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... Shipped with HDTV/DVI 193 NVIDA Display Wizard - Using Two NVIDIA GPU-Based Graphics Cards Before You Begin 168 Before Installing the NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver 168 Examples and Setup 168 Quadro FX 3000 - NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver - User's Guide Table of NVIDIA GPUs 200 Additional Details by Driver Module . . . . . .200 DirectX 200 OpenGL 200 Video 201 Classic NVIDIA Control Panel...
... Shipped with HDTV/DVI 193 NVIDA Display Wizard - Using Two NVIDIA GPU-Based Graphics Cards Before You Begin 168 Before Installing the NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver 168 Examples and Setup 168 Quadro FX 3000 - NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver - User's Guide Table of NVIDIA GPUs 200 Additional Details by Driver Module . . . . . .200 DirectX 200 OpenGL 200 Video 201 Classic NVIDIA Control Panel...
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... Hardware Acceleration Driver Setting 115 Figure 7.11 Video Overlay 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 and GeForce4 MX-based Graphics Cards 180 Figure B.1 Sample Component Cables 183 Figure B.2 Sample DVI Cable 184 Figure...
... Hardware Acceleration Driver Setting 115 Figure 7.11 Video Overlay 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 and GeForce4 MX-based Graphics Cards 180 Figure B.1 Sample Component Cables 183 Figure B.2 Sample DVI Cable 184 Figure...
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... driver. Table 2.1 Supported NVIDIA Workstation Products Product Windows XP 32-bit 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...
... driver. Table 2.1 Supported NVIDIA Workstation Products Product Windows XP 32-bit 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...
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... displays per 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...
... displays per 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...
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... as GeForce FX, and on page 136. • Desktop Manager - see "Using the Tools Page" on the top right corner of the NVIDIA display control panel page you have more than one of these methods: • Select or move the "?" see the "NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Drivers nView Desktop ...Manager User's Guide" Release 80 driver version. • Menu Editing - Only for which you want help . 33 Quadro Workstation User's Guide icon over the option for which you want help, then...
... as GeForce FX, and on page 136. • Desktop Manager - see "Using the Tools Page" on the top right corner of the NVIDIA display control panel page you have more than one of these methods: • Select or move the "?" see the "NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Drivers nView Desktop ...Manager User's Guide" Release 80 driver version. • Menu Editing - Only for which you want help . 33 Quadro Workstation User's Guide icon over the option for which you want help, then...
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... and Philips 7108 TV encoders support HDTV. 77 Quadro Workstation User's Guide Your Quadro FX-based graphics card may not have TV support. 2. When using Release 50 or later version of the NVIDIA display drivers, the Contrast and Brightness sliders are available for all NVIDIA GPU-based graphics cards that are older than those listed in the previous...
... and Philips 7108 TV encoders support HDTV. 77 Quadro Workstation User's Guide Your Quadro FX-based graphics card may not have TV support. 2. When using Release 50 or later version of the NVIDIA display drivers, the Contrast and Brightness sliders are available for all NVIDIA GPU-based graphics cards that are older than those listed in the previous...
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... in this list. Saved settings will then be added to the hardware factory settings. 101 Quadro Workstation User's Guide See "Color Curve Graph" on GeForce FX and later NVIDIA GPU‐based graphics cards. Chapter 7 Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features Image Sharpening Note: This option is enabled, the Contrast, Brightness, or Gamma slider settings...
... in this list. Saved settings will then be added to the hardware factory settings. 101 Quadro Workstation User's Guide See "Color Curve Graph" on GeForce FX and later NVIDIA GPU‐based graphics cards. Chapter 7 Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features Image Sharpening Note: This option is enabled, the Contrast, Brightness, or Gamma slider settings...
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... Antialiasing Full Screen Gamma Note: This setting is not disabled. Note: Enabling this option sets aside as much memory as the Quadro FX series. This can increase performance for highly texture‐intensive applications but at the expense of a minor amount of your hardware configuration... available on your displays when rendering smooth lines. You can select one of your NVIDIA GPU and improve performance in the drivers, which can slow down application performance speed. 117 Quadro Workstation User's Guide Antialiasing Line Gamma Note: This setting is the block transfer method...
