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Windows NT 4.0 11 Software Settings 11 Display Properties - Screen Settings 14 Display Properties - Advanced Settings 17 nView Display Mode 22 Direct3D Settings 23 OpenGL Settings GeForce FX Series User's Manual Version A May 2004 P/N: W0500895 Windows XP/2000 9 Manual Driver Installation - Overview 13 Display Properties - Windows ME/98 10 Manual Driver Installation - Contents 1 Getting Ready 1 Package Contents 2 Board Layout 2 Features 3 Hardware Installation 6 Before Driver Installation 7 Quick Driver Installation - Windows XP/2000/ME/98 8 Manual Driver Installation -
Windows NT 4.0 11 Software Settings 11 Display Properties - Screen Settings 14 Display Properties - Advanced Settings 17 nView Display Mode 22 Direct3D Settings 23 OpenGL Settings GeForce FX Series User's Manual Version A May 2004 P/N: W0500895 Windows XP/2000 9 Manual Driver Installation - Overview 13 Display Properties - Windows ME/98 10 Manual Driver Installation - Contents 1 Getting Ready 1 Package Contents 2 Board Layout 2 Features 3 Hardware Installation 6 Before Driver Installation 7 Quick Driver Installation - Windows XP/2000/ME/98 8 Manual Driver Installation -
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Before Driver Installation Note: It is highly recommended that you follow these steps: 1 Step From the Windows taskbar, click Start > Settings > Control Panel to open the Control Panel windows. 2 Step Double click the Add/Remove Programs item. 3 Step Click the NVIDIA Windows Display Drivers item from the list. 4 Step Click Change/Remove. 5 Step Click Yes to completely uninstall the NVIDIA Display Driver software before installing a new version of the software. To uninstall the NVIDIA Display Driver software, follow the steps in this section to continue. 6 Step Restart your system. 6
Before Driver Installation Note: It is highly recommended that you follow these steps: 1 Step From the Windows taskbar, click Start > Settings > Control Panel to open the Control Panel windows. 2 Step Double click the Add/Remove Programs item. 3 Step Click the NVIDIA Windows Display Drivers item from the list. 4 Step Click Change/Remove. 5 Step Click Yes to completely uninstall the NVIDIA Display Driver software before installing a new version of the software. To uninstall the NVIDIA Display Driver software, follow the steps in this section to continue. 6 Step Restart your system. 6
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...Select Driver Install by clicking on the screen. Click Next. 6 Step When it is finished, a dialog box asks you if you it . 4 Step Windows is ready to restart your computer. Tick Yes and click Finish. 7 A dialog box appears showing the progress. 5 Step If a warning message appears, ...Anyway. 3 Step A dialog box tells you want to install the driver. Quick Driver Installation Windows XP/2000/ ME/98 WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND WINDOWS XP/2000/ME/98 USERS TO USE QUICK DRIVER INSTALLATION. WINDOWS NT 4.0 USERS PLEASE INSTALL THE DRIVER MANUALLY. 1 Step Insert the software pack CD into the...
...Select Driver Install by clicking on the screen. Click Next. 6 Step When it is finished, a dialog box asks you if you it . 4 Step Windows is ready to restart your computer. Tick Yes and click Finish. 7 A dialog box appears showing the progress. 5 Step If a warning message appears, ...Anyway. 3 Step A dialog box tells you want to install the driver. Quick Driver Installation Windows XP/2000/ ME/98 WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND WINDOWS XP/2000/ME/98 USERS TO USE QUICK DRIVER INSTALLATION. WINDOWS NT 4.0 USERS PLEASE INSTALL THE DRIVER MANUALLY. 1 Step Insert the software pack CD into the...
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Then click Next. 4 Step Another dialog box appears. Manual Driver Installation Windows XP/2000 1 Step As you logon to Windows, the system tells you about the compatibility appears, click Continue Anyway. 7 Step If the system fails to tell you so. Click on the balloon or ...
Then click Next. 4 Step Another dialog box appears. Manual Driver Installation Windows XP/2000 1 Step As you logon to Windows, the system tells you about the compatibility appears, click Continue Anyway. 7 Step If the system fails to tell you so. Click on the balloon or ...
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...Step Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box appears. And then click OK. Click Finish. 7 Step The Install From Disk dialog box appears. 1 Step 4 Windows will ask you if you want to bring up menu appears on the screen. Another dialog box appears, then click on Advanced. 3 Step Click on...to restart your CDROM drive. 2 Step The Display Properties dialog box appears. Then click Next. 9 Step Type in your computer. Manual Driver Installation Windows ME/98 1 Step Right click on the desktop and a pop-up the Adapter dialog box. Click on Settings. Select the model of all the ...
...Step Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box appears. And then click OK. Click Finish. 7 Step The Install From Disk dialog box appears. 1 Step 4 Windows will ask you if you want to bring up menu appears on the screen. Another dialog box appears, then click on Advanced. 3 Step Click on...to restart your CDROM drive. 2 Step The Display Properties dialog box appears. Then click Next. 9 Step Type in your computer. Manual Driver Installation Windows ME/98 1 Step Right click on the desktop and a pop-up the Adapter dialog box. Click on Settings. Select the model of all the ...
