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Nvidia Quadro Workstation User Manual (253 pages)

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Table of Contents
3
Introduction

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- About this Guide
  13
  - Other Related Documentation
    14
- Online Help
  14
  - Context Help
    14
- NVIDIA Display Properties and Nview Desktop Manager
  15
- Release 80 Enhancements
  15
  - NVIDIA SLITM Enhancements
    15
  - NVIDIA Purevideotm Enhancements
    16
  - Support for the Next Generation of NVIDIA Gpus
    16
  - Additional Details by Driver Module
    16
    
    Directx
    16
    
    Opengl
    16
    
    Classic NVIDIA Control Panel
    17
    
    Video
    17
System Requirements

19
NVIDIA Control Panel Access

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Using Nview Multi-Display Settings

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- Figure 4.1 Nview Single Display Mode - Windows XP/2000
  
  46
- Accessing the Display Context Menus
  49
Configuring Displays

75
Configuring HDTV

88
Configuring Key Forceware Graphics Driver Features

107
- Adjusting Desktop Colors
  108
  - Accessing the Desktop Colors Page
    108
    
    Figure 7.1 Color Correction Settings
    108
    
    Figure 7.2 Performance and Quality Settings Page
    114
    
    Figure 7.4 Changing an Existing Application Profile
    117
    
    Adding a New Application Profile
    120
    
    Adding Profiles with an SLI Configuration
    121
    
    Deleting Application Profiles
    121
    
    Antialiasing Settings
    122
    
    Basic Driver Settings
    122
    
    Anisotropic Filtering
    123
    
    Early Z Test
    124
    
    Unified Back/Depth Buffer
    124
    
    Vertical Sync
    124
    
    Advanced Driver Settings
    125
    
    Color Profile
    125
    
    Conformant Texture Clamp
    126
    
    Extension Limit
    126
    
    Hardware Acceleration
    126
    
    Figure 7.10 Hardware Acceleration Driver Setting
    127
    
    Disable Enhanced CPU Instruction Set
    128
    
    Antialiasing Full Screen Gamma
    129
    
    Antialiasing Line Gamma
    129
    
    Buffer-Flipping Mode
    129
    
    Maximize Texture Memory
    129
    
    Gamma Correct Antialiasing
    130
    
    Texture Color Depth
    130
    
    Transparency Antialiasing
    130
    
    Triple Buffering
    130
    
    About Using Other SLI-Based Advanced Settings
    131
    
    Enable Stereo
    131
    
    SLI Rendering Mode
    131
    
    Stereo Display Mode
    132
    
    Enable Overlay
    133
    
    Swap Eyes (L Becomes R, R Becomes L)
    133
    
    Exported Pixel Types
    134
    
    Using Video Overlay Settings
    134
    
    Accessing the Video Overlay Settings
    135
    
    Figure 7.11 Video Overlay Settings - Windows XP/2000
    135
    
    Overlay Zoom Controls
    135
    
    Zoom Control
    135
    
    Adjust Colors
    136
    
    Hue and Saturation
    136
    
    Out/In
    136
    
    Overlay Color Controls
    136
    
    Restore Defaults
    136
    
    Screen Region to Zoom
    136
    
    Using Full Screen Video Settings
    136
    
    About the Full Screen Video Mirror Feature
    137
    
    Figure 7.12 Full Screen Video Settings - Disabled
    137
    
    Accessing the Full Screen Video Page
    138
    
    Full Screen Device
    138
    
    Full-Screen Video Settings
    138
    
    Adjust Colors
    139
    
    Track Overlay Rotation
    139
    
    Figure 7.14 Full Screen Video - Zoom Control Video Mirror Settings
    140
    
    Full Screen Video Zoom Controls
    140
    
    Zoom Control
    140
    
    Accessing the Tools Page
    141
    
    Out/In
    141
    
    Screen Region to Zoom
    141
    
    Troubleshooting Full Screen Video Problems129
    141
    
    Using the Tools Page
    141
    
    Adding the NVIDIA Settings Menu to the Windows Taskbar
    142
    
    Figure 7.16 NVIDIA Settings Menu Icon Displayed in the Windows Taskbar Notification Area
    142
    