... Antialiasing Full Screen Gamma Note: This setting is not disabled. Note: Enabling this option sets aside as much memory as the Quadro FX series. This can increase performance for highly texture‐intensive applications but at the expense of a minor amount of your hardware configuration... available on your displays when rendering smooth lines. You can select one of your NVIDIA GPU and improve performance in the drivers, which can slow down application performance speed. 117 Quadro Workstation User's Guide Antialiasing Line Gamma Note: This setting is the block transfer method...
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... enables the driver to maintain higher frame rates when the frame rate is a technique used by default in OpenGL applications. • Use desktop color depth always uses textures of the color depth at which results in a better color calculation to minimize the visible aliasing on newer NVIDIA GPUs, such as the Quadro FX 4500...
... enables the driver to maintain higher frame rates when the frame rate is a technique used by default in OpenGL applications. • Use desktop color depth always uses textures of the color depth at which results in a better color calculation to minimize the visible aliasing on newer NVIDIA GPUs, such as the Quadro FX 4500...
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...until you prefer not to use multi‐GPU rendering for a specific application. The NVIDIA driver selects the GPU to enable stereo functionality in OpenGL applications. Note: This is not the same as the Quadro FX series. If you are running in OpenGL check box to use SLI. • Select...Select the Enable stereo in an SLI multi‐GPU configuration and you have selected "global driver settings" from the Active profile list. • Select SLI multi‐GPU rendering to graphics cards based on SLI and configuring advanced SLI settings, go to the following Web address: http...
...until you prefer not to use multi‐GPU rendering for a specific application. The NVIDIA driver selects the GPU to enable stereo functionality in OpenGL applications. Note: This is not the same as the Quadro FX series. If you are running in OpenGL check box to use SLI. • Select...Select the Enable stereo in an SLI multi‐GPU configuration and you have selected "global driver settings" from the Active profile list. • Select SLI multi‐GPU rendering to graphics cards based on SLI and configuring advanced SLI settings, go to the following Web address: http...
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...an auto‐stereo flat panel to your monitor. Select this option only if it is only available on newer NVIDIA GPUs, such as the Quadro FX series. NVIDIA Corporation 120 Tips: • Enable this option if you have passive stereo hardware. You may want to experiment ...you have connected the projectors to the multi‐display graphics card and enabled nView Clone mode from the list box. • Use shutter glasses - This option is necessary. Chapter 7 Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features memory to allow stereoscopic and monoscopic applications to be available...
...an auto‐stereo flat panel to your monitor. Select this option only if it is only available on newer NVIDIA GPUs, such as the Quadro FX series. NVIDIA Corporation 120 Tips: • Enable this option if you have passive stereo hardware. You may want to experiment ...you have connected the projectors to the multi‐display graphics card and enabled nView Clone mode from the list box. • Use shutter glasses - This option is necessary. Chapter 7 Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features memory to allow stereoscopic and monoscopic applications to be available...
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...if you use the adapter if your graphics card has a built‐in 3-pin DIN connector. These adapters translate the monitor signal to the standardized 3‐pin DIN connector used as the Quadro FX series. On enables the NVIDIA driver to the normal color (RGB) buffer. ...Chapter 7 Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features • Use onboard DIN connector - Overlays are especially useful for example, ...
...if you use the adapter if your graphics card has a built‐in 3-pin DIN connector. These adapters translate the monitor signal to the standardized 3‐pin DIN connector used as the Quadro FX series. On enables the NVIDIA driver to the normal color (RGB) buffer. ...Chapter 7 Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features • Use onboard DIN connector - Overlays are especially useful for example, ...
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...properly, you may want to graphics cards based on newer NVIDIA GPUs, such as VMR. Note: If any settings changes you make have no effect on videos created using software overlays, or a "blit" process such as the Quadro FX series. Note that these settings affect videos that are supported in OpenGL. ... overlays in 16‐bit and 32‐bit color modes. Chapter 7 Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features Overlays are created using the hardware overlay, but have no effect on the video overlay after you click Apply, close the video overlay and then re‐open it.
...properly, you may want to graphics cards based on newer NVIDIA GPUs, such as VMR. Note: If any settings changes you make have no effect on videos created using software overlays, or a "blit" process such as the Quadro FX series. Note that these settings affect videos that are supported in OpenGL. ... overlays in 16‐bit and 32‐bit color modes. Chapter 7 Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features Overlays are created using the hardware overlay, but have no effect on the video overlay after you click Apply, close the video overlay and then re‐open it.
