Nvidia Quadro Workstation User Manual

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User’s Guide Table of Contents
Transparency Antialiasing . . . . . . . . . 118
SLI Rendering Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
About Using Other SLI-based Advanced
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Enable Stereo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Stereo Display Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Swap eyes (L becomes R, R becomes L) 121
Enable Overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Exported Pixel Types . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Using Video Overlay Settings. . . . . . . . . . . 122
Accessing the Video Overlay Settings Page 123
Overlay Zoom Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Zoom Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Out/In. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Screen Region to Zoom . . . . . . . . . . 124
Overlay Color Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Hue and Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Adjust Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Restore Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Using Full Screen Video Settings . . . . . . . . 124
About the Full Screen Video Mirror Feature. 125
Accessing the Full Screen Video Page . . . 126
Full-Screen Video Settings . . . . . . . . . . 126
Full Screen Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Track Overlay Rotation. . . . . . . . . . . 127
Adjust Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Full Screen Video Zoom Controls . . . . . . 128
Zoom Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Out/In. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Screen 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 Connected Television . 133
Detecting Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Using NVRotate Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Accessing the NVRotate Page . . . . . . . . 135
Before You Use NVRotate Settings . . . . . 136
Enabling NVRotate Settings . . . . . . . . . 136
Adjusting Temperature Settings . . . . . . . . . 138
Accessing the Temperature Settings Page . 138
Temperature Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Temperature Level (GPU Core Temperature)
139
Core Slowdown Threshold . . . . . . . . .139
Ambient Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Enable Heat Indicator Warning When
Threshold Exceeded. . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Changing Screen Resolutions and Refresh Rates .
140
Screen Resolution and Color Quality . . . . .140
Monitor Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Adding Custom Screen Resolutions & Refresh
Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Enabling Custom Screen Resolutions . . . .142
Removing Custom Screen Resolutions &
Refresh Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Advanced Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Display Mode & Timing Parameters . . . .144
Display Timing Standards . . . . . . . . . .147
Editing the NVIDIA Display Menu . . . . . . . . .148
Accessing the Menu Editing Page. . . . . . .148
Using Menu Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Adjusting PowerMizer Settings — Only for
Notebook Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Accessing the PowerMizer Page . . . . . . .150
PowerMizer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Current Battery Charge . . . . . . . . . . .150
Current Power Source. . . . . . . . . . . .151
Current Power Level. . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Using the HiRes Desktop Scaling Feature . . . .152
Activating HiRes Desktop Scaling . . . . . . .154
8. Using NVIDIA Direct Access
About NVIDIA Direct Access. . . . . . . . . . . .157
Direct Access Compatible Monitors . . . . . .158
Using the Direct Access Main Page. . . . . .159
Configuring Display Settings. . . . . . . . . . . .160
Locking Display Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Changing Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Adjusting Color Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
Adjusting Display Size and Position . . . . . . .164
9. Using NVIDIA Scalable Link
Interface (SLI)
Overview of SLI for NVIDIA Quadro Cards . . .168
SLI Modes for NVIDIA Quadro GPUs. . . . .168
Hardware Requirements . . . . . . . . . .169
Installation and Operating Instructions . . . . . .170
Installing the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
Installing the Display Driver . . . . . . . . . .171
Enabling SLI Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
Using NVIDIA SLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
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Nvidia Quadro Workstation Specifications

General

Brand	Nvidia
Model	Quadro Workstation
Category	Video Card
Language	English