NVIDIA VCQFX550PCIEPB User Guide - Page 200

Appendix C NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver - Feature History Release 40 Enhancements The Release 40 driver offers new features not found in previous releases of the NVIDIA Driver for Windows. Enhanced Display Driver, DirectX, and Video Capabilities • Windows XP SP1 • Release 40 supports Windows XP SP1, including support for Windows XP Tablet PC and eHome technology. • Release 40 provides support for bugcheck EA callbacks, enabling OCA EA failures to be resolved more quickly while assisting to identify failure causes- such as due to chip instability or overclocking. • Rotation Support Release 40 supports desktop rotation3, which allows the user to rotate the desktop by 90, 180, or 270 degrees. • DirectX 9 Support With Microsoft's release of DirectX 9 runtime, Release 40 version 42.51 and later provides support for DirectX 9, which includes the new vertex shaders, antialiasing modes, and multi-display device support. • Video Enhancements • Flip Sync functionality support • Support for multiple Macrovision clients • Simplified Video Mirror controls • TV Overscan Support Depending on the TV encoder used, Release 40 supports TV overscan-allowing the user to eliminate the black borders around the TV display screen. This option is accessible through the NVIDIA display properties control panel. New Graphical User Interface • Media Center Tray Application - The Media Center Tray is a new application that replaces 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. 3. Rotation is not supported on graphics cards based on the TNT, TNT2 or Vanta product families. 200 User's Guide