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Quadro Workstation User’s Guide
Appendix C
NVIDIA Setup Wizard Pages
NVIDIA Display Wizard — T
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Table of Contents
Main Page
Default Chapter
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Table of Contents
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Introduction
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About this Guide
13
Other Related Documentation
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Online Help
14
Context Help
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NVIDIA Display Properties and Nview Desktop Manager
15
Release 80 Enhancements
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NVIDIA SLITM Enhancements
15
NVIDIA Purevideotm Enhancements
16
Support for the Next Generation of NVIDIA Gpus
16
Additional Details by Driver Module
16
Directx
16
Opengl
16
Classic NVIDIA Control Panel
17
Video
17
System Requirements
19
Supported Operating Systems
19
Hardware - Supported NVIDIA Products
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Table 2.1 Supported NVIDIA Workstation Products
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Supported Languages
21
Software - NVIDIA Forceware Graphics Driver Installation
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Driver Installation Instructions
22
Minimum Hard Disk Space Requirement
22
Table 2.3 Hard Disk Space Requirements-Non-English Languages
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Table 2.4 Hard Disk Space Requirements-Full International Package
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Figure 2.1 Nview Desktop Manager - Sample Profiles Page
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Figure 2.2 Nview Desktop Manager - Save Profile Settings
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About Using Saved Profiles in Another Computer
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Installing the NVIDIA Forceware Graphics Drivers
26
Uninstalling the NVIDIA Display Driver Software
26
Notes on Feature and Configuration Support
28
Feature Support
28
Examples in this Guide
29
Accessing the NVIDIA Display Control Panel Pages
31
Table 2.2 Hard Disk Space Requirements-English
22
Preserving Settings before Upgrading Your Software
23
NVIDIA Control Panel Access
31
NVIDIA Display Setup Wizards
31
Accessing the NVIDIA Display Control Panel Pages
32
Desktop Access
33
Shortcut to Playing Video Files on any Display
33
Figure 3.3 NVIDIA Display Options from a Video File Context Menu T
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NVIDIA Settings Menu - Windows Taskbar Access
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Figure 3.6 NVIDIA Settings Sample Menus with Four Connected Graphics Cards
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Figure 3.4 NVIDIA Settings Menu Icon in the Windows Taskbar Notification Area
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Figure 3.5 NVIDIA Settings Sample Menu
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Figure 3.10 NVIDIA Display - Sample Context Help
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Figure 3.11 NVIDIA Display Menu - Sample Tool Tip for Disabled Settings
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Uninstalling the NVIDIA Display Driver
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Nview Display Modes
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Using the NVIDIA Display Menu
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The NVIDIA GPU Page
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Other NVIDIA Display Menu Items
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Windows Display Properties Setting Access
37
Using the NVIDIA Display Menu Help and Tool Tips
41
Context Help
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Tool Tips
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Item that Is Partially Obscured. for Example
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NVIDIA Menu Names that May be Partially
42
Settings) and be Able to View the Name in Its Entirety
42
Tool Tips for Disabled Settings
42
Windows-Style Tool Tip (Pop-Up) Help Appears
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Using Nview Multi-Display Settings
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Figure 4.1 Nview Single Display Mode - Windows XP/2000
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Figure 4.2 Nview Multi-Display Mode - Windows XP/2000
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Nview Multi-Display Applications
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Figure 4.3 Example Context Menus for Digital and TV Displays
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Figure 4.6 Nview Display Pair Options
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Key Features
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Using Nview Dualview Mode
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Windows Display Properties Settings
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Figure 4.9 Nview Display Settings - Installing Dualview in Windows 2000
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Initial Installation of Nview Dualview Mode - Windows 2000
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Figure 4.10 Display Properties Settings - Dualview Mode (Windows 2000)
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Enabling Nview Dualview Mode after Initial Installation - Windows 2000
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Using Nview Span Modes
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Nview Span Modes Vs. Dualview Mode Features
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Using Horizontal & Vertical Span Modes
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About Display Numbering
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About Renaming Displays
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NVIDIA Multi-Display Support
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Nview Display Mode
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Primary and Secondary Displays
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Figure 4.12 Nview Horizontal Span Mode - Windows XP
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Figure 4.15 Nview Clone Mode - TV + Digital Display
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Figure 4.16 Nview Clone Mode with Virtual Desktop Enabled - Disabling Panning
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Procedure
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Disabling Auto-Panning (Lock Pan Position)
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Enabling Nview Multiview Mode - Only for NVIDIA
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Quadro NVS-Based Graphics Cards
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Switching between Nview Dualview and Span/Clone Modes - Windows 2000
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Arranging Displays on the Settings Page
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Figure 4.20 Display Settings - Diagonal
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Adjusting Analog Display Settings
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Screen Adjustment
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Figure 4.13 Nview Vertical Span Mode - Windows XP
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Using Nview Clone Mode
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Enabling Nview Clone Mode
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Before You Begin
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Enabling Virtual Desktop - Clone Mode
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Accessing the Display Context Menus
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Configuring Displays
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Figure 5.1 Screen Adjustment Settings - Analog Display
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Table 5.1 TV Encoders and Supported TV Adjustment Features
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Figure 6.1 Back View of an HDTV with DVI and Analog Connectors
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About D Connector Output Modes
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Television and HDTV Formats and Desktop Resolutions
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Television Formats
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Display Timing Settings
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Figure 5.2 Display Timing Settings - Analog Display
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Figure 5.3 Digital Display Settings
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Figure 5.4 TV Settings
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Video Output Format
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Figure 5.6 HDTV Output Setting - Video Border
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Based on TV Encoder and NVIDIA GPU
