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Chapter 2 System Requirements Supported NVIDIA Products Table 2.1 lists the NVIDIA products supported by version 91.36 of the Release 90 NVDIA graphics driver. Table 2.1 Supported NVIDIA Workstation Products Product Windows XP 32-bit Windows 2000 NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 SDI X NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 X NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 X NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X NVIDIA Quadro FX 4400 X NVIDIA Quadro FX 4000 SDI X NVIDIA Quadro FX 4000 X NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500 X NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450 X NVIDIA Quadro FX 3400 X NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000 X NVIDIA Quadro FX 2000 X NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500 X NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400 X NVIDIA Quadro FX 1300 X NVIDIA Quadro FX 1100 X NVIDIA Quadro FX 1000 X NVIDIA Quadro FX 700 X NVIDIA Quadro FX 600 X NVIDIA Quadro FX 560 X NVIDIA Quadro FX 550 X NVIDIA Quadro FX 540 X NVIDIA Quadro FX 500 X NVIDIA Quadro FX 350 X NVIDIA Quadro FX 330 X NVIDIA Quadro4 980 XGL X NVIDIA Quadro4 900 XGL X NVIDIA Quadro4 780 XGL X NVIDIA Quadro4 750 XGL X NVIDIA Quadro4 700 XGL X NVIDIA Quadro4 580 XGL X NVIDIA Quadro4 550 XGL X NVIDIA Quadro4 500 XGL X Windows XP Professional x64 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X NVIDIA Corporation 6

Section	Page
Workstation User’s Guide	12
About this Guide	12
Other Related Documentation	13
Online Help	13
Context Help	13
NVIDIA Display Properties and nView Desktop Manager	14
Release 90 Enhancements	14
OpenGL	14
Video	15
Video Processing Improvements	15
New Features-Available Only in the New NVIDIA Control Panel	15
Control Panel	15
System Requirements	16
Hardware and Software Support	16
Supported Operating Systems	16
Supported NVIDIA Products	17
Supported Languages	18
Driver Installation	19
System Requirements	19
Installation Instructions	19
Before You Begin	19
Preserving Settings Before You Upgrade Your Software	20
About Using Saved Profiles in Another Computer	22
Uninstalling the NVIDIA Graphics Driver	23
Installing the NVIDIA Graphics Drivers	23
OLDER---Supported Operating Systems	25
Hardware - Supported NVIDIA Products	25
Supported Languages	26
Software - NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Driver Installation	28
Minimum Hard Disk Space Requirement	28
Driver Installation Instructions	28
Preserving Settings Before Upgrading Your Software	29
About Using Saved Profiles in Another Computer	32
Uninstalling the NVIDIA Display Driver Software	32
Installing the NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Drivers	32
Notes on Feature and Configuration Support	33
Feature Support	33
NVIDIA Control Panel Access	34
NVIDIA Display Setup Wizards	34
Accessing the NVIDIA Display Control Panel Pages	35
Desktop Access	36
Shortcut to Playing Video Files on Any Display	36
NVIDIA Settings Menu - Windows Taskbar Access	38
Windows Display Properties Setting Access	40
Using the NVIDIA Display Menu	40
The NVIDIA GPU Page	42
Other NVIDIA Display Menu Items	42
Using the NVIDIA Display Menu Help and Tool Tips	44
Context Help	44
Tool Tips	45
Windows-style tool tip (pop-up) Help appears when you hover your mouse pointer on an item that is partially obscured. For exampl...	45
Tool Tips for Disabled Settings	45
Uninstalling the NVIDIA Display Driver	46
Using nView Multi-Display Settings	48
nView Display Modes	48
nView Multi-Display Applications	50
Accessing the Display Context Menus	52
About Display Numbering	53
About Renaming Displays	53
NVIDIA Multi-Display Support	55
Primary and Secondary Displays	57
nView Display Mode	57
Windows Display Properties Settings	57
Using nView Dualview Mode	58
Key Features	58
Initial Installation of nView Dualview Mode - Windows 2000	60
Enabling nView Dualview Mode After Initial Installation - Windows 2000	62
Using nView Span Modes	63
nView Span Modes vs. Dualview Mode Features	64
Using Horizontal & Vertical Span Modes	65
Using nView Clone Mode	68
Enabling nView Clone Mode	68
Enabling Virtual Desktop - Clone Mode	70
Before You Begin	70
Procedure	71
Disabling Auto-Panning (Lock Pan Position)	73
