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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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NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Drivers User's Guide Published by NVIDIA Corporation. However, NVIDIA Corporation assumes no responsibility for the consequences of use of such information or for use . No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any infringement of patents or other countries. 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, Vanta, TNT2, ...
NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Drivers User's Guide Published by NVIDIA Corporation. However, NVIDIA Corporation assumes no responsibility for the consequences of use of such information or for use . No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any infringement of patents or other countries. 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, Vanta, TNT2, ...
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... . 33 Using the 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 ...Span/ Clone Modes - System Requirements And Driver Installation Hardware and Software Support 15 Supported Operating Systems 15 Supported NVIDIA Products 16 Supported Languages 19 NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Driver Installation . 20 System Requirements 20 About the NVIDIA ForceWare Driver Installation 21 Preserving Settings Before Upgrading Your Software...
... . 33 Using the 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 ...Span/ Clone Modes - System Requirements And Driver Installation Hardware and Software Support 15 Supported Operating Systems 15 Supported NVIDIA Products 16 Supported Languages 19 NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Driver Installation . 20 System Requirements 20 About the NVIDIA ForceWare Driver Installation 21 Preserving Settings Before Upgrading Your Software...
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... Display Settings 72 Adjusting Television Settings 74 TV Settings 75 Signal Format 75 Video Output Format 76 Device Adjustments - Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features Adjusting Desktop Colors 99 Accessing the Desktop Colors Page . . . . . 99 Color Correction Settings 100 Digital Vibrance 100 Brightness,... . . .100 Apply Color Changes to Zoom 127 Overlay Color Controls 127 Hue and Saturation 127 Adjust Colors 127 iv NVIDIA Corporation TV Output 76 Screen Positioning 76 Brightness/Contrast/Saturation 77 Flicker 78 Overdrive 78 Overscan Shift 78 Video Border - (...
... Display Settings 72 Adjusting Television Settings 74 TV Settings 75 Signal Format 75 Video Output Format 76 Device Adjustments - Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features Adjusting Desktop Colors 99 Accessing the Desktop Colors Page . . . . . 99 Color Correction Settings 100 Digital Vibrance 100 Brightness,... . . .100 Apply Color Changes to Zoom 127 Overlay Color Controls 127 Hue and Saturation 127 Adjust Colors 127 iv NVIDIA Corporation TV Output 76 Screen Positioning 76 Brightness/Contrast/Saturation 77 Flicker 78 Overdrive 78 Overscan Shift 78 Video Border - (...
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... 178 D connector 179 Sample "Component-Based" Cables Shipped with NVIDIA HDTV-Encoded Graphics Cards . . . .180 NVIDIA Corporation v Using Two NVIDIA GPU-Based Graphics Cards (Non-SLI Configuration) Before You Begin 163 Before Installing the NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver 163 Examples and Setup 163 GeForce FX 5900 Ultra - User's Guide Table of Contents Restore Defaults 128...
... 178 D connector 179 Sample "Component-Based" Cables Shipped with NVIDIA HDTV-Encoded Graphics Cards . . . .180 NVIDIA Corporation v Using Two NVIDIA GPU-Based Graphics Cards (Non-SLI Configuration) Before You Begin 163 Before Installing the NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver 163 Examples and Setup 163 GeForce FX 5900 Ultra - User's Guide Table of Contents Restore Defaults 128...
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...206 OpenGL 206 Direct3D 207 Control Panel 208 D. HDTV Component Connection 213 NVIDIA Display Wizard - User's Guide Table of Contents C. Feature History Driver Release History 181 Release 90 Enhancements 182 Release 80 Enhancements 182 New ... Highlights 196 Display Driver Changes-New Features . . 197 Video - New Features 197 PowerMizer - Analog Display with HDTV/DVI 215 NVIDIA Display Wizard - NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver - Custom Setup 211 NVIDIA Display Wizard - Glossary vi NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages NVIDIA Display Wizard - ...
...206 OpenGL 206 Direct3D 207 Control Panel 208 D. HDTV Component Connection 213 NVIDIA Display Wizard - User's Guide Table of Contents C. Feature History Driver Release History 181 Release 90 Enhancements 182 Release 80 Enhancements 182 New ... Highlights 196 Display Driver Changes-New Features . . 197 Video - New Features 197 PowerMizer - Analog Display with HDTV/DVI 215 NVIDIA Display Wizard - NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver - Custom Setup 211 NVIDIA Display Wizard - Glossary vi NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages NVIDIA Display Wizard - ...
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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... 6.3 Optimizing HDTV Viewing 84 Table 7.1 Image Settings and Optimizations 116 Table 7.2 Advanced Timing Parameters 147 Table 7.3 Display Timing Standards 150 Table C.1 Release 70 Graphics Driver - 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... 6.3 Optimizing HDTV Viewing 84 Table 7.1 Image Settings and Optimizations 116 Table 7.2 Advanced Timing Parameters 147 Table 7.3 Display Timing Standards 150 Table C.1 Release 70 Graphics Driver - Performance Improvement and New Features 188 NVIDIA Corporation vii
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... Figure 5.1 Screen Adjustment Settings - Save Profile Settings 23 Figure 3.2 NVIDIA Display Options on the Windows Desktop Menu 29 Figure 3.3 NVIDIA Display Options from a Video File Context Menu T 31 Figure 3.4 NVIDIA Settings Menu Icon in Windows 2000 53 Figure 4.10 Display Properties Settings - NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Driver User's Guide List of an HDTV with DVI and...
