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ForceWare Graphics Driver User's Guide Driver Release 90 for Windows NVIDIA Corporation September 2006 2nd Edition
ForceWare Graphics Driver User's Guide Driver Release 90 for Windows NVIDIA Corporation September 2006 2nd Edition
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... Intel Corporation. NVIDIA Corporation Specifications mentioned in this publication are not authorized for any patent or patent rights of third parties that may be accurate and reliable. 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...
... Intel Corporation. NVIDIA Corporation Specifications mentioned in this publication are not authorized for any patent or patent rights of third parties that may be accurate and reliable. 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...
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...NVIDIA Display Menu 33 The NVIDIA GPU Page 35 Other NVIDIA Display Menu Items 35 Using the NVIDIA Display Menu Help and Tool Tips 37 Context Help 37 Tool Tips 38 Tool Tips for NVIDIA Quadro... NVS-based Graphics Cards 66 Arranging Displays on Any Display . 30 NVIDIA...NVIDIA Products 16 Supported Languages 19 NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Driver Installation . 20 System Requirements 20 About the NVIDIA... Displays 46 NVIDIA Multi-Display ...Contents 1. NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics...NVIDIA...NVIDIA Driver Control Panel Access NVIDIA Display Setup Wizards 27 Accessing the NVIDIA...
...NVIDIA Display Menu 33 The NVIDIA GPU Page 35 Other NVIDIA Display Menu Items 35 Using the NVIDIA Display Menu Help and Tool Tips 37 Context Help 37 Tool Tips 38 Tool Tips for NVIDIA Quadro... NVS-based Graphics Cards 66 Arranging Displays on Any Display . 30 NVIDIA...NVIDIA Products 16 Supported Languages 19 NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Driver Installation . 20 System Requirements 20 About the NVIDIA... Displays 46 NVIDIA Multi-Display ...Contents 1. NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics...NVIDIA...NVIDIA Driver Control Panel Access NVIDIA Display Setup Wizards 27 Accessing the NVIDIA...
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.... . . . .100 Apply Color Changes to Zoom 127 Overlay Color Controls 127 Hue and Saturation 127 Adjust Colors 127 iv NVIDIA Corporation Configuring HDTV Supported Television/HDTV Formats for HDTV 79 Supported TV and HDTV Adjustment Features Based on Startup Functionality with HDTV Connected 86 ... Television Formats 83 HDTV Formats 83 Optimizing HDTV Viewing 84 Underscan 85 Overscan Shift 85 Native 85 Notes on TV Encoder and NVIDIA GPU . . 80 6. Configuring Displays Adjusting Analog Display Settings 69 Screen Adjustment 70 Display Timing Settings 71 Adjusting Digital Display...
.... . . . .100 Apply Color Changes to Zoom 127 Overlay Color Controls 127 Hue and Saturation 127 Adjust Colors 127 iv NVIDIA Corporation Configuring HDTV Supported Television/HDTV Formats for HDTV 79 Supported TV and HDTV Adjustment Features Based on Startup Functionality with HDTV Connected 86 ... Television Formats 83 HDTV Formats 83 Optimizing HDTV Viewing 84 Underscan 85 Overscan Shift 85 Native 85 Notes on TV Encoder and NVIDIA GPU . . 80 6. Configuring Displays Adjusting Analog Display Settings 69 Screen Adjustment 70 Display Timing Settings 71 Adjusting Digital Display...
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...Installing the NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver 164 GeForce FX 5900 Ultra - Attaching the Secondary Display for GeForce4 MX - Installing the NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver 168 Attaching Displays for nView Dualview Mode 165 GeForce4 MX - Using HDTV with NVIDIA GPU-Based...Connectors 177 Component 178 HDTV over DVI 178 D connector 179 Sample "Component-Based" Cables Shipped with NVIDIA HDTV-Encoded Graphics Cards . . . .180 NVIDIA Corporation v Only for Notebook Computers 153 Accessing the PowerMizer Page 153 PowerMizer Settings 153 Current Battery Charge ...
...Installing the NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver 164 GeForce FX 5900 Ultra - Attaching the Secondary Display for GeForce4 MX - Installing the NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver 168 Attaching Displays for nView Dualview Mode 165 GeForce4 MX - Using HDTV with NVIDIA GPU-Based...Connectors 177 Component 178 HDTV over DVI 178 D connector 179 Sample "Component-Based" Cables Shipped with NVIDIA HDTV-Encoded Graphics Cards . . . .180 NVIDIA Corporation v Only for Notebook Computers 153 Accessing the PowerMizer Page 153 PowerMizer Settings 153 Current Battery Charge ...