    Windows Taskbar
    142
    
    Display Optimization Wizard
    144
    
    Adding NVIDIA Menu Options to the Windows Desktop Menu
    145
    
    Detecting Displays
    145
    
    Forcing Detection of Connected Television
    145
    
    Accessing the Nvrotate Page
    147
    
    Figure 7.20 Nvrotate Settings - Landscape Mode
    147
    
    Using Nvrotate Settings
    147
    
    Before You Use Nvrotate Settings
    148
    
    Enabling Nvrotate Settings
    148
    
    Accessing the Temperature Settings Page
    150
    
    Adjusting Temperature Settings
    150
    
    Figure 7.23 Temperature Settings
    150
    
    Ambient Temperature
    151
    
    Core Slowdown Threshold
    151
    
    Enable Heat Indicator Warning When Threshold Exceeded
    151
    
    Temperature Level (GPU Core Temperature)
    151
    
    Temperature Settings
    151
    
    Changing Screen Resolutions and Refresh Rates
    152
    
    Figure 7.24 Screen Resolution & Refresh Rates Page
    152
    
    Screen Resolution and Color Quality
    152
    
    Adding Custom Screen Resolutions & Refresh Rates
    153
    
    Figure 7.25 Add Custom Resolution Dialog Box
    153
    
    Monitor Settings
    153
    
    Enabling Custom Screen Resolutions
    154
    
    Removing Custom Screen Resolutions & Refresh Rates
    154
    
    Advanced Timing
    155
    
    Display Mode & Timing Parameters
    156
    
    Table 7.1 Advanced Timing Parameters
    157
    
    Display Timing Standards
    159
    
    Table 7.2 Display Timing Standards
    159
    
    Accessing the Menu Editing Page
    160
    
    Editing the NVIDIA Display Menu
    160
    
    Figure 7.27 Menu Editing Page - Default Settings
    160
    
    Using Menu Editing
    160
    
    Accessing the Powermizer Page
    162
    
    Adjusting Powermizer Settings - Only for Notebook Computers
    162
    
    Current Battery Charge
    162
    
    Powermizer Settings
    162
    
    Current Power Level
    163
    
    Current Power Source
    163
    
    Figure 7.30 3840 X 2400 Versus 1920 X 1200
    164
    
    Using the Hires Desktop Scaling Feature
    164
    
    Figure 7.31 Effect of Hires Scaling on Opengl Drawing
    165
    
    Activating Hires Desktop Scaling
    166
  - Changing Global Driver Settings
    115
  - Modifying an Existing Application Profile
    117
- Color Correction Settings
  109
  - Digital Vibrance
    109
  - Brightness, Contrast, and Gamma
    109
  - Apply Color Changes to
    110
  - Color Channels
    110
  - Color Curve Graph
    111
  - Image Sharpening
    112
  - Color Profile
    112
  - Add (ICC Profile Mode)
    112
  - Other Settings
    112
- Adjusting Performance and Quality Settings
  113
- Figure 7.32 Windows Display Properties Settings Page
  
  166
- Figure 7.33 Hires Desktop Scaling Option on Nview Display Settings Page
  
  167
- About NVIDIA Direct Access
  169
  - Direct Access Compatible Monitors
    170
  - Using the Direct Access Main Page
    171
Using NVIDIA Direct Access

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- Configuring Display Settings
  172
- Changing Languages
  173
- Locking Display Buttons
  173
- Adjusting Color Settings
  174
Figure 8.4 NVIDIA Direct Access-Size and Position Page

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Using NVIDIA Scalable Link Interface (SLI)

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- Overview of SLI for NVIDIA Quadro Cards
  180
  - SLI Modes for NVIDIA Quadro Gpus
    180
    