Switching Between nView Dualview and Span/Clone Modes - Windows 2000	74
Enabling nView Multiview Mode - Only for NVIDIA Quadro NVS-based Graphics Cards	74
Arranging Displays on the Settings Page	75
Configuring Displays	77
Adjusting Analog Display Settings	77
Screen Adjustment	78
Display Timing Settings	79
Adjusting Digital Display Settings	80
Digital Display Settings	80
Adjusting Television (TV) Settings	82
TV Settings	83
Signal Format	83
Video Output Format	84
Device Adjustments - TV Output	84
Screen Positioning	84
Brightness/Contrast/Saturation	85
Flicker	86
Overdrive	86
Overscan Shift	86
Video Border - (for HDTV)	87
Supported TV and HDTV Adjustment Features Based on TV Encoder and NVIDIA GPU	88
Configuring HDTV	89
Supported Television/HDTV Formats for Analog and Digital Outputs	90
About D Connector Output Modes	91
Television and HDTV Formats and Desktop Resolutions	91
Television Formats	91
HDTV Formats	92
Optimizing HDTV Viewing	92
Underscan	93
Overscan Shift	94
Native	94
Notes on Startup Functionality with HDTV Connected	94
nView Single Display Mode	94
nView Multi-Display Mode	94
Using HDTV in nView Display Modes	95
Using HDTV in nView Single Display Mode	95
Using HDTV as the Primary Display in nView Clone Mode	95
Using HDTV as the Secondary Display in nView Clone Mode	96
Using HDTV in nView Dualview Mode	96
Using HDTV Formats	96
Using Overscan Shift	101
Using Underscan	103
Troubleshooting HDTV Configuration	104
Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features	107
Adjusting Desktop Colors	108
Accessing the Desktop Colors Page	108
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
Changing Global Driver Settings	114
Modifying an Existing Application Profile	116
Adding a New Application Profile	119
Adding Profiles With an SLI Configuration	120
Deleting Application Profiles	120
Basic Driver Settings	121
Antialiasing Settings	121
Anisotropic Filtering	122
Vertical Sync	123
Unified back/depth buffer	123
Early z test	123
Advanced Driver Settings	124
Color Profile	124
Conformant Texture Clamp	125
Extension Limit	125
Hardware Acceleration	125
Disable Enhanced CPU Instruction Set	127
Maximize texture memory	128
Buffer-Flipping Mode	128
Antialiasing Line Gamma	128
Antialiasing Full Screen Gamma	128
Texture Color Depth	129
Triple Buffering	129
Gamma Correct Antialiasing	129
Transparency Antialiasing	129
SLI Rendering Mode	130
About Using Other SLI-based Advanced Settings	130
Enable Stereo	130
Stereo Display Mode	131
Swap eyes (L becomes R, R becomes L)	132
Enable Overlay	132
Exported Pixel Types	133
Using Video Overlay Settings	133
Accessing the Video Overlay Settings Page	134
Overlay Zoom Controls	134
Zoom Control	134
Out/In	135
Screen Region to Zoom	135
Overlay Color Controls	135
Hue and Saturation	135
Adjust Colors	135
Restore Defaults	135
Using Full Screen Video Settings	135
About the Full Screen Video Mirror Feature	136
Accessing the Full Screen Video Page	137
Full-Screen Video Settings	137
Full Screen Device	137
Track Overlay Rotation	138
Adjust Colors	138
Full Screen Video Zoom Controls	139
Zoom Control	139
Out/In	140
Screen Region to Zoom	140
Troubleshooting Full Screen Video Problems	140
Using the Tools Page	140
Accessing the Tools Page	140
Adding the NVIDIA Settings Menu to the Windows Taskbar	141
Display Optimization Wizard	143
Adding NVIDIA Menu Options to the Windows Desktop Menu	144
Forcing Detection of Connected Television	144
Detecting Displays	144
Using NVRotate Settings	146
Accessing the NVRotate Page	146
Before You Use NVRotate Settings	147
Enabling NVRotate Settings	147
Adjusting Temperature Settings	149
Accessing the Temperature Settings Page	149
Temperature Settings	150
Temperature Level (GPU Core Temperature)	150
Core Slowdown Threshold	150
Ambient Temperature	150
Enable Heat Indicator Warning When Threshold Exceeded	150
Changing Screen Resolutions and Refresh Rates	151
Screen Resolution and Color Quality	151
Monitor Settings	152
Adding Custom Screen Resolutions & Refresh Rates	152
Enabling Custom Screen Resolutions	153
Removing Custom Screen Resolutions & Refresh Rates	153
Advanced Timing	154
Display Mode & Timing Parameters	155
Display Timing Standards	158
Editing the NVIDIA Display Menu	159
Accessing the Menu Editing Page	159
Using Menu Editing	159