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User's Guide Table of Contents C. HDTV Component Connection 213 NVIDIA Display Wizard - Custom Setup 211 NVIDIA Display Wizard - NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver - New Features 197 PowerMizer - Glossary vi NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages NVIDIA Display Wizard - Analog Display with HDTV/DVI 215 NVIDIA Display Wizard - Feature History Driver Release History 181 Release 90 Enhancements 182 Release 80...
User's Guide Table of Contents C. HDTV Component Connection 213 NVIDIA Display Wizard - Custom Setup 211 NVIDIA Display Wizard - NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver - New Features 197 PowerMizer - Glossary vi NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages NVIDIA Display Wizard - Analog Display with HDTV/DVI 215 NVIDIA Display Wizard - Feature History Driver Release History 181 Release 90 Enhancements 182 Release 80...
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Performance Improvement and New Features 188 NVIDIA Corporation vii NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Drivers User's Guide List of Tables Table 2.1 Supported NVIDIA Consumer Products 16 Table 2.2 Supported NVIDIA Workstation Products 18 Table 2.3 Hard Disk Space Requirements-English 20 Table 2.4 Hard Disk Space Requirements-Non-English Languages 20 Table 2.5 Hard Disk Space Requirements-Full ...
Performance Improvement and New Features 188 NVIDIA Corporation vii NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Drivers User's Guide List of Tables Table 2.1 Supported NVIDIA Consumer Products 16 Table 2.2 Supported NVIDIA Workstation Products 18 Table 2.3 Hard Disk Space Requirements-English 20 Table 2.4 Hard Disk Space Requirements-Non-English Languages 20 Table 2.5 Hard Disk Space Requirements-Full ...
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...Confirm Display Settings Prompts 93 Figure 6.9 HDTV Overscan Configuration - Sample Profiles Page 22 Figure 2.2 nView Desktop Manager - Sample Context Help 38 Figure 3.11 NVIDIA Display Menu - Windows XP 58 Figure 4.13 nView Vertical Span Mode - Diagonal 68 Figure 5.1 Screen Adjustment Settings - Windows XP/2000 41 Figure ... 95 Figure 7.1 Color Correction Settings 99 Figure 7.2 Performance and Quality Settings Page 104 Figure 7.3 Changing Global Driver Settings 106 NVIDIA Corporation viii TV + Digital Display 62 Figure 4.16 nView Clone Mode with Virtual Desktop Enabled -
...Confirm Display Settings Prompts 93 Figure 6.9 HDTV Overscan Configuration - Sample Profiles Page 22 Figure 2.2 nView Desktop Manager - Sample Context Help 38 Figure 3.11 NVIDIA Display Menu - Windows XP 58 Figure 4.13 nView Vertical Span Mode - Diagonal 68 Figure 5.1 Screen Adjustment Settings - Windows XP/2000 41 Figure ... 95 Figure 7.1 Color Correction Settings 99 Figure 7.2 Performance and Quality Settings Page 104 Figure 7.3 Changing Global Driver Settings 106 NVIDIA Corporation viii TV + Digital Display 62 Figure 4.16 nView Clone Mode with Virtual Desktop Enabled -
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... 7.37 NVIDIA SLI Page - GeForce FX 5900 Ultra and GeForce4 MX 420 Options 173 Figure A.10 NVIDIA Display Menu Showing Both GeForce FX 5900 Ultra and GeForce4 MX Graphics Cards . . 174 Figure A.11 NVIDIA Settings Taskbar Menu Displaying NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra...Identifying Numbers 172 Figure A.9 NVIDIA Display Menu - Typical Setup 210 Figure D.2 NVIDIA Display Setup Wizard - Custom Setup Pages (2 212 NVIDIA Corporation ix Custom Setup Pages (1 211 Figure D.3 NVIDIA Display Setup Wizard - Renaming and Saving the Profile 111 Figure 7.11 NVIDIA Advanced Driver Settings - Landscape ...
... 7.37 NVIDIA SLI Page - GeForce FX 5900 Ultra and GeForce4 MX 420 Options 173 Figure A.10 NVIDIA Display Menu Showing Both GeForce FX 5900 Ultra and GeForce4 MX Graphics Cards . . 174 Figure A.11 NVIDIA Settings Taskbar Menu Displaying NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra...Identifying Numbers 172 Figure A.9 NVIDIA Display Menu - Typical Setup 210 Figure D.2 NVIDIA Display Setup Wizard - Custom Setup Pages (2 212 NVIDIA Corporation ix Custom Setup Pages (1 211 Figure D.3 NVIDIA Display Setup Wizard - Renaming and Saving the Profile 111 Figure 7.11 NVIDIA Advanced Driver Settings - Landscape ...