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Temperature settings let you adjust the temperature of the selected NVIDIA GPU on your computer.: Accessing the Temperature Settings Page To access the Temperature Settings page, click Temperature Settings from the NVIDIA display menu. Figure 7.23 Temperature Settings NVIDIA Corporation 138 Chapter 7 Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features Adjusting Temperature Settings Note: The Temperature Settings page is available with GeForce FX and newer NVIDIA GPUs and on certain older NVIDIA GPUs only if the option has been enabled on your computer.
Temperature settings let you adjust the temperature of the selected NVIDIA GPU on your computer.: Accessing the Temperature Settings Page To access the Temperature Settings page, click Temperature Settings from the NVIDIA display menu. Figure 7.23 Temperature Settings NVIDIA Corporation 138 Chapter 7 Configuring Key ForceWare Graphics Driver Features Adjusting Temperature Settings Note: The Temperature Settings page is available with GeForce FX and newer NVIDIA GPUs and on certain older NVIDIA GPUs only if the option has been enabled on your computer.
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... 8.1 Connecting Two Graphics Cards with the SLI bridge connector (Figure 8.1). You may occupy the x16 expansion slot and replace it 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 current drivers and save on...
... 8.1 Connecting Two Graphics Cards with the SLI bridge connector (Figure 8.1). You may occupy the x16 expansion slot and replace it 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 current drivers and save on...
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...NVIDIA Corporation 160 Enabling SLI Mode 1 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. If the message disappears, continue with driver... supply using the supplied power connector cables. 7 Replace the system's cover and reconnect your driver software: 1 Power on the message. Chapter 8 Using NVIDIA SLI Technology The SLI connector is required for each graphics board). 3 Run "setup.exe" in...
...NVIDIA Corporation 160 Enabling SLI Mode 1 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. If the message disappears, continue with driver... supply using the supplied power connector cables. 7 Replace the system's cover and reconnect your driver software: 1 Power on the message. Chapter 8 Using NVIDIA SLI Technology The SLI connector is required for each graphics board). 3 Run "setup.exe" in...
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Installing the NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver" on page 168 • "Quadro FX 3000 - Installing the NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver" on page 173 • "Attaching Displays for nView Dualview Mode" on page 170 • "GeForce4 MX - Appendix A Using Two NVIDIA GPU-Based Graphics Cards APPENDIX USING TWO NVIDIA GPU-BASED GRAPHICS CARDS This appendix contains the following major topics: •...
Installing the NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver" on page 168 • "Quadro FX 3000 - Installing the NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver" on page 173 • "Attaching Displays for nView Dualview Mode" on page 170 • "GeForce4 MX - Appendix A Using Two NVIDIA GPU-Based Graphics Cards APPENDIX USING TWO NVIDIA GPU-BASED GRAPHICS CARDS This appendix contains the following major topics: •...
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... securely attached to the graphics cards. 5 Turn on your computer), the same NVIDIA driver (version) must be installed for each card, making sure that the cable connectors are installed in this appendix show the following NVIDIA‐based graphics cards and configurations. • The Quadro FX 3000 GPU‐based graphics card is an AGP card supporting multi‐ display...
... securely attached to the graphics cards. 5 Turn on your computer), the same NVIDIA driver (version) must be installed for each card, making sure that the cable connectors are installed in this appendix show the following NVIDIA‐based graphics cards and configurations. • The Quadro FX 3000 GPU‐based graphics card is an AGP card supporting multi‐ display...
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... you wait. 13Click all prompts to continue the process. 14Click Finish when that option appears 15If there is highlighted. Installing the NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver 1 Start up your graphics cards. If one of the choices is a prompt to restart your computer. 169 Quadro Workstation User's Guide Appendix A Using Two NVIDIA GPU-Based Graphics Cards Quadro FX 3000 -
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...NVIDIA Corporation 174 The associated display device becomes enabled and displays a desktop. nView Dualview Mode 1 When you have returned to your desktop, right click on the desktop to restart your computer. Now we already attached display devices 1 and 3 for the Quadro FX 3000‐based graphics card...for the GeForce4 MX‐based graphics card. 2 Right click display image 2, click Attached and click Apply. 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 the prompts to display...
...NVIDIA Corporation 174 The associated display device becomes enabled and displays a desktop. nView Dualview Mode 1 When you have returned to your desktop, right click on the desktop to restart your computer. Now we already attached display devices 1 and 3 for the Quadro FX 3000‐based graphics card...for the GeForce4 MX‐based graphics card. 2 Right click display image 2, click Attached and click Apply. 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 the prompts to display...