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... 4.0 SERVICE PACK 6 OR LATER VERSION. 1 Step Reboot the system and select "Windows NT 4.0 (VGA)" from a specified disk. 6 Step The Install From Disk dialog box appears. 7 Step Insert the Software Pack CD into the CD-ROM drive. 8 Step Type in ...the field X:\Drivers\WinNT40 or browse for the first time. out appears on the desktop, a fly- After logging on Windows NT, the "Invalid Display Setting" applet...
... 4.0 SERVICE PACK 6 OR LATER VERSION. 1 Step Reboot the system and select "Windows NT 4.0 (VGA)" from a specified disk. 6 Step The Install From Disk dialog box appears. 7 Step Insert the Software Pack CD into the CD-ROM drive. 8 Step Type in ...the field X:\Drivers\WinNT40 or browse for the first time. out appears on the desktop, a fly- After logging on Windows NT, the "Invalid Display Setting" applet...
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What Settings Panel Does The Settings panel contains two major parts of settings: 1 Screen Settings, including resolution and color depth settings, with a preview window. 2. Settings Panel Advanced Settings Panel Geforce FX 5700 VE is used as shown in the figure below. Advanced Settings, accessed by clicking the Advanced button as the example throughout the manual. 12
What Settings Panel Does The Settings panel contains two major parts of settings: 1 Screen Settings, including resolution and color depth settings, with a preview window. 2. Settings Panel Advanced Settings Panel Geforce FX 5700 VE is used as shown in the figure below. Advanced Settings, accessed by clicking the Advanced button as the example throughout the manual. 12
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To extend the desktop Call up the Settings panel as described in Page 11, the preview window shows you have two display devices connected to your primary screen a big 1a, and the extended, 1b, as in the figure below, for identification. 13 ...Then check the check box on your desired resolution. In addition, the resolution of the screens in the preview window and drag the resolution sliding knob to your computer, the one is not. Identify button Click this panel. In the figure to the second device...
To extend the desktop Call up the Settings panel as described in Page 11, the preview window shows you have two display devices connected to your primary screen a big 1a, and the extended, 1b, as in the figure below, for identification. 13 ...Then check the check box on your desired resolution. In addition, the resolution of the screens in the preview window and drag the resolution sliding knob to your computer, the one is not. Identify button Click this panel. In the figure to the second device...
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.... It also allows you to have the Windows desktop span horizontally across on a per display basis. What is built into the latest GeForce series video cards. Horizontal Span Check to have the Windows desktop span vertically across on the screen(s) ...Windows XP/2000 systems. Under Windows ME/98, only Standard mode and Clone mode are available. Software Settings Display Properties- Advanced Settings 3 nView Modes The option checked here determines how the video is only available for models with dual video output ports. 18 nView is a multi-display technology developed by NVIDIA...
.... It also allows you to have the Windows desktop span horizontally across on a per display basis. What is built into the latest GeForce series video cards. Horizontal Span Check to have the Windows desktop span vertically across on the screen(s) ...Windows XP/2000 systems. Under Windows ME/98, only Standard mode and Clone mode are available. Software Settings Display Properties- Advanced Settings 3 nView Modes The option checked here determines how the video is only available for models with dual video output ports. 18 nView is a multi-display technology developed by NVIDIA...
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Software Settings Display Properties- Primary Display Under multi-display modes, you can click this option to set the selected device (highlighted in Standard mode) to open the Device Selection (see the last page). Advanced Settings Settings ¾ Advanced settings Model-specific Settings (GeForce FX 5700 VE) nView Display Mode Device Settings (Multi-Display Modes) Select Output Device Under multi-display modes, click this option (unavailable in the preview window) as the primary display device. 21
Software Settings Display Properties- Primary Display Under multi-display modes, you can click this option to set the selected device (highlighted in Standard mode) to open the Device Selection (see the last page). Advanced Settings Settings ¾ Advanced settings Model-specific Settings (GeForce FX 5700 VE) nView Display Mode Device Settings (Multi-Display Modes) Select Output Device Under multi-display modes, click this option (unavailable in the preview window) as the primary display device. 21
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... Windows. Performance & Compatibility Options This field offers options that change the performance and the compatibility of the applications. PCI Texture Memory Size Allows you to the adjacent list. Once you to set more than half the available system memory as a custom "tweak". Advanced Settings Settings ¾ Advanced settings Model-specific Settings (GeForce FX...
... Windows. Performance & Compatibility Options This field offers options that change the performance and the compatibility of the applications. PCI Texture Memory Size Allows you to the adjacent list. Once you to set more than half the available system memory as a custom "tweak". Advanced Settings Settings ¾ Advanced settings Model-specific Settings (GeForce FX...
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... option determines advanced rendering options when using nView Multiview mode in Windows NT 4.0. Software Settings Display Properties- The options include: SingleDisplay Mode, nView Clone/Span Mode, and Multi-Device Compatiblity Mode. Advanced Settings Settings ¾ Advanced settings Model-specific Settings (GeForce FX 5600) Performance and Quality Settings OpenGL settings OpenGL Settings Allows you...
... option determines advanced rendering options when using nView Multiview mode in Windows NT 4.0. Software Settings Display Properties- The options include: SingleDisplay Mode, nView Clone/Span Mode, and Multi-Device Compatiblity Mode. Advanced Settings Settings ¾ Advanced settings Model-specific Settings (GeForce FX 5600) Performance and Quality Settings OpenGL settings OpenGL Settings Allows you...