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NVIDIA Quadro Professional Drivers Workstation User's Guide Driver Version: Release 90 for Windows NVIDIA Corporation July 2006 First Edition
NVIDIA Quadro Professional Drivers Workstation User's Guide Driver Version: Release 90 for Windows NVIDIA Corporation July 2006 First Edition
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...the software are associated. NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, Detonator, Digital Vibrance Control, ForceWare, GeForce, nForce, nView, NVKeystone, NVRotate, Personal Cinema, PowerMizer, NVIDIA Quadro, RIVA, TNT, TNT2, TwinView, and Vanta are registered trademarks or trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the United .... DirectX, Microsoft, Microsoft Internet Explorer logo, Outlook, PowerPoint, Windows, Windows logo, Windows NT, and/or other countries. NVIDIA Corporation 2701 San Tomas Expressway Santa Clara, CA 95050 www.nvidia.com This software may result from its use as critical components in...
...the software are associated. NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, Detonator, Digital Vibrance Control, ForceWare, GeForce, nForce, nView, NVKeystone, NVRotate, Personal Cinema, PowerMizer, NVIDIA Quadro, RIVA, TNT, TNT2, TwinView, and Vanta are registered trademarks or trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the United .... DirectX, Microsoft, Microsoft Internet Explorer logo, Outlook, PowerPoint, Windows, Windows logo, Windows NT, and/or other countries. NVIDIA Corporation 2701 San Tomas Expressway Santa Clara, CA 95050 www.nvidia.com This software may result from its use as critical components in...
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NVIDIA Quadro Professional Drivers User's Guide Table of nView Dualview Mode - Windows 2000 49 NVIDIA Corporation iii Supported NVIDIA Products . . . . 14 Supported Languages 15 Software - Windows Taskbar Access 27 Windows Display Properties Setting Access . 29 Using the NVIDIA Display Menu 29 The NVIDIA GPU Page 31 Other NVIDIA Display Menu Items 31 Using the NVIDIA...(such as Performance and Quality Settings) and be able to Playing Video Files on Any Display. 25 NVIDIA Settings Menu - NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Driver Installation 17 Minimum Hard Disk Space Requirement . ....
NVIDIA Quadro Professional Drivers User's Guide Table of nView Dualview Mode - Windows 2000 49 NVIDIA Corporation iii Supported NVIDIA Products . . . . 14 Supported Languages 15 Software - Windows Taskbar Access 27 Windows Display Properties Setting Access . 29 Using the NVIDIA Display Menu 29 The NVIDIA GPU Page 31 Other NVIDIA Display Menu Items 31 Using the NVIDIA...(such as Performance and Quality Settings) and be able to Playing Video Files on Any Display. 25 NVIDIA Settings Menu - NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Driver Installation 17 Minimum Hard Disk Space Requirement . ....
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... 54 Using nView Clone Mode 57 Enabling nView Clone Mode 57 Enabling Virtual Desktop - Only for NVIDIA Quadro NVS-based Graphics Cards 63 Arranging Displays on TV Encoder and NVIDIA GPU . . 77 6. Windows 2000 63 Enabling nView Multiview Mode - Configuring Displays Adjusting Analog Display Settings 66 Screen Adjustment 67 ...Device Adjustments - TV Output 73 Screen Positioning 73 Brightness/Contrast/Saturation 74 Flicker 75 Overdrive 75 Overscan Shift 75 Video Border - (for Analog and Digital Outputs 79 About D Connector Output Modes 80 Television and HDTV Formats and Desktop...
... 54 Using nView Clone Mode 57 Enabling nView Clone Mode 57 Enabling Virtual Desktop - Only for NVIDIA Quadro NVS-based Graphics Cards 63 Arranging Displays on TV Encoder and NVIDIA GPU . . 77 6. Windows 2000 63 Enabling nView Multiview Mode - Configuring Displays Adjusting Analog Display Settings 66 Screen Adjustment 67 ...Device Adjustments - TV Output 73 Screen Positioning 73 Brightness/Contrast/Saturation 74 Flicker 75 Overdrive 75 Overscan Shift 75 Video Border - (for Analog and Digital Outputs 79 About D Connector Output Modes 80 Television and HDTV Formats and Desktop...
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... Region to Zoom 129 Troubleshooting Full Screen Video Problems129 Using the Tools Page 129 Accessing the Tools Page 129 Adding the NVIDIA Settings Menu to the Windows Taskbar 130 Display Optimization Wizard 132 Adding NVIDIA Menu Options to the Windows Desktop Menu 133 Forcing Detection of SLI Technology for NVIDIA Quadro Cards 157 SLI Modes for Notebook Computers...