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Supported TV and HDTV Adjustment Features Based on TV Encoder and NVIDIA GPU
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Adjusting Television (TV) Settings
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Signal Format
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TV Settings
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Device Adjustments - TV Output
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Screen Positioning
82
Brightness/Contrast/Saturation
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Flicker
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Overdrive
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Overscan Shift
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Video Border - (for HDTV)
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Adjusting Digital Display Settings
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Digital Display Settings
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Configuring HDTV
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Supported Television/Hdtv Formats for Analog and Digital Outputs
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Table 6.2 D Connector Output Modes
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Table 6.3 Optimizing HDTV Viewing
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Native
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Notes on Startup Functionality with HDTV Connected
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Nview Multi-Display Mode
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Nview Single Display Mode
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Overscan Shift
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Using HDTV as the Primary Display in Nview Clone Mode
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Using HDTV in Nview Display Modes
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Using HDTV in Nview Single Display Mode
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Using HDTV as the Secondary Display in Nview Clone Mode
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Using HDTV Formats
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Using HDTV in Nview Dualview Mode
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Table 6.1 Supported TV/ HDTV Formats
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HDTV Formats
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Optimizing HDTV Viewing
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Underscan
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Figure 6.2 Quick Access to HDTV Formats - HDTV Component Connection
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Figure 6.6 HDTV Overscan Configuration - "Native" Selected
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Figure 6.7 HDTV Overscan Configuration - "Overscan Shift" Selected
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Figure 6.8 Confirm Display Settings Prompts
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Figure 6.9 HDTV Overscan Configuration - "Underscan" Selected
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Figure 6.10 Underscan Screen Resolution Adjustment Sliders
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Troubleshooting HDTV Configuration
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Using Underscan
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Figure 6.4 TV Settings - HDTV Component Connection
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Figure 6.5 TV Settings - HDTV over DVI Connection
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Using Overscan Shift
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Configuring Key Forceware Graphics Driver Features
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Adjusting Desktop Colors
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Accessing the Desktop Colors Page
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Figure 7.1 Color Correction Settings
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Figure 7.2 Performance and Quality Settings Page
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Figure 7.4 Changing an Existing Application Profile
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Adding a New Application Profile
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Adding Profiles with an SLI Configuration
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Deleting Application Profiles
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Antialiasing Settings
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Basic Driver Settings
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Anisotropic Filtering
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Early Z Test
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Unified Back/Depth Buffer
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Vertical Sync
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Advanced Driver Settings
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Color Profile
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Conformant Texture Clamp
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Extension Limit
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Hardware Acceleration
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Figure 7.10 Hardware Acceleration Driver Setting
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Disable Enhanced CPU Instruction Set
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Antialiasing Full Screen Gamma
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Antialiasing Line Gamma
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Buffer-Flipping Mode
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Maximize Texture Memory
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Gamma Correct Antialiasing
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Texture Color Depth
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Transparency Antialiasing
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Triple Buffering
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About Using Other SLI-Based Advanced Settings
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Enable Stereo
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SLI Rendering Mode
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Stereo Display Mode
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Enable Overlay
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Swap Eyes (L Becomes R, R Becomes L)
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Exported Pixel Types
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Using Video Overlay Settings
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Accessing the Video Overlay Settings
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Figure 7.11 Video Overlay Settings - Windows XP/2000
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Overlay Zoom Controls
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Zoom Control
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Adjust Colors
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Hue and Saturation
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Out/In
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Overlay Color Controls
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Restore Defaults
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Screen Region to Zoom
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Using Full Screen Video Settings
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About the Full Screen Video Mirror Feature
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Figure 7.12 Full Screen Video Settings - Disabled
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Accessing the Full Screen Video Page
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Full Screen Device
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Full-Screen Video Settings
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Adjust Colors
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Track Overlay Rotation
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Figure 7.14 Full Screen Video - Zoom Control Video Mirror Settings
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Full Screen Video Zoom Controls
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Zoom Control
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Accessing the Tools Page
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Out/In
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Screen Region to Zoom
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Troubleshooting Full Screen Video Problems129
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Using the Tools Page
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Adding the NVIDIA Settings Menu to the Windows Taskbar
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Figure 7.16 NVIDIA Settings Menu Icon Displayed in the Windows Taskbar Notification Area
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Windows Taskbar