... Figure 5.1 Screen Adjustment Settings - Save Profile Settings 23 Figure 3.2 NVIDIA Display Options on the Windows Desktop Menu 29 Figure 3.3 NVIDIA Display Options from a Video File Context Menu T 31 Figure 3.4 NVIDIA Settings Menu Icon in Windows 2000 53 Figure 4.10 Display Properties Settings - NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Driver User's Guide List of an HDTV with DVI and...
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...Overlay Settings - Custom Setup Pages (2 212 NVIDIA Corporation ix Disabled 128 Figure 7.19 Full Screen Video - Custom Setup Pages (1 211 Figure D.3 NVIDIA Display Setup Wizard - SLI-Specific Antialiasing Settings 117 Figure 7.13 NVIDIA Advanced Driver Settings - Landscape Mode 138 Figure 7.28 Temperature...172 Figure A.9 NVIDIA Display Menu - 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-...
...Overlay Settings - Custom Setup Pages (2 212 NVIDIA Corporation ix Disabled 128 Figure 7.19 Full Screen Video - Custom Setup Pages (1 211 Figure D.3 NVIDIA Display Setup Wizard - SLI-Specific Antialiasing Settings 117 Figure 7.13 NVIDIA Advanced Driver Settings - Landscape Mode 138 Figure 7.28 Temperature...172 Figure A.9 NVIDIA Display Menu - 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-...
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... TV Pages (1 217 Figure D.9 NVIDIA Display Wizard - Digital Display with HDTV/DVI Pages (2 216 Figure D.8 NVIDIA Display Wizard - Digital Display with TV Pages (2 219 x NVIDIA Corporation HDTV Component Connection Page (1 213 Figure D.5 NVIDIA TV Display Wizard - Various Types of TV Connectors 218 Figure D.10 NVIDIA Display Wizard - NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Driver User's Guide Figure D.4 NVIDIA TV Display Wizard -
... TV Pages (1 217 Figure D.9 NVIDIA Display Wizard - Digital Display with HDTV/DVI Pages (2 216 Figure D.8 NVIDIA Display Wizard - Digital Display with TV Pages (2 219 x NVIDIA Corporation HDTV Component Connection Page (1 213 Figure D.5 NVIDIA TV Display Wizard - Various Types of TV Connectors 218 Figure D.10 NVIDIA Display Wizard - NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Driver User's Guide Figure D.4 NVIDIA TV Display Wizard -
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... 90 Enhancements" on page 13 About this Guide This user's guide is addressed to the NVIDIA Web page - NVIDIA Corporation 11 This guide focuses on NVIDIA desktop consumer products, i.e, graphics cards based on the features and benefits of the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics driver, refer to users of GPUs (graphics processing units) listed in Table 2.1, "Supported...
... 90 Enhancements" on page 13 About this Guide This user's guide is addressed to the NVIDIA Web page - NVIDIA Corporation 11 This guide focuses on NVIDIA desktop consumer products, i.e, graphics cards based on the features and benefits of the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics driver, refer to users of GPUs (graphics processing units) listed in Table 2.1, "Supported...
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... tip" help indicating the reason it is disabled (grayed out), placing the cursor on page 37. 12 User's Guide Release 90 driver version. Chapter 1 Introduction Other Related Documentation • NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Driver: Quadro Workstation User's Guide - These Release Note documents describe performance improvements and software fixes in -card (AIC) producers and original equipment...
... tip" help indicating the reason it is disabled (grayed out), placing the cursor on page 37. 12 User's Guide Release 90 driver version. Chapter 1 Introduction Other Related Documentation • NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Driver: Quadro Workstation User's Guide - These Release Note documents describe performance improvements and software fixes in -card (AIC) producers and original equipment...
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.... OpenGL The following extensions have been added: • WGL_NV_gpu_affinity NVIDIA Corporation 13 Chapter 1 Introduction NVIDIA Display Properties and nView Desktop Manager The NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver includes two major control panelbased components - For details on using the NVIDIA display control panel menu, see "Accessing the NVIDIA Display Control Panel Pages" on page 28. • nView...
.... OpenGL The following extensions have been added: • WGL_NV_gpu_affinity NVIDIA Corporation 13 Chapter 1 Introduction NVIDIA Display Properties and nView Desktop Manager The NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver includes two major control panelbased components - For details on using the NVIDIA display control panel menu, see "Accessing the NVIDIA Display Control Panel Pages" on page 28. • nView...
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... 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 Release 90 driver includes drivers designed for the following Microsoft® operating systems: • Microsoft Windows®...
