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... MX 420 Options 178 Figure A.10 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 Personal Cinema™ A/V Cables 186 Figure...
... MX 420 Options 178 Figure A.10 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 Personal Cinema™ A/V Cables 186 Figure...
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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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... 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...
... 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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Transparency Antialiasing Note: This option has no effect on newer NVIDIA GPUs, such as the Quadro FX 4500 and later series of GPUs. • On enables gamma correct antialiasing, which your Windows desktop is available on applications that are exclusively OpenGL‐based. Chapter 7 Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics... on the edges of GPUs. This improvement in 3D image quality is a technique used by default in objects such as the Quadro FX 4500 and later series of images with transparent textures. Triple Buffering • On enables the driver to help reduce jaggies and ...
Transparency Antialiasing Note: This option has no effect on newer NVIDIA GPUs, such as the Quadro FX 4500 and later series of GPUs. • On enables gamma correct antialiasing, which your Windows desktop is available on applications that are exclusively OpenGL‐based. Chapter 7 Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics... on the edges of GPUs. This improvement in 3D image quality is a technique used by default in objects such as the Quadro FX 4500 and later series of images with transparent textures. Triple Buffering • On enables the driver to help reduce jaggies and ...
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... SLI Bridge Connector 159 Quadro Workstation User's Guide Figure 8.1 Connecting Two Graphics Cards with the SLI bridge connector (Figure 8.1). Refer to owners manual that came with your Windows desktop the provided SLI drivers. Chapter 8 Using NVIDIA SLI Technology Installation and Operating Instructions Before removing current graphics boards and installing two NVIDIA Quadro FX boards, please uninstall any...
... SLI Bridge Connector 159 Quadro Workstation User's Guide Figure 8.1 Connecting Two Graphics Cards with the SLI bridge connector (Figure 8.1). Refer to owners manual that came with your Windows desktop the provided SLI drivers. Chapter 8 Using NVIDIA SLI Technology Installation and Operating Instructions Before removing current graphics boards and installing two NVIDIA Quadro FX boards, please uninstall any...
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...power supply using the supplied power connector cables. 7 Replace the system's cover and reconnect your driver software: 1 Power on the message. NVIDIA Corporation 160 If the message disappears, continue with driver installation. 5 Once the software has been installed, choose "Yes, I want to ... After logging back into Windows, you saved to your desktop. 4 Follow the "Next" prompts to proceed with the following steps. 3 Right click the desktop and click Properties‐>Settings‐>Advanced, then click the Quadro FX product tab. Chapter 8 Using NVIDIA SLI Technology The SLI ...
...power supply using the supplied power connector cables. 7 Replace the system's cover and reconnect your driver software: 1 Power on the message. NVIDIA Corporation 160 If the message disappears, continue with driver installation. 5 Once the software has been installed, choose "Yes, I want to ... After logging back into Windows, you saved to your desktop. 4 Follow the "Next" prompts to proceed with the following steps. 3 Right click the desktop and click Properties‐>Settings‐>Advanced, then click the Quadro FX product tab. Chapter 8 Using NVIDIA SLI Technology The SLI ...
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... Quadro FX 3000 GPU‐based graphics card is an AGP card supporting multi‐ display nView functionality. • The GeForce4 MX GPU‐based graphics card is a PCI card supporting nView multi‐display functionality. Note: Depending on your computer), the same NVIDIA driver (version) must be installed for each graphics card. Note: When running Windows XP. NVIDIA Corporation...
... Quadro FX 3000 GPU‐based graphics card is an AGP card supporting multi‐ display nView functionality. • The GeForce4 MX GPU‐based graphics card is a PCI card supporting nView multi‐display functionality. Note: Depending on your computer), the same NVIDIA driver (version) must be installed for each graphics card. Note: When running Windows XP. NVIDIA Corporation...