... Region to Zoom 129 Troubleshooting Full Screen Video Problems129 Using the Tools Page 129 Accessing the Tools Page 129 Adding the NVIDIA Settings Menu to the Windows Taskbar 130 Display Optimization Wizard 132 Adding NVIDIA Menu Options to the Windows Desktop Menu 133 Forcing Detection of SLI Technology for NVIDIA Quadro Cards 157 SLI Modes for Notebook Computers...
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...NVIDIA Display Options from a Video File Context Menu T 27 Figure 3.4 NVIDIA Settings Menu Icon in Windows 2000 50 Figure 4.10 Display Properties Settings - Sample Context Help 34 Figure 3.11 NVIDIA Display Menu - Installing Dualview in the Windows Taskbar Notification Area 28 Figure 3.5 NVIDIA Settings Sample Menu 28 Figure 3.6 NVIDIA Settings Sample Menus with Four Connected Graphics Cards...Desktop Manager - Windows XP 55 Figure 4.13 nView Vertical Span Mode - Windows XP 56 Figure 4.15 nView Clone Mode - TV + Digital Display 59 Figure 4.16 nView Clone Mode with DVI and Analog ...
...NVIDIA Display Options from a Video File Context Menu T 27 Figure 3.4 NVIDIA Settings Menu Icon in Windows 2000 50 Figure 4.10 Display Properties Settings - Sample Context Help 34 Figure 3.11 NVIDIA Display Menu - Installing Dualview in the Windows Taskbar Notification Area 28 Figure 3.5 NVIDIA Settings Sample Menu 28 Figure 3.6 NVIDIA Settings Sample Menus with Four Connected Graphics Cards...Desktop Manager - Windows XP 55 Figure 4.13 nView Vertical Span Mode - Windows XP 56 Figure 4.15 nView Clone Mode - TV + Digital Display 59 Figure 4.16 nView Clone Mode with DVI and Analog ...
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...NVIDIA Display Menu Showing Both Quadro FX 3000 and GeForce4 MX Graphics Cards . 179 Figure A.11 NVIDIA Settings Menu Displaying NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000-based and GeForce4 MX-based Graphics Cards 180 Figure B.1 Sample Component Cables 183 Figure B.2 Sample DVI Cable 184 Figure B.3 Sample Video Cables 185 Figure B.4 Sample NVIDIA...Multi-GPU Page 161 Figure 8.3 SLI Multi-GPU Page - Typical Setup 188 Figure C.2 NVIDIA Display Setup Wizard - Windows XP/2000 123 Figure 7.12 Full Screen Video Settings - Landscape Mode 135 Figure 7.23 Temperature Settings 138 Figure 7.24 Screen Resolution & ...
...NVIDIA Display Menu Showing Both Quadro FX 3000 and GeForce4 MX Graphics Cards . 179 Figure A.11 NVIDIA Settings Menu Displaying NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000-based and GeForce4 MX-based Graphics Cards 180 Figure B.1 Sample Component Cables 183 Figure B.2 Sample DVI Cable 184 Figure B.3 Sample Video Cables 185 Figure B.4 Sample NVIDIA...Multi-GPU Page 161 Figure 8.3 SLI Multi-GPU Page - Typical Setup 188 Figure C.2 NVIDIA Display Setup Wizard - Windows XP/2000 123 Figure 7.12 Full Screen Video Settings - Landscape Mode 135 Figure 7.23 Temperature Settings 138 Figure 7.24 Screen Resolution & ...
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...;display GPU architecture, and desktop management support. • NVIDIA display properties, the topic of the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics driver. OpenGL The following extensions have been added: • WGL_NV_gpu_affinity 14 Quadro Workstation User's Guide For details on using the NVIDIA display control panel menu, see "Accessing the NVIDIA Display Control Panel Pages" on page 24. •...
...;display GPU architecture, and desktop management support. • NVIDIA display properties, the topic of the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics driver. OpenGL The following extensions have been added: • WGL_NV_gpu_affinity 14 Quadro Workstation User's Guide For details on using the NVIDIA display control panel menu, see "Accessing the NVIDIA Display Control Panel Pages" on page 24. •...
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... page 8 Hardware and Software Support Supported Operating Systems This Release 90 driver includes drivers designed for the following Microsoft® operating systems: • Microsoft Windows® XP • Windows XP Professional • Windows XP Home Edition • Windows XP Professional x64 Edition • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition • Microsoft Windows 2000 5 Quadro Workstation User's Guide
... page 8 Hardware and Software Support Supported Operating Systems This Release 90 driver includes drivers designed for the following Microsoft® operating systems: • Microsoft Windows® XP • Windows XP Professional • Windows XP Home Edition • Windows XP Professional x64 Edition • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition • Microsoft Windows 2000 5 Quadro Workstation User's Guide
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... 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...
... 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...