Adjusting PowerMizer Settings - Only for Notebook Computers	161
Accessing the PowerMizer Page	161
PowerMizer Settings	161
Current Battery Charge	161
Current Power Source	162
Current Power Level	162
Using the HiRes Desktop Scaling Feature	163
Activating HiRes Desktop Scaling	165
Using NVIDIA SLI Technology	167
Overview of SLI Technology for NVIDIA Quadro Cards	168
SLI Modes for NVIDIA Quadro GPUs	168
Hardware Requirements	169
Installation and Operating Instructions	170
Installing the Hardware	170
Installing the Display Driver	171
Enabling SLI Mode	171
Using NVIDIA SLI Technology	173
SLI Frame Rendering	173
SLI Antialiasing Mode	174
SLI Single-GPU Mode	174
Using the 3D App Profiles	175
Viewing Load Balancing	175
Using Two NVIDIA GPU-Based Graphics Cards	178
Before You Begin	179
Before Installing the NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver	179
Examples and Setup	179
Quadro FX 3000 - Installing the NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver	180
Quadro FX 3000 - Attaching the Secondary Display for nView Dualview Mode	181
GeForce4 MX - Installing the NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver	184
Attaching Displays for GeForce4 MX - nView Dualview Mode	185
Enabling nView Span and Clone Modes - Detaching the Secondary Display Device	187
Viewing Multiple NVIDIA GPU-based Graphics Cards from the NVIDIA Display Menu	189
Viewing Multiple Card Configurations Using the NVIDIA Settings Menu	191
Using HDTV with NVIDIA GPU-Based Graphics Cards	193
Component	194
HDTV over DVI	195
D connector	195
NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages	198
NVIDIA Display Wizard - Typical Setup	199
NVIDA Display Setup Wizard - Custom Setup	200
NVIDIA Display Wizard - HDTV Component Connection	202
NVIDA Display Wizard - Analog Display with HDTV/DVI	204
NVIDA Display Wizard - Digital Display and Television	206
NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver - Feature History	209
Release 90 Enhancements	210
Release 80 Enhancements	210
NVIDIA SLITM Enhancements	210
NVIDIA PureVideoTM Enhancements	211
Support for the Next Generation of NVIDIA GPUs	211
Additional Details by Driver Module	211
DirectX	211
OpenGL	211
Video	212
Classic NVIDIA Control Panel	212
Release 75 Enhancements	212
OpenGL Enhancements	212
SLI Support Improvements	213
Display Driver	213
DirectX	214
NVIDIA Display Control Panel	214
nView Desktop Manager	215
Release 70 New Features and Enhancements	215
NVIDIA Display	215
Video	216
Display Driver, DirectX, and OpenGL	217
nView Desktop Manager	217
New Features	217
Feature Enhancements	217
NVManagement	218
Driver Independence	218
Release 65 Enhancements	218
512 MB Frame Buffer Support	218
Multi-GPU Support	218
Operating System Support	219
Enhancements in Driver Performance	219
Improved Robustness	219
Video Enhancements	219
3D Graphics API Enhancements	219
HDTV Support Enhancements	220
Desktop Manager and Control Panel Improvements	220
Release 60 Enhancements	220
Latest GPU Support	220
PCI Express Support	220
Enhancements in Driver Performance	221
3D Graphics API Enhancements	221
Direct3D	221
OpenGL	221
Release 55 Enhancements	222
PCI Express Support	222
PAE Support	222
nView Desktop Manager Enhancements	222
User Interface Enhancements	222
Video Support Enhancements	223
3D Graphics API Enhancements	223
Direct3D	223
OpenGL	223
Release 50 Enhancements	223
New Feature Highlights	223
64-bit Support	223
Dynamic Memory Mapping	223
NVIDIA Unified Compiler	224
Display Driver Changes-New Features	224
Video - New Features	224
PowerMizer - New Features	225
User Interface Changes	225
nView	225
DirectX Graphics	226
OpenGL	226
Release 40 Enhancements	227
Enhanced Display Driver, DirectX, and Video Capabilities	227
New Graphical User Interface	227
Enhanced nView Desktop Manager Features	228
OpenGL Enhancements	228
Release 35 Enhancements	228
Release 25 Enhancements	229
Release 20 Enhancements	230
Release 10 Enhancements	230
Release 6 Enhancements	231
TwinView	231
Virtual Desktop	231
Video Mirror	231
Desktop Manager	232
Digital Vibrance Control	232
OpenGL	232
Direct3D	232
Cursor Trails Support	232
Control Panels	233
Release 5 Enhancements	233
OpenGL	233
OpenGL 1.2 Core	233
OpenGL Extensions	234
OpenGL Performance Enhancements	234
Direct3D	235
Control Panel	235