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Display Optimization Wizard
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Adding NVIDIA Menu Options to the Windows Desktop Menu
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Detecting Displays
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Forcing Detection of Connected Television
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Accessing the Nvrotate Page
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Figure 7.20 Nvrotate Settings - Landscape Mode
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Using Nvrotate Settings
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Before You Use Nvrotate Settings
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Enabling Nvrotate Settings
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Accessing the Temperature Settings Page
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Adjusting Temperature Settings
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Figure 7.23 Temperature Settings
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Ambient Temperature
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Core Slowdown Threshold
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Enable Heat Indicator Warning When Threshold Exceeded
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Temperature Level (GPU Core Temperature)
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Temperature Settings
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Changing Screen Resolutions and Refresh Rates
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Figure 7.24 Screen Resolution & Refresh Rates Page
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Screen Resolution and Color Quality
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Adding Custom Screen Resolutions & Refresh Rates
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Figure 7.25 Add Custom Resolution Dialog Box
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Monitor Settings
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Enabling Custom Screen Resolutions
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Removing Custom Screen Resolutions & Refresh Rates
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Advanced Timing
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Display Mode & Timing Parameters
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Table 7.1 Advanced Timing Parameters
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Display Timing Standards
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Table 7.2 Display Timing Standards
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Accessing the Menu Editing Page
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Editing the NVIDIA Display Menu
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Figure 7.27 Menu Editing Page - Default Settings
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Using Menu Editing
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Accessing the Powermizer Page
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Adjusting Powermizer Settings - Only for Notebook Computers
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Current Battery Charge
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Powermizer Settings
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Current Power Level
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Current Power Source
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Figure 7.30 3840 X 2400 Versus 1920 X 1200
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Using the Hires Desktop Scaling Feature
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Figure 7.31 Effect of Hires Scaling on Opengl Drawing
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Activating Hires Desktop Scaling
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Changing Global Driver Settings
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Modifying an Existing Application Profile
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Color Correction Settings
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Digital Vibrance
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Brightness, Contrast, and Gamma
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Apply Color Changes to
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Color Channels
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Color Curve Graph
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Image Sharpening
112
Color Profile
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Add (ICC Profile Mode)
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Other Settings
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Adjusting Performance and Quality Settings
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Figure 7.32 Windows Display Properties Settings Page
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Figure 7.33 Hires Desktop Scaling Option on Nview Display Settings Page
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About NVIDIA Direct Access
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Direct Access Compatible Monitors
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Using the Direct Access Main Page
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Using NVIDIA Direct Access
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Configuring Display Settings
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Figure 8.2 NVIDIA Direct Access-Display Settings Page
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Figure 8.3 NVIDIA Direct Access-Color Settings Page
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Adjusting Display Size and Position
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Changing Languages
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Locking Display Buttons
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Adjusting Color Settings
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Figure 8.4 NVIDIA Direct Access-Size and Position Page
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Using NVIDIA Scalable Link Interface (SLI)
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Overview of SLI for NVIDIA Quadro Cards
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SLI Modes for NVIDIA Quadro Gpus
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Hardware Requirements
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Installation and Operating Instructions
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Installing the Hardware
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Installing the Display Driver
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Enabling SLI Mode
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Using NVIDIA SLI
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SLI Mode Overview
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SLI Frame Rendering
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Table 9.1 SLI Mode Configuration
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SLI Antialiasing Mode
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Viewing Load Balancing
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Figure 9.1 Load Balancing Indicators
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Using Two NVIDIA GPU-Based Graphics Cards
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Before You Begin
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Before Installing the NVIDIA Forceware Graphics Display Driver
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Examples and Setup
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Quadro FX 3000 - Installing the NVIDIA Forceware Graphics Display Driver
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Figure A.1 Display Properties Settings - 3 Display Devices with 1 Attached
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Quadro FX 3000 - Attaching the Secondary Display for Nview Dualview Mode
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Figure A.2 One Display Device with Identifying Number
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Figure A.3 Display Properties Settings - 3 Display Devices with 2 Attached
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Figure A.4 Two Display Devices with Identifying Numbers
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Figure A.5 Display Properties Settings - 4 Attached Display Devices
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Figure A.6 Four Display Devices with Identifying Numbers
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Enabling Nview Span and Clone Modes - Detaching the Secondary Display Device
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Figure A.7 Display Properties Settings - 4 Display Devices with 2 Attached
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Figure A.8 Two Display Devices with Identifying Numbers
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Figure A.10 NVIDIA Display Menu Showing both Quadro FX 3000 and Geforce4 MX Graphics Cards
