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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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... PROVIDED "AS IS." However, NVIDIA Corporation assumes no responsibility for any patent or patent rights of patents or other countries. All rights reserved. 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, TNT...
... PROVIDED "AS IS." However, NVIDIA Corporation assumes no responsibility for any patent or patent rights of patents or other countries. All rights reserved. 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, TNT...
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... 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 the Settings Page . . . . 67 NVIDIA Corporation iii Clone Mode . . 62 Before You Begin 62 Procedure 63 Disabling Auto-Panning (Lock Pan Position) . 65 Switching Between nView Dualview and Span...
... 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 the Settings Page . . . . 67 NVIDIA Corporation iii Clone Mode . . 62 Before You Begin 62 Procedure 63 Disabling Auto-Panning (Lock Pan Position) . 65 Switching Between nView Dualview and Span...
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... Desktop Resolutions 83 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. Advanced 117 View Advanced Settings 117 Antialiasing Settings (SLI-specific) . . . . . 117 Color Profile 118...Gamma. . . . .100 Apply Color Changes to Zoom 127 Overlay Color Controls 127 Hue and Saturation 127 Adjust Colors 127 iv NVIDIA Corporation User's Guide Table of Contents 5. Configuring HDTV Supported Television/HDTV Formats for HDTV 79 Supported TV and HDTV Adjustment Features Based on ...
... Desktop Resolutions 83 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. Advanced 117 View Advanced Settings 117 Antialiasing Settings (SLI-specific) . . . . . 117 Color Profile 118...Gamma. . . . .100 Apply Color Changes to Zoom 127 Overlay Color Controls 127 Hue and Saturation 127 Adjust Colors 127 iv NVIDIA Corporation User's Guide Table of Contents 5. Configuring HDTV Supported Television/HDTV Formats for HDTV 79 Supported TV and HDTV Adjustment Features Based on ...
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... Supported HDTV 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 Installing the NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver 164 GeForce FX 5900 Ultra - Only for Notebook Computers 153 Accessing the PowerMizer Page 153 PowerMizer Settings 153 Current Battery Charge 153...
... Supported HDTV 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 Installing the NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver 164 GeForce FX 5900 Ultra - Only for Notebook Computers 153 Accessing the PowerMizer Page 153 PowerMizer Settings 153 Current Battery Charge 153...
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...NVIDIA Display Wizard - Glossary vi NVIDIA Corporation User's Guide Table of Contents C. Feature History Driver Release History 181 Release 90 Enhancements 182 Release 80 Enhancements 182 New Feature Highlights 182 Additional Details by Driver Module . . . . . 183 Release 75 Enhancements 185 SLI Support Improvements 185 Display Driver 186 DirectX 187 NVIDIA...Changes-New Features . . 197 Video - Digital Display and Television 217 E. HDTV Component Connection 213 NVIDIA Display Wizard - New Features 197 User Interface Changes 198 nView 198 DirectX Graphics 199 OpenGL 199 ...
...NVIDIA Display Wizard - Glossary vi NVIDIA Corporation User's Guide Table of Contents C. Feature History Driver Release History 181 Release 90 Enhancements 182 Release 80 Enhancements 182 New Feature Highlights 182 Additional Details by Driver Module . . . . . 183 Release 75 Enhancements 185 SLI Support Improvements 185 Display Driver 186 DirectX 187 NVIDIA...Changes-New Features . . 197 Video - Digital Display and Television 217 E. HDTV Component Connection 213 NVIDIA Display Wizard - New Features 197 User Interface Changes 198 nView 198 DirectX Graphics 199 OpenGL 199 ...
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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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... 7.2 Performance and Quality Settings Page 104 Figure 7.3 Changing Global Driver Settings 106 NVIDIA Corporation viii Sample Profiles Page 22 Figure 2.2 nView Desktop Manager - Sample Context Help 38 Figure 3.11 NVIDIA Display Menu - Windows XP/2000 41 Figure 4.2 nView Multi-Display Mode - ...nView Single Display Mode - TV + Digital Display 62 Figure 4.16 nView Clone Mode with Four Connected Graphics Cards 32 Figure 3.10 NVIDIA Display - HDTV Component Connection 91 Figure 6.5 TV Settings - HDTV over DVI Connection 91 Figure 6.6 HDTV Overscan Configuration -"Native" Selected...
