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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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..., without express written approval of NVIDIA Corporation. Other company and product names may be accurate and reliable. NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, Detonator, Digital Vibrance Control, ForceWare, GeForce, nForce, nView, NVKeystone, NVRotate, Personal Cinema, PowerMizer, NVIDIA Quadro, RIVA, TNT, TNT2, TwinView... trademarks of the International Color Consortium. DirectX, Microsoft, Microsoft Internet Explorer logo, Outlook, PowerPoint, Windows, Windows logo, Windows NT, and/or other countries. OpenGL is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in life support devices or...
..., without express written approval of NVIDIA Corporation. Other company and product names may be accurate and reliable. NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, Detonator, Digital Vibrance Control, ForceWare, GeForce, nForce, nView, NVKeystone, NVRotate, Personal Cinema, PowerMizer, NVIDIA Quadro, RIVA, TNT, TNT2, TwinView... trademarks of the International Color Consortium. DirectX, Microsoft, Microsoft Internet Explorer logo, Outlook, PowerPoint, Windows, Windows logo, Windows NT, and/or other countries. OpenGL is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in life support devices or...
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NVIDIA Quadro Professional Drivers User's Guide Table of the long NVIDIA menu names that is partially obscured. Introduction About this Guide 1 Other Related Documentation 2 Online Help 2 Context Help 2 NVIDIA Display Properties and nView Desktop Manager 3 Release 90 Enhancements 3 OpenGL 3 Video 4 Video Processing Improvements 4 New Features-Available Only in Another Computer 21 Uninstalling the NVIDIA... 25 NVIDIA Settings Menu - Windows 2000 49 NVIDIA Corporation iii NVIDIA Control Panel Access NVIDIA Display Setup Wizards 23 Accessing the NVIDIA Display ...
NVIDIA Quadro Professional Drivers User's Guide Table of the long NVIDIA menu names that is partially obscured. Introduction About this Guide 1 Other Related Documentation 2 Online Help 2 Context Help 2 NVIDIA Display Properties and nView Desktop Manager 3 Release 90 Enhancements 3 OpenGL 3 Video 4 Video Processing Improvements 4 New Features-Available Only in Another Computer 21 Uninstalling the NVIDIA... 25 NVIDIA Settings Menu - Windows 2000 49 NVIDIA Corporation iii NVIDIA Control Panel Access NVIDIA Display Setup Wizards 23 Accessing the NVIDIA Display ...
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... (TV) Settings 71 TV Settings 72 Signal Format 72 Video Output Format 73 Device Adjustments - Configuring HDTV Supported Television/HDTV Formats for NVIDIA Quadro NVS-based Graphics Cards 63 Arranging Displays on the Settings Page. . . . . 64 5. Windows 2000 63 Enabling nView Multiview Mode - Only for Analog...Underscan 82 Overscan Shift 83 Native 83 Notes on TV Encoder and NVIDIA GPU . . 77 6. TV Output 73 Screen Positioning 73 Brightness/Contrast/Saturation 74 Flicker 75 Overdrive 75 Overscan Shift 75 Video Border - (for HDTV 76 Supported TV and HDTV Adjustment Features ...
... (TV) Settings 71 TV Settings 72 Signal Format 72 Video Output Format 73 Device Adjustments - Configuring HDTV Supported Television/HDTV Formats for NVIDIA Quadro NVS-based Graphics Cards 63 Arranging Displays on the Settings Page. . . . . 64 5. Windows 2000 63 Enabling nView Multiview Mode - Only for Analog...Underscan 82 Overscan Shift 83 Native 83 Notes on TV Encoder and NVIDIA GPU . . 77 6. TV Output 73 Screen Positioning 73 Brightness/Contrast/Saturation 74 Flicker 75 Overdrive 75 Overscan Shift 75 Video Border - (for HDTV 76 Supported TV and HDTV Adjustment Features ...
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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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... Desktop Manager - Save Profile Settings 20 Figure 3.3 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 - Windows XP 56 Figure 4.15 nView Clone Mode - Disabling...Cards 28 Figure 3.10 NVIDIA Display - Sample Profiles Page 10 Figure 2.2 nView Desktop Manager - Windows XP/2000 38 Figure 4.2 nView Multi-Display Mode - 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 DVI...
... Desktop Manager - Save Profile Settings 20 Figure 3.3 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 - Windows XP 56 Figure 4.15 nView Clone Mode - Disabling...Cards 28 Figure 3.10 NVIDIA Display - Sample Profiles Page 10 Figure 2.2 nView Desktop Manager - Windows XP/2000 38 Figure 4.2 nView Multi-Display Mode - 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 DVI...
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... Full Screen Video Settings - Zoom Control Video Mirror Settings 128 Figure 7.16 NVIDIA Settings Menu Icon Displayed in the Windows Taskbar Notification Area . . . . .130 Figure 7.20 NVRotate Settings - Quadro FX 3000 and GeForce4 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...
... Full Screen Video Settings - Zoom Control Video Mirror Settings 128 Figure 7.16 NVIDIA Settings Menu Icon Displayed in the Windows Taskbar Notification Area . . . . .130 Figure 7.20 NVRotate Settings - Quadro FX 3000 and GeForce4 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...