    Hardware Requirements
    181
- Installation and Operating Instructions
  182
  - Installing the Hardware
    182
  - Installing the Display Driver
    183
  - Enabling SLI Mode
    183
  - Using NVIDIA SLI
    185
    
    SLI Mode Overview
    185
    
    SLI Frame Rendering
    186
- Table 9.1 SLI Mode Configuration
  
  186
- SLI Antialiasing Mode
  187
- Viewing Load Balancing
  188
Figure 9.1 Load Balancing Indicators

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Using Two NVIDIA GPU-Based Graphics Cards

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Using HDTV with NVIDIA

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- GPU-Based Graphics Cards
  
  207
- Figure B.1 Sample Component Cables
  
  208
  - Figure B.2 Sample DVI Cable
    
    209
    
    Figure B.3 Sample Video Cables
    210
    
    Sample Cables Shipped with NVIDIA HDTV-Encoded Graphics Cards
    210
  - HDTV over DVI
    209
- Supported HDTV Connectors
  208
  - Component
    208
- D Connector
  209
Figure B.4 Sample NVIDIA Personal Cinema™ A/V Cables

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NVIDIA Setup Wizard

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NVIDIA Forceware Graphics Display Driver - Feature History

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- Release 75 Enhancements
  226
  - Opengl Enhancements
    226
  - SLI Support Improvements
    226
  - Display Driver
    227
  - Directx
    228
  - NVIDIA Display Control Panel
    228
  - Nview Desktop Manager
    229
- Release 80 Enhancements
  226
- Release 70 New Features and Enhancements
  229
  - NVIDIA Display
    229
- Video
  
  230
  - Display Driver, Directx, and Opengl
    231
  - Nview Desktop Manager
    231
    
    Feature Enhancements
    231
    
    New Features
    231
Table D.1 Release 70 Graphics Driver - Performance Improvement and New Features

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- Nvmanagement
  232
- Driver Independence
  232
- Release 65 Enhancements
  232
  - 512 MB Frame Buffer Support
    232
  - Multi-GPU Support
    232
  - Operating System Support
    233
  - Enhancements in Driver Performance
    233
    
    3D Graphics API Enhancements
    233
    
    HDTV Support Enhancements
    233
    
    Improved Robustness
    233
    
    Video Enhancements
    233
  - Desktop Manager and Control Panel Improvements
    234
- Enhancements in Driver Performance
  234
  - 3D Graphics API Enhancements
    235
    
    Direct3D
    235
    
    Opengl
    235
- Release 60 Enhancements
  234
  - Latest GPU Support
    234
  - PCI Express Support
    234
- Release 55 Enhancements
  235
  - PCI Express Support
    236
  - PAE Support
    236
  - Nview Desktop Manager Enhancements
    236
  - User Interface Enhancements
    236
  - Video Support Enhancements
    236
  - 3D Graphics API Enhancements
    237
    
    Direct3D
    237
    
    Opengl
    237
- Release 50 Enhancements
  237
  - New Feature Highlights
    237
    
    64-Bit Support
    237
    
    Dynamic Memory Mapping
    237
    
    NVIDIA Unified Compiler
    237
  - Display Driver Changes-New Features
    238
  - Video - New Features
    238
  - Powermizer - New Features
    238
  - User Interface Changes
    238
  - Nview
    239
  - Directx Graphics
    240
- Opengl
  
  240
  - Release 40 Enhancements
    240
    
    Enhanced Display Driver, Directx, and Video Capabilities
    241
    
    Enhanced Nview Desktop Manager Features
    241
    
    New Graphical User Interface
    241
    
    Opengl Enhancements
    242
  - Release 35 Enhancements
    242
  - Release 25 Enhancements
    243
  - Release 10 Enhancements
    244
  - Release 20 Enhancements
    244
  - Release 6 Enhancements
    245
    