... 7.2 Performance and Quality Settings Page 104 Figure 7.3 Changing Global Driver Settings 106 NVIDIA Corporation viii Sample Profiles Page 22 Figure 2.2 nView Desktop Manager - Sample Context Help 38 Figure 3.11 NVIDIA Display Menu - Windows XP/2000 41 Figure 4.2 nView Multi-Display Mode - ...nView Single Display Mode - TV + Digital Display 62 Figure 4.16 nView Clone Mode with Four Connected Graphics Cards 32 Figure 3.10 NVIDIA Display - HDTV Component Connection 91 Figure 6.5 TV Settings - HDTV over DVI Connection 91 Figure 6.6 HDTV Overscan Configuration -"Native" Selected...
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... . . 174 Figure A.11 NVIDIA Settings Taskbar Menu Displaying NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra-based and GeForce4 MX-based Graphics Cards 175 Figure B.1 Sample Component Cables 178 Figure B.2 Sample DVI Cable 179 Figure B.3 Sample NVIDIA Personal Cinema™ A/V Cables 179 Figure B.4 Sample Video Cables 180 Figure D.1 NVIDIA Display Wizard - Custom Setup Pages (2 212 NVIDIA Corporation ix SLI-Specific...
... . . 174 Figure A.11 NVIDIA Settings Taskbar Menu Displaying NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra-based and GeForce4 MX-based Graphics Cards 175 Figure B.1 Sample Component Cables 178 Figure B.2 Sample DVI Cable 179 Figure B.3 Sample NVIDIA Personal Cinema™ A/V Cables 179 Figure B.4 Sample Video Cables 180 Figure D.1 NVIDIA Display Wizard - Custom Setup Pages (2 212 NVIDIA Corporation ix SLI-Specific...
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... TV Pages (1 217 Figure D.9 NVIDIA Display Wizard - NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Driver User's Guide Figure D.4 NVIDIA TV 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 - 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...
... TV Pages (1 217 Figure D.9 NVIDIA Display Wizard - NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Driver User's Guide Figure D.4 NVIDIA TV 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 - 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...
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... 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 NVIDIA Consumer Products". For technical details on the NVIDIA GeForce™ series of the control panel-based NVIDIA® ForceWare™ graphics display driver. NVIDIA Corporation 11 www.nvidia.com.
... 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 NVIDIA Consumer Products". For technical details on the NVIDIA GeForce™ series of the control panel-based NVIDIA® ForceWare™ graphics display driver. NVIDIA Corporation 11 www.nvidia.com.
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OpenGL The following extensions have been added: • WGL_NV_gpu_affinity NVIDIA Corporation 13 For details on using nView Desktop Manager features, refer to enhance single-display user desktops as the recommended user interface. • Includes several... of the current release of this user's guide, refers to the control panel-based user interface from which you more productive when working on NVIDIA GPUs. Desktop Manager supports both single-display and multi-display configurations running with single-display, multi-display, or multiple graphics cards based on your...
OpenGL The following extensions have been added: • WGL_NV_gpu_affinity NVIDIA Corporation 13 For details on using nView Desktop Manager features, refer to enhance single-display user desktops as the recommended user interface. • Includes several... of the current release of this user's guide, refers to the control panel-based user interface from which you more productive when working on NVIDIA GPUs. Desktop Manager supports both single-display and multi-display configurations running with single-display, multi-display, or multiple graphics cards based on your...
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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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...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 Ultra GeForce FX 5700 GeForce FX 5600XT GeForce FX 5600SE GeForce FX 5600 Ultra GeForce FX 5600 GeForce FX 5500 GeForce FX 5200LE GeForce FX 5200 Ultra GeForce FX 5200 GeForce FX... X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X NVIDIA Corporation 17 Chapter 2 System Requirements And Driver Installation Table 2.1 Supported NVIDIA Consumer Products (continued) Product GeForce 6500 (PCI-E) GeForce 6200 LE (PCI-E) GeForce 6200SE with TurboCache...
...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 Ultra GeForce FX 5700 GeForce FX 5600XT GeForce FX 5600SE GeForce FX 5600 Ultra GeForce FX 5600 GeForce FX 5500 GeForce FX 5200LE GeForce FX 5200 Ultra GeForce FX 5200 GeForce FX... X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X NVIDIA Corporation 17 Chapter 2 System Requirements And Driver Installation Table 2.1 Supported NVIDIA Consumer Products (continued) Product GeForce 6500 (PCI-E) GeForce 6200 LE (PCI-E) GeForce 6200SE with TurboCache...