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...NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Drivers: nView Desktop Manager User's Guide. Chapter 1 Introduction NVIDIA Display Properties and nView Desktop Manager The NVIDIA...NVIDIA ForceWare graphics driver. nView Desktop Manager was originally created for multi‐display graphics cards but has grown to enhance single‐display user desktops as the recommended user interface. • Includes several PureVideo improvements. • Increased stability and performance. OpenGL The following extensions have been added: • WGL_NV_gpu_affinity 14 Quadro...working on NVIDIA GPUs. NVIDIA display ...
...NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Drivers: nView Desktop Manager User's Guide. Chapter 1 Introduction NVIDIA Display Properties and nView Desktop Manager The NVIDIA...NVIDIA ForceWare graphics driver. nView Desktop Manager was originally created for multi‐display graphics cards but has grown to enhance single‐display user desktops as the recommended user interface. • Includes several PureVideo improvements. • Increased stability and performance. OpenGL The following extensions have been added: • WGL_NV_gpu_affinity 14 Quadro...working on NVIDIA GPUs. NVIDIA display ...
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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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...nView Desktop Manager Profiles page (Figure 2.1). 2 To preserve your current settings, you can preserve your system. • Under Windows Me and Windows XP, the NVIDIA driver is installed in the saved profile, click Advanced Note: Follow the steps below and/or refer to customize certain settings in... nView DualView mode. Depending on how to the NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User's Guide for instructions on the version of the NVIDIA driver previously installed, profiles may also be enabled. • Under Windows 2000, the NVIDIA Display Driver is installed in order to create or...
...nView Desktop Manager Profiles page (Figure 2.1). 2 To preserve your current settings, you can preserve your system. • Under Windows Me and Windows XP, the NVIDIA driver is installed in the saved profile, click Advanced Note: Follow the steps below and/or refer to customize certain settings in... nView DualView mode. Depending on how to the NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User's Guide for instructions on the version of the NVIDIA driver previously installed, profiles may also be enabled. • Under Windows 2000, the NVIDIA Display Driver is installed in order to create or...
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Chapter 2 System Requirements Figure 2.2 nView Desktop Manager - About Using Saved Profiles in the Windows\nView directory) from the Profiles page of the settings check boxes. 5 Click Save to return to copy it in the profiles list. Note: nView Desktop ... 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 one computer and use it 11 Quadro Workstation User's Guide You'll need to the main Profiles page. If you want. If you created...
Chapter 2 System Requirements Figure 2.2 nView Desktop Manager - About Using Saved Profiles in the Windows\nView directory) from the Profiles page of the settings check boxes. 5 Click Save to return to copy it in the profiles list. Note: nView Desktop ... 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 one computer and use it 11 Quadro Workstation User's Guide You'll need to the main Profiles page. If you want. If you created...
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... version of the software. Chapter 2 System Requirements to the Windows\nView directory of a computer that you follow these steps: 1 From the Windows taskbar, click Start > Settings > Control Panel to open the Control Panel window. 2 Double‐click the Add/Remove Programs item. 3 Click the NVIDIA Display Driver item from your hardware and operating system...
... version of the software. Chapter 2 System Requirements to the Windows\nView directory of a computer that you follow these steps: 1 From the Windows taskbar, click Start > Settings > Control Panel to open the Control Panel window. 2 Double‐click the Add/Remove Programs item. 3 Click the NVIDIA Display Driver item from your hardware and operating system...
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... graphics card. Supported NVIDIA Products Table 2.1 lists the NVIDIA products supported by the Release 90 driver. Table 2.1 Supported NVIDIA Workstation Products 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...
... graphics card. Supported NVIDIA Products Table 2.1 lists the NVIDIA products supported by the Release 90 driver. Table 2.1 Supported NVIDIA Workstation Products 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...
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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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... files (*.tvp) are using a mobile (laptop or notebook) computer, please be sure 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...
... files (*.tvp) are using a mobile (laptop or notebook) computer, please be sure 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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...process, an uninstall is registered in your system. • Under Windows Me and Windows XP, the NVIDIA driver is installed in "Dualview mode" display. NVIDIA Corporation 18 Note: Follow the steps below and/or refer to Windows Help if you must be located in the Documents and Settings\... but must have, at least, Power User access privileges in Span mode. Windows 2000" on the version of the NVIDIA driver previously installed, profiles may also be enabled. • Under Windows 2000, the NVIDIA Display Driver is not activated by using the nView Desktop Manager Profiles features. ...
...process, an uninstall is registered in your system. • Under Windows Me and Windows XP, the NVIDIA driver is installed in "Dualview mode" display. NVIDIA Corporation 18 Note: Follow the steps below and/or refer to Windows Help if you must be located in the Documents and Settings\... but must have, at least, Power User access privileges in Span mode. Windows 2000" on the version of the NVIDIA driver previously installed, profiles may also be enabled. • Under Windows 2000, the NVIDIA Display Driver is not activated by using the nView Desktop Manager Profiles features. ...
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...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 select or clear any of the NVIDIA driver previously installed, profiles may also be saved in the profiles list. Depending on the version of the... nView Desktop Manager profile (.tvp) files are saved in the list. NVIDIA Corporation 20 Save Profile Settings 4 To customize the settings, you overwrote a current profile, the same profile name is retained in the Windows\nView directory. If you can easily load the saved profile from the ...
...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 select or clear any of the NVIDIA driver previously installed, profiles may also be saved in the profiles list. Depending on the version of the... nView Desktop Manager profile (.tvp) files are saved in the list. NVIDIA Corporation 20 Save Profile Settings 4 To customize the settings, you overwrote a current profile, the same profile name is retained in the Windows\nView directory. If you can easily load the saved profile from the ...