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Chapter 2 System Requirements Table 2.1 Supported NVIDIA Workstation Products (continued) Product NVIDIA Quadro4 400 NVS NVIDIA Quadro4 380 XGL NVIDIA Quadro4 200 NVS NVIDIA Quadro NVS 440 NVIDIA Quadro NVS 400 NVIDIA Quadro NVS 285 PCI-E NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 NVIDIA Quadro NVS 200 NVIDIA Quadro NVS with AGP8X NVIDIA Quadro NVS NVIDIA Quadro2 MXR NVIDIA Quadro DCC Windows XP 32-bit Windows 2000 X X X X X X X X X X X X X Windows XP Professional x64 X X X X X X X Supported Languages The Release 90...
Chapter 2 System Requirements Table 2.1 Supported NVIDIA Workstation Products (continued) Product NVIDIA Quadro4 400 NVS NVIDIA Quadro4 380 XGL NVIDIA Quadro4 200 NVS NVIDIA Quadro NVS 440 NVIDIA Quadro NVS 400 NVIDIA Quadro NVS 285 PCI-E NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 NVIDIA Quadro NVS 200 NVIDIA Quadro NVS with AGP8X NVIDIA Quadro NVS NVIDIA Quadro2 MXR NVIDIA Quadro DCC Windows XP 32-bit Windows 2000 X X X X X X X X X X X X X Windows XP Professional x64 X X X X X X X Supported Languages The Release 90...
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NVIDIA Corporation 8 Chapter 2 System Requirements Driver Installation System Requirements The minimum hard disk space requirement for each operating system are listed in Table 2.2, Table 2.3, and Table 2.4: Table 2.2 Hard Disk Space Requirements-English Operating System Minimum Hard Disk Space Windows XP (all editions) Windows 2000 41.1 MB 41.1 MB Table 2.3 Hard Disk Space Requirements-Non...
NVIDIA Corporation 8 Chapter 2 System Requirements Driver Installation System Requirements The minimum hard disk space requirement for each operating system are listed in Table 2.2, Table 2.3, and Table 2.4: Table 2.2 Hard Disk Space Requirements-English Operating System Minimum Hard Disk Space Windows XP (all editions) Windows 2000 41.1 MB 41.1 MB Table 2.3 Hard Disk Space Requirements-Non...
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...privileges in order to create or save your system. • Under Windows Me and Windows XP, the NVIDIA driver is not activated by using the nView Desktop Manager Profiles features. Depending on how to the NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User's Guide for details. 1 Open the nView Desktop...settings in your changed settings, use the Save option. Enter a name and description of the NVIDIA driver previously installed, profiles may also be enabled. • Under Windows 2000, the NVIDIA Display Driver is registered in the saved profile, click Advanced See the instructions in the ForceWare...
...privileges in order to create or save your system. • Under Windows Me and Windows XP, the NVIDIA driver is not activated by using the nView Desktop Manager Profiles features. Depending on how to the NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User's Guide for details. 1 Open the nView Desktop...settings in your changed settings, use the Save option. Enter a name and description of the NVIDIA driver previously installed, profiles may also be enabled. • Under Windows 2000, the NVIDIA Display Driver is registered in the saved profile, click Advanced See the instructions in the ForceWare...
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... your computer following an NVIDIA new driver install, you want. If you created a new profile, you can select or clear any saved profile (.tvp file in the Windows\nView directory) from one... computer and use any of the newly created profile in the Windows\nView directory. Note: nView Desktop Manager profile (.... directory. 6 Now you can easily load the saved profile from the Profiles page of the NVIDIA driver previously installed, profiles may also be saved in the list. Chapter 2 System Requirements Figure...
... your computer following an NVIDIA new driver install, you want. If you created a new profile, you can select or clear any saved profile (.tvp file in the Windows\nView directory) from one... computer and use any of the newly created profile in the Windows\nView directory. Note: nView Desktop Manager profile (.... directory. 6 Now you can easily load the saved profile from the Profiles page of the NVIDIA driver previously installed, profiles may also be saved in the list. Chapter 2 System Requirements Figure...
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... removed, but the profile files are saved in this profile can from the list. 4 Click Change/Remove. 5 Click Yes to continue. NVIDIA Corporation 12 Chapter 2 System Requirements to the Windows\nView directory of the software. A prompt appears asking whether you want to delete all of the saved nView profiles. • If you...
... removed, but the profile files are saved in this profile can from the list. 4 Click Change/Remove. 5 Click Yes to continue. NVIDIA Corporation 12 Chapter 2 System Requirements to the Windows\nView directory of the software. A prompt appears asking whether you want to delete all of the saved nView profiles. • If you...
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...Product Windows XP 32-bit Windows 2000 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 Windows XP Professional x64 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X NVIDIA Corporation 14 Note: All GPU products listed below support multiple displays (usually two displays) on a single graphics card...