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... Wizard - HDTV Component Connection Page (2 214 Figure D.6 NVIDIA Display Wizard-Analog Display with HDTV/DVI Pages (1 215 Figure D.7 NVIDIA Display Wizard-Analog Display with TV Pages (2 219 x NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Driver User's Guide Figure D.4 NVIDIA TV Display Wizard - Various Types of TV Connectors 218 Figure D.10 NVIDIA Display Wizard - Digital Display with HDTV/DVI Pages...
... Wizard - HDTV Component Connection Page (2 214 Figure D.6 NVIDIA Display Wizard-Analog Display with HDTV/DVI Pages (1 215 Figure D.7 NVIDIA Display Wizard-Analog Display with TV Pages (2 219 x NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Driver User's Guide Figure D.4 NVIDIA TV Display Wizard - Various Types of TV Connectors 218 Figure D.10 NVIDIA Display Wizard - Digital Display with HDTV/DVI Pages...
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NVIDIA Corporation 11 www.nvidia.com. For technical details on the NVIDIA GeForce™ series of GPUs (graphics processing units) listed in Table 2.1, "Supported NVIDIA Consumer Products". This guide focuses on NVIDIA desktop consumer products, i.e, graphics cards based on the features and benefits of the control panel-based NVIDIA... the following major topics: • "About this Guide" on page 11 • "Online Help" on page 12 • "NVIDIA Display Properties and nView Desktop Manager" on page 13 • "Release 90 Enhancements" on page 13 About this Guide This user's guide...
NVIDIA Corporation 11 www.nvidia.com. For technical details on the NVIDIA GeForce™ series of GPUs (graphics processing units) listed in Table 2.1, "Supported NVIDIA Consumer Products". This guide focuses on NVIDIA desktop consumer products, i.e, graphics cards based on the features and benefits of the control panel-based NVIDIA... the following major topics: • "About this Guide" on page 11 • "Online Help" on page 12 • "NVIDIA Display Properties and nView Desktop Manager" on page 13 • "Release 90 Enhancements" on page 13 About this Guide This user's guide...
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... of multi-display technologies encompassing driver support, multi-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 NVIDIA Corporation 13 For details on using nView Desktop Manager features, refer to the control panel-based user...
... of multi-display technologies encompassing driver support, multi-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 NVIDIA Corporation 13 For details on using nView Desktop Manager features, refer to the control panel-based user...
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... And Driver Installation CHAPTER 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 This... Update Rollup2 • Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 • Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 • Windows XP Professional • Windows XP Home Edition NVIDIA Corporation 15
... And Driver Installation CHAPTER 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 This... Update Rollup2 • Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 • Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 • Windows XP Professional • Windows XP Home Edition NVIDIA Corporation 15
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... 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 X X X X X X X X X X X NVIDIA Corporation 17 PCI-E GeForce 6200 (AGP and PCI-E) GeForce 6150 LE (PCI-E) GeForce 6150 (PCI-E) GeForce 6100 (PCI-E) GeForce PCX 5900 GeForce PCX 5750 GeForce PCX 5300 GeForce FX 5950 Ultra GeForce FX 5900ZT GeForce FX 5900XT GeForce FX 5900 Ultra GeForce FX 5900 GeForce FX 5800 Ultra GeForce FX 5800 GeForce FX 5700VE GeForce FX 5700LE GeForce FX 5700...
... 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 X X X X X X X X X X X NVIDIA Corporation 17 PCI-E GeForce 6200 (AGP and PCI-E) GeForce 6150 LE (PCI-E) GeForce 6150 (PCI-E) GeForce 6100 (PCI-E) GeForce PCX 5900 GeForce PCX 5750 GeForce PCX 5300 GeForce FX 5950 Ultra GeForce FX 5900ZT GeForce FX 5900XT GeForce FX 5900 Ultra GeForce FX 5900 GeForce FX 5800 Ultra GeForce FX 5800 GeForce FX 5700VE GeForce FX 5700LE GeForce FX 5700...
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... your computer. • NVIDIA graphics driver installation provides both...process copies all necessary NVIDIA Release 90 ForceWare graphics...NVIDIA ForceWare graphics driver software on how to install nView Dualview...NVIDIA Display Driver is recommended for instructions on your nView Desktop Manager and/or NVIDIA Display settings by using the "mobile" version of the NVIDIA...details, see "Installing the NVIDIA ForceWare Driver Software" on...the version of the NVIDIA driver previously installed, ...Windows XP, the NVIDIA driver is not activated... Driver Installation About the NVIDIA ForceWare Driver Installation Note...
... your computer. • NVIDIA graphics driver installation provides both...process copies all necessary NVIDIA Release 90 ForceWare graphics...NVIDIA ForceWare graphics driver software on how to install nView Dualview...NVIDIA Display Driver is recommended for instructions on your nView Desktop Manager and/or NVIDIA Display settings by using the "mobile" version of the NVIDIA...details, see "Installing the NVIDIA ForceWare Driver Software" on...the version of the NVIDIA driver previously installed, ...Windows XP, the NVIDIA driver is not activated... Driver Installation About the NVIDIA ForceWare Driver Installation Note...
