versions of the new generation of NVIDIA graphics cards, such as the GeForce 6800 or Quadro FX 4000 and later. 1. Cards must be of the same vendor and model number.
Page 192: Multi-Gpu Support
Release 65 supports the new NVIDIA SLI technology for improved performance using dual high-end graphics cards that support SLI technology, such as the PCI Express based GeForce 6800 Ultra, GeForce 6800 GT, or NVIDIA Quadro FX 3400 GPU-based graphics cards. Operating System Support Release 65 supports Windows XP SP2 and will support the next version of Windows XP Media Center Edition—”Symphony”.
Page 193: Desktop Manager And Control Panel Improvements
Appendix C NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver — Feature History • OpenGL Enhancements • Improved and more efficient vertex_buffer_object (VBO) handling • More efficient memory management for improved performance under Dualview HDTV Support Enhancements Release 65 offers improved HDTV over DVI underscan support, exposed through the NVIDIA control panel.
Page 194: Enhancements In Driver Performance
Appendix C NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver — Feature History • Enhanced OpenGL support Improved texture memory management and bandwidth utilization Enhancements in Driver Performance • Enhanced Robustness The ForceWare Release 60 graphics driver offers more robust stability and compatibility in DirectX support, antialiasing, and desktop rotation.
Page 195: Release 55 Enhancements
Release 55 Enhancements The Release 55 driver offers new features not found in previous releases of the NVIDIA Driver for Windows. The following highlights the new features in Release PCI Express Support 2D and 3D graphics drivers support the PCI Express I/O.
Page 196: Video Support Enhancements
Appendix C NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver — Feature History Video Support Enhancements • Advanced de-interlacing and inverse 3:2 pull-down capability • Enhanced HDTV and Media Center support 3D Graphics API Enhancements Direct3D • Improved antialiasing performance • Improved shaders...
Page 197: Display Driver Changes-New Features
GPU micro- architectures. In fact, different code paths make different GPUs go faster. As a result with the GeForce FX architecture, NVIDIA has implemented a GPU-specific compiler that can be used to optimize application performance.
Page 198: User Interface Changes
Appendix C NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver — Feature History User Interface Changes • Dual View Support • Change Resolution Panel • Edge Blending and Desktop Overlap Panel • Frame Lock Panel • HDTV Support • New Color Panel with Enhanced Gamma •...
Page 199: Directx Graphics
Appendix C NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver — Feature History • nViewCmd • NVManagement • Faster desktop switching • Integrated control panels • New Setup Wizard • Driver independence DirectX Graphics • Floating point render targets • Multi-element textures • Improved antialiasing compatibility •...
Page 200: Release 40 Enhancements
QuickTweak, and contains menu items that provide access to all NVIDIA user interface software applications. • New Display Properties Panel — The NVIDIA control panel has been redesigned to make navigating easier and to improve control over the display adapter settings.
Page 201: Enhanced Nview Desktop Manager Features
NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver — Feature History Enhanced nView Desktop Manager Features • Additional Operating System Support — NVIDIA nView supports Windows NT 4.0, Windows 9X/Me, and Windows 2000/XP. • Zoom Support — New fixed-frame zoom and bi-directional zoom editing capability •...
Page 202: Release 25 Enhancements
(mobile) computers. Note: For further details on NVKeystone and many new nView Desktop Manager features, see the NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User™s Guide. Release 25 Enhancements The Release 25 driver offers new features not found in previous releases of the NVIDIA Driver for Windows.
Page 203: Release 20 Enhancements
• Support for Microsoft DirectX ® • 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. • Special support for NVIDIA GeForce3 capabilities: •...
Page 204: Virtual Desktop
Desktop Manager functions under the TwinView Extended Desktop (Span) mode and, in addition to being supported by the NV11 chipset (i.e, the GeForce2 MX or the Quadro2 MXR graphics card), is also supported by any two NVIDIA graphics cards running in multi-monitor mode.
Page 205: Digital Vibrance Control
DVC is supported by the NV11 chipset (i.e., the GeForce2 MX or Quadro2 MXR graphics card). OpenGL The NVIDIA OpenGL Settings control panel contains the following changes: • Improved full-scene anti-aliasing methods • Additional options for Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0 •...