...Product Windows XP 32-bit Windows 2000 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 Windows XP Professional x64 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X NVIDIA Corporation 14 Note: All GPU products listed below support multiple displays (usually two displays) on a single graphics card...
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...) Product NVIDIA Quadro FX 700 NVIDIA Quadro FX 600 NVIDIA Quadro FX 560 NVIDIA Quadro FX 550 NVIDIA Quadro FX 540 NVIDIA Quadro FX 500 NVIDIA Quadro FX 350 NVIDIA Quadro FX 330 NVIDIA Quadro4 980 XGL NVIDIA Quadro4 900 XGL NVIDIA Quadro4 780 XGL NVIDIA Quadro4 750 XGL NVIDIA Quadro4 700 XGL NVIDIA Quadro4 580 XGL NVIDIA Quadro4 550 XGL NVIDIA Quadro4 500 XGL NVIDIA Quadro4 400 NVS NVIDIA Quadro4 380 XGL NVIDIA Quadro4 200 NVS NVIDIA Quadro NVS 440 NVIDIA Quadro NVS 400 NVIDIA Quadro NVS 285 PCI-E NVIDIA Quadro NVS...
...) Product NVIDIA Quadro FX 700 NVIDIA Quadro FX 600 NVIDIA Quadro FX 560 NVIDIA Quadro FX 550 NVIDIA Quadro FX 540 NVIDIA Quadro FX 500 NVIDIA Quadro FX 350 NVIDIA Quadro FX 330 NVIDIA Quadro4 980 XGL NVIDIA Quadro4 900 XGL NVIDIA Quadro4 780 XGL NVIDIA Quadro4 750 XGL NVIDIA Quadro4 700 XGL NVIDIA Quadro4 580 XGL NVIDIA Quadro4 550 XGL NVIDIA Quadro4 500 XGL NVIDIA Quadro4 400 NVS NVIDIA Quadro4 380 XGL NVIDIA Quadro4 200 NVS NVIDIA Quadro NVS 440 NVIDIA Quadro NVS 400 NVIDIA Quadro NVS 285 PCI-E NVIDIA Quadro NVS...
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... that you do not have System Administrator access privileges, it is assumed that the appropriate person with System Administrator access in the Windows\nView directory. 17 Quadro Workstation User's Guide NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Driver Installation Minimum Hard Disk Space Requirement The minimum hard disk space requirement for each operating system are listed in...
... that you do not have System Administrator access privileges, it is assumed that the appropriate person with System Administrator access in the Windows\nView directory. 17 Quadro Workstation User's Guide NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Driver Installation Minimum Hard Disk Space Requirement The minimum hard disk space requirement for each operating system are listed in...
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...Upgrading Your Software Before uninstalling or installing software, your can preserve your system. • Under Windows Me and Windows XP, the NVIDIA driver is installed in "Dualview mode" display. Windows 2000" on how to install nView Dualview mode, see "Initial Installation of Power User access ...Users\Application Data\ nView_Profiles directory. • As part of the NVIDIA driver previously installed, profiles may also be enabled. • Under Windows 2000, the NVIDIA Display Driver is installed in Span mode. Windows 2000" on the version of the install process, an uninstall ...
...Upgrading Your Software Before uninstalling or installing software, your can preserve your system. • Under Windows Me and Windows XP, the NVIDIA driver is installed in "Dualview mode" display. Windows 2000" on how to install nView Dualview mode, see "Initial Installation of Power User access ...Users\Application Data\ nView_Profiles directory. • As part of the NVIDIA driver previously installed, profiles may also be enabled. • Under Windows 2000, the NVIDIA Display Driver is installed in Span mode. Windows 2000" on the version of the install process, an uninstall ...
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...same profile name is retained in the profiles list. If you will see the name of the NVIDIA driver previously installed, profiles may also be saved in the Windows\nView directory. NVIDIA Corporation 20 Depending on the version of the newly created profile in the list. Chapter 2 System ...Application Data\ nView_Profiles directory. 6 Now you can uninstall your current driver for a driver upgrade. 7 After you restart your computer following an NVIDIA new driver install, you can easily load the saved profile from the Profiles page of the settings check boxes. 5 Click Save to return...
...same profile name is retained in the profiles list. If you will see the name of the NVIDIA driver previously installed, profiles may also be saved in the Windows\nView directory. NVIDIA Corporation 20 Depending on the version of the newly created profile in the list. Chapter 2 System ...Application Data\ nView_Profiles directory. 6 Now you can uninstall your current driver for a driver upgrade. 7 After you restart your computer following an NVIDIA new driver install, you can easily load the saved profile from the Profiles page of the settings check boxes. 5 Click Save to return...