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Figure A.11 NVIDIA Settings Menu Displaying NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000-Based and Geforce4 MX-Based
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Graphics Cards
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Viewing Multiple Card Configurations Using the NVIDIA Settings Menu
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Figure A.9 NVIDIA Display Menu - Quadro FX 3000 and Geforce4 MX 420 Options
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Viewing Multiple NVIDIA GPU-Based Graphics Cards from the NVIDIA Display Menu
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Geforce4 MX - Installing the NVIDIA Forceware Graphics Display Driver
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Attaching Displays for Geforce4 MX - Nview Dualview Mode
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Using HDTV with NVIDIA
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GPU-Based Graphics Cards
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Figure B.1 Sample Component Cables
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Figure B.2 Sample DVI Cable
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Figure B.3 Sample Video Cables
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Sample Cables Shipped with NVIDIA HDTV-Encoded Graphics Cards
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HDTV over DVI
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Supported HDTV Connectors
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Component
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D Connector
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Figure B.4 Sample NVIDIA Personal Cinema™ A/V Cables
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NVIDIA Setup Wizard
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Figure C.1 NVIDIA Display Wizard - Typical Setup
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Figure C.2 NVIDIA Display Setup Wizard - Custom Setup Pages (1)
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NVIDA Display Setup Wizard - Custom Setup
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NVIDIA Display Wizard - Typical Setup
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Figure C.3 NVIDIA Display Setup Wizard - Custom Setup Pages (2)
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Figure C.5 NVIDIA TV Display Wizard - HDTV Component Connection Page (2)
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Figure C.7 NVIDIA Display Wizard-Analog Display with HDTV/DVI Pages (2)
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Figure C.8 NVIDIA Display Wizard - Digital Display with TV Pages (1)
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NVIDA Display Wizard - Digital Display and Television
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Figure C.9 NVIDIA Display Wizard - Various Types of TV Connectors
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Figure C.10 NVIDIA Display Wizard - Digital Display with TV Pages (2)
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Driver Release History
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Figure C.6 NVIDIA Display Wizard-Analog Display with HDTV/DVI Pages (1)
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NVIDA Display Wizard - Analog Display with HDTV/DVI
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Figure C.4 NVIDIA TV Display Wizard - HDTV Component Connection Page (1)
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NVIDIA Display Wizard - HDTV Component Connection
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NVIDIA Forceware Graphics Display Driver - Feature History
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Release 75 Enhancements
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Opengl Enhancements
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SLI Support Improvements
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Display Driver
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Directx
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NVIDIA Display Control Panel
228
Nview Desktop Manager
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Release 80 Enhancements
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Release 70 New Features and Enhancements
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NVIDIA Display
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Video
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Display Driver, Directx, and Opengl
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Nview Desktop Manager
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Feature Enhancements
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New Features
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Table D.1 Release 70 Graphics Driver - Performance Improvement and New Features
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Nvmanagement
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Driver Independence
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Release 65 Enhancements
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512 MB Frame Buffer Support
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Multi-GPU Support
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Operating System Support
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Enhancements in Driver Performance
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3D Graphics API Enhancements
233
HDTV Support Enhancements
233
Improved Robustness
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Video Enhancements
233
Desktop Manager and Control Panel Improvements
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Enhancements in Driver Performance
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3D Graphics API Enhancements
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Direct3D
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Opengl
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Release 60 Enhancements
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Latest GPU Support
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PCI Express Support
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Release 55 Enhancements
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PCI Express Support
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PAE Support
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Nview Desktop Manager Enhancements
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User Interface Enhancements
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Video Support Enhancements
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3D Graphics API Enhancements
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Direct3D
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Opengl
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Release 50 Enhancements
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New Feature Highlights
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64-Bit Support
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Dynamic Memory Mapping
237
NVIDIA Unified Compiler
237
Display Driver Changes-New Features
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Video - New Features
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Powermizer - New Features
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User Interface Changes
238
Nview
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Directx Graphics
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Opengl
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Release 40 Enhancements
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Enhanced Display Driver, Directx, and Video Capabilities
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Enhanced Nview Desktop Manager Features
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New Graphical User Interface
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Opengl Enhancements
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Release 35 Enhancements
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Release 25 Enhancements
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Release 10 Enhancements
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Release 20 Enhancements
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Release 6 Enhancements
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Twinview
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Video Mirror
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Virtual Desktop
245
Desktop Manager
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Digital Vibrance Control
246
Opengl
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Cursor Trails Support
246
Direct3D
246
Control Panels
247
Release 5 Enhancements
247
Opengl
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Opengl 1.2 Core
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Opengl Extensions
248
Opengl Performance Enhancements
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Control Panel
249
Direct3D
249
Glossary
251
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