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... for instructions on your nView Desktop Manager and/or NVIDIA Display settings by default and must have System Administrator access privileges, it is assumed that you are using the "mobile" version of Power User access rights.) NVIDIA Corporation 21 Note: If you are copied to Windows Help... if you need an explanation of the NVIDIA display driver. • The nView system files are using the nView Desktop Manager Profiles features...
... for instructions on your nView Desktop Manager and/or NVIDIA Display settings by default and must have System Administrator access privileges, it is assumed that you are using the "mobile" version of Power User access rights.) NVIDIA Corporation 21 Note: If you are copied to Windows Help... if you need an explanation of the NVIDIA display driver. • The nView system files are using the nView Desktop Manager Profiles features...
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...from the Profiles page of nView Desktop Manager. If you can select or clear any of the NVIDIA driver previously installed, profiles may also be saved in the profiles list. NVIDIA Corporation 23 Note: nView Desktop Manager profile (.tvp) files are saved in the list. If you... 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 overwrote a current profile, the same profile name is retained in the Windows\nView directory. Chapter 2 System Requirements ...
...from the Profiles page of nView Desktop Manager. If you can select or clear any of the NVIDIA driver previously installed, profiles may also be saved in the profiles list. NVIDIA Corporation 23 Note: nView Desktop Manager profile (.tvp) files are saved in the list. If you... 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 overwrote a current profile, the same profile name is retained in the Windows\nView directory. Chapter 2 System Requirements ...
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...removed, but the profile files are saved in the Windows\nView directory on your computer), ensure that the same version of the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver is installed for a specific graphics card such as one that is GeForce 7800 GTX-based, may vary ...settings that are supported by single-display configurations, you only need : • a multi-display graphics card based on any of using . NVIDIA Corporation 25 Chapter 2 System Requirements And Driver Installation A prompt appears asking whether you want to access features that are supported by either single-display or...
...removed, but the profile files are saved in the Windows\nView directory on your computer), ensure that the same version of the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver is installed for a specific graphics card such as one that is GeForce 7800 GTX-based, may vary ...settings that are supported by single-display configurations, you only need : • a multi-display graphics card based on any of using . NVIDIA Corporation 25 Chapter 2 System Requirements And Driver Installation A prompt appears asking whether you want to access features that are supported by either single-display or...
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..."NVIDIA Display Setup Wizards" on page 27 • "Accessing the NVIDIA ...NVIDIA display driver, you can manually start any one or both of the NVIDIA... display wizards (Display Wizard or TV Wizard) are connected to Playing Video Files 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...see sample Wizard pages, see Appendix C, "NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages" on the types of...
..."NVIDIA Display Setup Wizards" on page 27 • "Accessing the NVIDIA ...NVIDIA display driver, you can manually start any one or both of the NVIDIA... display wizards (Display Wizard or TV Wizard) are connected to Playing Video Files 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...see sample Wizard pages, see Appendix C, "NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages" on the types of...
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...the next step. 3 Click NVIDIA Display (Figure 3.2). NVIDIA Corporation 29 Chapter 3 NVIDIA Driver Control Panel Access Note: When needed, 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 ... primary display appears if any other nView display mode is enabled. Figure 3.2 NVIDIA Display Options on the Windows Desktop Menu Note If you do not see the menu item "NVIDIA Display," follow the procedure in "Windows Display Properties Setting Access" on the ...
...the next step. 3 Click NVIDIA Display (Figure 3.2). NVIDIA Corporation 29 Chapter 3 NVIDIA Driver Control Panel Access Note: When needed, 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 ... primary display appears if any other nView display mode is enabled. Figure 3.2 NVIDIA Display Options on the Windows Desktop Menu Note If you do not see the menu item "NVIDIA Display," follow the procedure in "Windows Display Properties Setting Access" on the ...
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Chapter 3 NVIDIA Driver Control Panel Access Figure 3.3 NVIDIA Display Options from a Video File Context Menu T NVIDIA Settings Menu - 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. NVIDIA Corporation 31
Chapter 3 NVIDIA Driver Control Panel Access Figure 3.3 NVIDIA Display Options from a Video File Context Menu T NVIDIA Settings Menu - 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. NVIDIA Corporation 31