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... window. 11Then click the name of your computer. 169 Quadro Workstation User's Guide If one of the choices is , click it . 3 Click Next. 4 Click the last option labeled Don't search. Installing the NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver 1 Start up your graphics cards.... Your desktop will appear on the Model list and click Next. 12Copying files will choose... Appendix A Using Two NVIDIA GPU-Based Graphics Cards Quadro FX 3000 -
... window. 11Then click the name of your computer. 169 Quadro Workstation User's Guide If one of the choices is , click it . 3 Click Next. 4 Click the last option labeled Don't search. Installing the NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver 1 Start up your graphics cards.... Your desktop will appear on the Model list and click Next. 12Copying files will choose... Appendix A Using Two NVIDIA GPU-Based Graphics Cards Quadro FX 3000 -
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...click Properties and the Settings tab. NVIDIA Corporation 174 Figure A.5 and Figure A.6 show the associated Display Properties Settings page and the resulting desktops on the numbered display devices. Attaching Displays for the Quadro FX 3000‐based graphics card. Now we already attached display ...devices 1 and 3 for GeForce4 MX - Appendix A Using Two NVIDIA GPU-Based Graphics Cards 17Click Finish when that option appears and then click Close to close the Driver window. 18Respond to...
...click Properties and the Settings tab. NVIDIA Corporation 174 Figure A.5 and Figure A.6 show the associated Display Properties Settings page and the resulting desktops on the numbered display devices. Attaching Displays for the Quadro FX 3000‐based graphics card. Now we already attached display ...devices 1 and 3 for GeForce4 MX - Appendix A Using Two NVIDIA GPU-Based Graphics Cards 17Click Finish when that option appears and then click Close to close the Driver window. 18Respond to...
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... page 126. 1 Right click the NVIDIA Settings icon from your Windows taskbar notification area. Figure A.11 NVIDIA Settings Menu Displaying NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000-based and GeForce4 MX-based Graphics Cards Quadro FX 3000 - If you don't have the NVIDIA Settings icon enabled, see "Adding the NVIDIA Settings Menu to the Windows Taskbar" on the Windows taskbar. display 1 NVIDIA Corporation GeForce4 MX 420 - display...
... page 126. 1 Right click the NVIDIA Settings icon from your Windows taskbar notification area. Figure A.11 NVIDIA Settings Menu Displaying NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000-based and GeForce4 MX-based Graphics Cards Quadro FX 3000 - If you don't have the NVIDIA Settings icon enabled, see "Adding the NVIDIA Settings Menu to the Windows Taskbar" on the Windows taskbar. display 1 NVIDIA Corporation GeForce4 MX 420 - display...
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.... • Cross‐card compatibility SLI no longer requires that graphics cards be identical, but they must still have the same core GPU. 199 Quadro Workstation User's Guide Feature History Table D.1 NVIDIA Drivers for Windows (continued) Driver Name Versions... Release 75 ForceWare Release 70 Release 65 ForceWare ForceWare Release 60 Release 55 Release 50 Release 40 Release 40 Release 35 Release 25 Release 20 Release 10 ForceWare ForceWare ForceWare Detonator FX...
.... • Cross‐card compatibility SLI no longer requires that graphics cards be identical, but they must still have the same core GPU. 199 Quadro Workstation User's Guide Feature History Table D.1 NVIDIA Drivers for Windows (continued) Driver Name Versions... Release 75 ForceWare Release 70 Release 65 ForceWare ForceWare Release 60 Release 55 Release 50 Release 40 Release 40 Release 35 Release 25 Release 20 Release 10 ForceWare ForceWare ForceWare Detonator FX...
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This provides maximum flexibility over creating application profiles for full screen overlay and full screen video mirror outputs. Release 75 brings support for Windows 98/Me. For details on page 37. • Improved EDID [Extended Display Identification Data] display names in the control panel... Manager sections: • TV/Display Wizard is enhanced to graphics cards based on the Quadro FX 4500 and newer series of the flat panel. • Desktop Manager setting - Release 75 lets you first launch the NVIDIA display control panel. Each high‐definition mode can also resize ...