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...be saved in the profiles list. Save Profile Settings 3 To customize the settings, you can select or clear any of nView Desktop Manager. NVIDIA Corporation 23 Note: nView Desktop Manager profile (.tvp) files are saved in the list. If you will see the name of the newly created...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 the settings check boxes. 4 Click Save to return to...
...be saved in the profiles list. Save Profile Settings 3 To customize the settings, you can select or clear any of nView Desktop Manager. NVIDIA Corporation 23 Note: nView Desktop Manager profile (.tvp) files are saved in the list. If you will see the name of the newly created...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 the settings check boxes. 4 Click Save to return to...
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...\nView directory on your computer), ensure that the same version of the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver is GeForce 7800 GTX-based, may vary depending on page 40. • Some NVIDIA display and nView Desktop Manager features are supported by single-display configurations, ... card based on a GeForce4 Ti- Therefore, to access features that are supported by either single-display or multi-display NVIDIA GPU-based graphics cards. NVIDIA Corporation 25 Chapter 2 System Requirements And Driver Installation A prompt appears asking whether you want to delete all of the saved nView...
...\nView directory on your computer), ensure that the same version of the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver is GeForce 7800 GTX-based, may vary depending on page 40. • Some NVIDIA display and nView Desktop Manager features are supported by single-display configurations, ... card based on a GeForce4 Ti- Therefore, to access features that are supported by either single-display or multi-display NVIDIA GPU-based graphics cards. NVIDIA Corporation 25 Chapter 2 System Requirements And Driver Installation A prompt appears asking whether you want to delete all of the saved nView...
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... the most commonly used nView display modes, including screen resolution and output. NVIDIA Corporation 27 Note: On subsequent session using the NVIDIA display driver, you can manually start any one or both of the NVIDIA display wizards (Display Wizard or TV Wizard) are automatically invoked, depending on...on Any Display" on page 30 • "Using the NVIDIA Display Menu" on page 33 • "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 graphics card ...
... the most commonly used nView display modes, including screen resolution and output. NVIDIA Corporation 27 Note: On subsequent session using the NVIDIA display driver, you can manually start any one or both of the NVIDIA display wizards (Display Wizard or TV Wizard) are automatically invoked, depending on...on Any Display" on page 30 • "Using the NVIDIA Display Menu" on page 33 • "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 graphics card ...
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...NVIDIA Corporation 29 Figure 3.2 NVIDIA Display Options on the Windows Desktop Menu Note If you can still access the NVIDIA display control panel pages through the Microsoft Display Properties Settings > Advanced option, as explained in "Adding NVIDIA Menu Options to the Windows Desktop Menu" on page 136, and then continue to the next step. 3 Click NVIDIA.... One your Windows desktop to open the desktop menu. 2 If you do not see the menu item "NVIDIA Display," follow the procedure in "Windows Display Properties Setting Access" on your primary display appears if any other nView display ...
...NVIDIA Corporation 29 Figure 3.2 NVIDIA Display Options on the Windows Desktop Menu Note If you can still access the NVIDIA display control panel pages through the Microsoft Display Properties Settings > Advanced option, as explained in "Adding NVIDIA Menu Options to the Windows Desktop Menu" on page 136, and then continue to the next step. 3 Click NVIDIA.... One your Windows desktop to open the desktop menu. 2 If you do not see the menu item "NVIDIA Display," follow the procedure in "Windows Display Properties Setting Access" on your primary display appears if any other nView display ...
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For details, see "Adding the NVIDIA Settings Menu to the Windows Taskbar" on page 133. 2 From your Windows taskbar, click the NVIDIA Settings menu icon (Figure 3.4) to your Windows taskbar notification area. Chapter 3 NVIDIA Driver Control Panel Access Figure 3.3 NVIDIA Display Options from a Video File Context Menu T NVIDIA Settings Menu - NVIDIA Corporation 31 Windows Taskbar Access 1 Make sure you have added the NVIDIA Settings menu icon to display the types of menus shown in Figure 3.5 and Figure 3.6.
For details, see "Adding the NVIDIA Settings Menu to the Windows Taskbar" on page 133. 2 From your Windows taskbar, click the NVIDIA Settings menu icon (Figure 3.4) to your Windows taskbar notification area. Chapter 3 NVIDIA Driver Control Panel Access Figure 3.3 NVIDIA Display Options from a Video File Context Menu T NVIDIA Settings Menu - NVIDIA Corporation 31 Windows Taskbar Access 1 Make sure you have added the NVIDIA Settings menu icon to display the types of menus shown in Figure 3.5 and Figure 3.6.