... 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 Release 90 driver includes drivers designed for the following Microsoft® operating systems: • Microsoft Windows®...
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Table 2.1 Supported NVIDIA Consumer Products Product GeForce 7950 GX2 (PCI-E) GeForce 7950 GT (PCI-E) GeForce 7900 GTX (PCI-E) GeForce ...X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 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 X X X X 16 User's Guide Chapter 2 System Requirements And Driver Installation • Windows XP Professional x64 Edition • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition • Microsoft Windows 2000 Supported NVIDIA Products Table 2.1 and Table 2.2lists the NVIDIA products supported by Version 91.47 of the Release 90...
Table 2.1 Supported NVIDIA Consumer Products Product GeForce 7950 GX2 (PCI-E) GeForce 7950 GT (PCI-E) GeForce 7900 GTX (PCI-E) GeForce ...X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 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 X X X X 16 User's Guide Chapter 2 System Requirements And Driver Installation • Windows XP Professional x64 Edition • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition • Microsoft Windows 2000 Supported NVIDIA Products Table 2.1 and Table 2.2lists the NVIDIA products supported by Version 91.47 of the Release 90...
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... GeForce FX 5100 GeForce4 Ti 4800 SE GeForce4 Ti 4800 GeForce4 Ti 4600 GeForce4 Ti 4400 GeForce4 TI 4200 with AGP8X GeForce4 Ti 4200 GeForce4 MX440SE with AGP8X GeForce4 MX Integrated graphics GeForce4 MX 460 GeForce4 MX 440-SE GeForce4 MX 440 with TurboCache - Chapter 2 System Requirements And Driver Installation Table 2.1 Supported NVIDIA...
... GeForce FX 5100 GeForce4 Ti 4800 SE GeForce4 Ti 4800 GeForce4 Ti 4600 GeForce4 Ti 4400 GeForce4 TI 4200 with AGP8X GeForce4 Ti 4200 GeForce4 MX440SE with AGP8X GeForce4 MX Integrated graphics GeForce4 MX 460 GeForce4 MX 440-SE GeForce4 MX 440 with TurboCache - Chapter 2 System Requirements And Driver Installation Table 2.1 Supported NVIDIA...
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... NVIDIA Workstation Products Product NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 NVIDIA Quadro FX 4400 NVIDIA Quadro FX 4000 SDI NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500 NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450 NVIDIA Quadro FX 3400 NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000 NVIDIA Quadro FX 2000 NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500 NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400 NVIDIA Quadro FX 1300 NVIDIA Quadro FX 1100 NVIDIA Quadro FX 1000 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...
... NVIDIA Workstation Products Product NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 NVIDIA Quadro FX 4400 NVIDIA Quadro FX 4000 SDI NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500 NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450 NVIDIA Quadro FX 3400 NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000 NVIDIA Quadro FX 2000 NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500 NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400 NVIDIA Quadro FX 1300 NVIDIA Quadro FX 1100 NVIDIA Quadro FX 1000 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...
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Chapter 2 System Requirements And Driver Installation NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Driver Installation Make sure the current Release 90 version of the NVIDIA display driver. Note: If you are using the "mobile" version of the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver for each operating system are using a mobile (laptop or notebook) computer, please be sure that is installed. Consult your computer...
Chapter 2 System Requirements And Driver Installation NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Driver Installation Make sure the current Release 90 version of the NVIDIA display driver. Note: If you are using the "mobile" version of the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver for each operating system are using a mobile (laptop or notebook) computer, please be sure that is installed. Consult your computer...
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... in order to create or save a profile. (Refer to install nView Dualview mode. Chapter 2 System Requirements And Driver Installation About the NVIDIA ForceWare Driver Installation Note: If you do not have , at least, Power User access privileges in your organization will set up... and install the Release 90 NVIDIA ForceWare graphics driver software on your computer. • NVIDIA graphics driver installation provides both an .inf file-based installation method and an InstallShield (setup.exe) Wizard-based installation...
... in order to create or save a profile. (Refer to install nView Dualview mode. Chapter 2 System Requirements And Driver Installation About the NVIDIA ForceWare Driver Installation Note: If you do not have , at least, Power User access privileges in your organization will set up... and install the Release 90 NVIDIA ForceWare graphics driver software on your computer. • NVIDIA graphics driver installation provides both an .inf file-based installation method and an InstallShield (setup.exe) Wizard-based installation...
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... the Save option. Sample Profiles Page 1 To preserve your changed settings to customize certain settings in the New Profile dialog box. Chapter 2 System Requirements And Driver Installation 1 Open the nView Desktop Manager Profiles page (Figure 2.1). Figure 2.1 nView Desktop Manager -
... the Save option. Sample Profiles Page 1 To preserve your changed settings to customize certain settings in the New Profile dialog box. Chapter 2 System Requirements And Driver Installation 1 Open the nView Desktop Manager Profiles page (Figure 2.1). Figure 2.1 nView Desktop Manager -