    Twinview
    245
    
    Video Mirror
    245
    
    Virtual Desktop
    245
    
    Desktop Manager
    246
    
    Digital Vibrance Control
    246
- Opengl
  
  246
  - Cursor Trails Support
    246
  - Direct3D
    246
  - Control Panels
    247
  - Release 5 Enhancements
    247
- Opengl
  
  247
  - Opengl 1.2 Core
    247
  - Opengl Extensions
    248
  - Opengl Performance Enhancements
    248
  - Control Panel
    249
  - Direct3D
    249
Glossary

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Table of Contents

Introduction

System Requirements

Table 2.1 Supported NVIDIA Workstation Products

Table 2.3 Hard Disk Space Requirements-Non-English Languages

Table 2.4 Hard Disk Space Requirements-Full International Package

Figure 2.1 Nview Desktop Manager - Sample Profiles Page

Figure 2.2 Nview Desktop Manager - Save Profile Settings

Table 2.2 Hard Disk Space Requirements-English

NVIDIA Control Panel Access

Figure 3.3 NVIDIA Display Options from a Video File Context Menu T

Figure 3.6 NVIDIA Settings Sample Menus with Four Connected Graphics Cards

Figure 3.4 NVIDIA Settings Menu Icon in the Windows Taskbar Notification Area

Figure 3.5 NVIDIA Settings Sample Menu

Figure 3.10 NVIDIA Display - Sample Context Help

Figure 3.11 NVIDIA Display Menu - Sample Tool Tip for Disabled Settings

Using Nview Multi-Display Settings

Figure 4.1 Nview Single Display Mode - Windows XP/2000

Figure 4.2 Nview Multi-Display Mode - Windows XP/2000

Figure 4.13 Nview Vertical Span Mode - Windows XP

Configuring Displays

Figure 5.1 Screen Adjustment Settings - Analog Display

Table 5.1 TV Encoders and Supported TV Adjustment Features

Figure 6.1 Back View of an HDTV with DVI and Analog Connectors

Figure 5.2 Display Timing Settings - Analog Display

Configuring HDTV

Table 6.2 D Connector Output Modes

Table 6.1 Supported TV/ HDTV Formats

Figure 6.4 TV Settings - HDTV Component Connection

Figure 6.5 TV Settings - HDTV over DVI Connection

Configuring Key Forceware Graphics Driver Features

Figure 7.32 Windows Display Properties Settings Page

Figure 7.33 Hires Desktop Scaling Option on Nview Display Settings Page

Using NVIDIA Direct Access

Figure 8.2 NVIDIA Direct Access-Display Settings Page

Figure 8.3 NVIDIA Direct Access-Color Settings Page

Figure 8.4 NVIDIA Direct Access-Size and Position Page

Using NVIDIA Scalable Link Interface (SLI)

Table 9.1 SLI Mode Configuration

Figure 9.1 Load Balancing Indicators

Using Two NVIDIA GPU-Based Graphics Cards

Figure A.1 Display Properties Settings - 3 Display Devices with 1 Attached

Figure A.2 One Display Device with Identifying Number

Figure A.9 NVIDIA Display Menu - Quadro FX 3000 and Geforce4 MX 420 Options

Using HDTV with NVIDIA

GPU-Based Graphics Cards

Figure B.1 Sample Component Cables

Figure B.2 Sample DVI Cable

Figure B.4 Sample NVIDIA Personal Cinema™ A/V Cables

NVIDIA Setup Wizard

Figure C.1 NVIDIA Display Wizard - Typical Setup

Figure C.2 NVIDIA Display Setup Wizard - Custom Setup Pages (1)

Figure C.3 NVIDIA Display Setup Wizard - Custom Setup Pages (2)

Figure C.6 NVIDIA Display Wizard-Analog Display with HDTV/DVI Pages (1)

Figure C.4 NVIDIA TV Display Wizard - HDTV Component Connection Page (1)

NVIDIA Forceware Graphics Display Driver - Feature History

Video

Table D.1 Release 70 Graphics Driver - Performance Improvement and New Features

Opengl

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