This provides maximum flexibility over creating application profiles for full screen overlay and full screen video mirror outputs. Release 75 brings support for Windows 98/Me. For details on page 37. • Improved EDID [Extended Display Identification Data] display names in the control panel... Manager sections: • TV/Display Wizard is enhanced to graphics cards based on the Quadro FX 4500 and newer series of the flat panel. • Desktop Manager setting - Release 75 lets you first launch the NVIDIA display control panel. Each high‐definition mode can also resize ...
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...Explorer Popup Preventer-Sensitivity Adjustment • Window Management - The NVManagement application includes new switches for improved performance using dual high‐end graphics cards1 that support SLI 1. New setting to open window on next empty display NVManagement Improved functionality... association: manage/load profiles from Windows Explorer • Hot Keys enhancements include: • Consolidation of NVIDIA graphics cards, such as the GeForce 6800 or Quadro FX 4000 and later. Multi-GPU Support Release 65 supports the new NVIDIA Scalable Link Interface (SLI) technology...
...Explorer Popup Preventer-Sensitivity Adjustment • Window Management - The NVManagement application includes new switches for improved performance using dual high‐end graphics cards1 that support SLI 1. New setting to open window on next empty display NVManagement Improved functionality... association: manage/load profiles from Windows Explorer • Hot Keys enhancements include: • Consolidation of NVIDIA graphics cards, such as the GeForce 6800 or Quadro FX 4000 and later. Multi-GPU Support Release 65 supports the new NVIDIA Scalable Link Interface (SLI) technology...
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... as the PCI Express based GeForce 6800 Ultra, GeForce 6800 GT, or NVIDIA Quadro FX 3400 GPU‐based graphics cards. Video Enhancements Video enhancements in DirectX and 2D graphics. Appendix D NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver - Enhancements in Driver Performance Improved Robustness The ForceWare... • Supports the capabilities of the newest generation of Windows XP Media Center Edition-"Symphony". Operating System Support Release 65 supports Windows XP SP2 and will support the next version of NVIDIA GPUs for improved DirectX shader handling and reduced CPU overhead ...
... as the PCI Express based GeForce 6800 Ultra, GeForce 6800 GT, or NVIDIA Quadro FX 3400 GPU‐based graphics cards. Video Enhancements Video enhancements in DirectX and 2D graphics. Appendix D NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver - Enhancements in Driver Performance Improved Robustness The ForceWare... • Supports the capabilities of the newest generation of Windows XP Media Center Edition-"Symphony". Operating System Support Release 65 supports Windows XP SP2 and will support the next version of NVIDIA GPUs for improved DirectX shader handling and reduced CPU overhead ...
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...that of overlapped displays on projection systems (Quadro FX 3000 only) Video - Display Driver Changes-New Features • Rotation Support for Windows Me/9x • Custom Resolutions ‐ Provides the user with the ability to construct new modes via the NVIDIA control panel. • Dynamic EDIDs ...the GeForce FX architecture, NVIDIA has implemented a GPU‐specific compiler that one common assembly language can be used to implement code paths specifically optimized for AMD or Intel (e.g MMX and 3DNow!). Because architectures vary, it is common for HDTV • DVI Device Hot...
...that of overlapped displays on projection systems (Quadro FX 3000 only) Video - Display Driver Changes-New Features • Rotation Support for Windows Me/9x • Custom Resolutions ‐ Provides the user with the ability to construct new modes via the NVIDIA control panel. • Dynamic EDIDs ...the GeForce FX architecture, NVIDIA has implemented a GPU‐specific compiler that one common assembly language can be used to implement code paths specifically optimized for AMD or Intel (e.g MMX and 3DNow!). Because architectures vary, it is common for HDTV • DVI Device Hot...