Page 206: Release 5 Enhancements
Appendix C NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver — Feature History Release 5 Enhancements The Release 5 driver adds capabilities in the following areas: OpenGL Changes have been made to the core, extensions, performance, and available features of OpenGL. OpenGL 1.2 Core Release 5 adds all the features that constitute the OpenGL 1.2 core capabilities:...
Page 207: Direct3D
Appendix C NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver — Feature History OpenGL Performance Enhancements A number of features are significantly improved in Release 5. • For RIVA TNT and TNT2, polygon offset is faster. • For GeForce 256 and Quadro, a number of improvements have been made: •...
Page 208: Control Panel
PRERENDERLIMIT Registry key, which is 3 by default. (Default is DISABLED Control Panel NVIDIA now provides Control Panel tabs for Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000. User’s Guide...
Page 209: Nvidia Setup Wizard Pages
“NVIDA Display Setup Wizard — Custom Setup” on page 65 • “NVIDIA Display Wizard — HDTV Component Connection” on page 67 • “NVIDIA Display Wizard — Analog Display with HDTV/DVI” on page 69 • “NVIDIA Display Wizard — Digital Display and Television” on page 71 User’s Guide...
Page 210: Nvidia Display Wizard - Typical Setup
Appendix D NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages NVIDIA Display Wizard — Typical Setup Figure 0.1 NVIDIA Display Wizard — Typical Setup NVIDIA Corporation...
Page 211: Nvida Display Setup Wizard - Custom Setup
Appendix D NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages NVIDA Display Setup Wizard — Custom Setup Figure 0.2 NVIDIA Display Setup Wizard — Custom Setup Pages (1) User’s Guide...
Page 212: Figure D.3 Nvidia Display Setup Wizard - Custom Setup Pages (2)
Appendix D NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages Figure 0.3 NVIDIA Display Setup Wizard — Custom Setup Pages (2) NVIDIA Corporation...
Page 213: Nvidia Display Wizard - Hdtv Component Connection
Appendix D NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages NVIDIA Display Wizard — HDTV Component Connection Figure 0.4 NVIDIA TV Display Wizard — HDTV Component Connection Page (1) User’s Guide...
Page 214 Appendix D NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages Figure 0.5 NVIDIA TV Display Wizard — HDTV Component Connection Page (2) NVIDIA Corporation...
Page 215: Nvidia Display Wizard - Analog Display With Hdtv/Dvi
Appendix D NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages NVIDIA Display Wizard — Analog Display with HDTV/DVI Figure 0.6 NVIDIA Display Wizard—Analog Display with HDTV/DVI Pages (1) User’s Guide...
Page 216 Appendix D NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages Figure 0.7 NVIDIA Display Wizard—Analog Display with HDTV/DVI Pages (2) NVIDIA Corporation...
Page 217: Nvidia Display Wizard - Digital Display And Television
Appendix D NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages NVIDIA Display Wizard — Digital Display and Television Figure 0.8 NVIDIA Display Wizard — Digital Display with TV Pages (1) User’s Guide...
Page 218 Appendix D NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages Figure 0.9 NVIDIA Display Wizard — Various Types of TV Connectors NVIDIA Corporation...
Page 219 Appendix D NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages Figure 0.10 NVIDIA Display Wizard — Digital Display with TV Pages (2) User’s Guide...
Page 220: Glossary
(nView Desktop Manager) — The nView Desktop Manager “control panel” refers to the entire nView Desktop Manager control panel window (tabbed style or NVIDIA menu style) from which you can configure nView Desktop Manager settings. For details, refer to the nView Desktop Manager User’s Guide — Release 90...
Page 221 360,000. multi-graphics card configuration — A setup where two or more displays (such as an analog display, a digital display, or a TV) are connected to two (or more) NVIDIA GPU-based graphics cards installed in the computer.
Page 222 Instead, the two graphics cards drive a single display1 to provide accelerated 3D performance in DirectX and OpenGL applications2. Note: For details, see the Application Note “Using NVIDIA SLI Graphics Cards”. window — A window is any independent window on your desktop. Applications such as Microsoft®...

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2 System Requirements and Driver Installation

3 NVIDIA Driver Control Panel Access

4 Using Nview Multi-Display Settings

5 Configuring Displays

6 Configuring HDTV

7 Configuring Key Forceware Graphics Driver Features

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