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NVIDIA Quadro Professional DriversNVIDIA Control Panel Quick Start Guide

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NVIDIA Quadro Professional DriverUsers Guide

1. IntroductionAbout the NVIDIA Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Getting Support and Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2. Understanding the NVIDIA Control PanelOpening and Closing the New NVIDIA Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10About the NVIDIA Control Panel Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

3. Accomplishing NVIDIA Control Panel TasksStarting the NVIDIA Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Accomplishing NVIDIA Control Panel Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

A. Using NVIDIA SLI TechnologyOverview of SLI Technology for NVIDIA Quadro Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Using NVIDIA SLI Frame Rendering or SLI Antialiasing Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Using SLI Multi-View Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

B. Multi-GPU SystemsConfiguring Multi-GPU Displays in the NVIDIA Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Understanding Multi-GPU Displays in the Windows Display Properties Settings Page . . . . . . . . . . . 49

C. Professional 3D StereoAbout Workstation 3D Stereo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Using Workstation 3D Stereo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

D. NVIDIA Application Configuration EngineIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Using ACE with Supported Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Using Applications that are not Supported by ACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Adding to the List of ACE-detectable Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

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Figure 2.1 NVIDIA Control Panel (Windows XP Example) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Figure 2.2 NVIDIA Control Panel (Windows Vista) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Figure 2.3 NVIDIA Control Panel Select a Task pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Figure 2.4 Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Figure D.1 Manage 3D Settings PageACE-detectable applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Figure D.2 Manage 3D Settings PageApplications with Global Profiles, Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

List of Figures

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Table 2.1 File Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Table 2.2 Edit Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Table 2.3 View Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Table 2.4Table 2.5Table 2.6Table 2.7Table 2.8Table 3.1Table B.1Table B.2Table B.3Table B.4Table B.5Table C.6Table D.7

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Help Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Profiles Menu Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Display Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193D Settings Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Workstation Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Graphics Driver Tasks in the NVIDIA Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Change Display Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Windows Monitor Numbering ExampleFour Connected Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Windows Monitor Numbering ExampleSix Potential Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Windows Monitor Numbering ExampleDefault Boot Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Windows Monitor Numbering ExamplePCI Boot Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55List of Supported Stereo Display Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Application-specific Global Presets (Not supported by ACE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

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INTRODUCTIONThisquickstartisaddressedtousersoftheNVIDIAControlPanelsoftware.ThisguidefocusesongettingyouupandrunningwithyourNVIDIAsoftware.FortechnicaldetailsonthefeaturesandbenefitsoftheNVIDIAControlPanelsoftwareanddetailsaboutsupportedproducts,drivers,andothersoftware,refertotheNVIDIAwebpagewww.nvidia.com.Thischapterdiscussesthefollowingmajortopics: AbouttheNVIDIAControlPanelonpage 2 GettingSupportandInformationonpage 7

2Chapter 1 NVIDIA Control Panel Quick Start GuideIntroduction

About the NVIDIA Control Panel

Overvie

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WelcometotheNVIDIAControlPanel,designedforMicrosoft Windows XP,WindowsVista,andWindows7.YoucanuseNVIDIAControlPaneltocontrolyourNVIDIAhardwareandaccessotherNVIDIAsoftwareinstalledonyoursystem.

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Inadditiontosettingupbasicdisplayconfigurationssuchasdisplayresolution,refreshrate,andmultipledisplayuse,youcan: Tuneyour3Dsettingswithrealtimepreviewtomaximizeperformanceorimage

quality Customizehow3Dapplicationsworkinyoursystem Adjustyourscreencolorsandcontrast Setcustomtimings Controlvideoimagesettings ChangeyourHDTVformat ControlyournotebooksystempowerusingPowerMizer ControlspecialworkstationfeaturessuchasFrameSynchronization.

Differences from the Classic Control Panel

ThefollowingarefeaturesthatwereavailableintheNVIDIAclassiccontrolpanel,butwhicharenotavailableinthenewNVIDIAControlPanel: Creating/ImportingColorProfiles HighResolutionScalableDesktop VideoZoom Fullscreenvideomirroring EdgeBlending nViewDesktopManager

nViewDesktopManagerisavailablethroughtheWindowscontrolpanelasaseparateapplet(WindowsXPandWindowsVista/Windows7).

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MultiViewDisplayMode(forNVIDIAQuadroNVSgraphicscards)MultiViewisavailablefromtheWindowsDisplayProperties>Settings>AdvancedtabforWindowsXPonly.

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Organizational Changes ThefollowingpageshavebeenrevisedtoincludeTVsettingscontrols:

AdjustDesktopColorSettingsNowincludescontrolstoadjustTVcolorsettings.

ChangeResolutionNowincludescontrolstoadjustTVandHDTVsignalformatsandresolution.

AdjustDesktopSizeandPositionNowincludescontrolstoadjusttheTVscreensizeandposition,andtoresizetheHDTVdesktop.

ThefollowingpagesandlinksnowappearintheDisplaycategory: HDCPStatuspage DigitalAudiopage

ThecontrolsintheManageCustomResolutionspagearenowlocatedintheChangeResolutionpage.

Feature Changes AdjustDesktopColorSettingspage

ForGeforce8seriesandlaterGPUS,theDigitalVibrancerangeisextendedtoincludetheblackandwhitelimitwhichnowcorrespondsto0%.Thenewdefaultvalueis50%.

AfterresizingtheHDTVdesktop,thenewresolutioncreatedisnowaddedtothelistofavailableresolutionsforthatdisplay,andalsoaddedtotheresolutionlistwithinthegameorapplication.


Video & Television Pages

ThefollowingpagesandcontrolshavebeenmovedtotheDisplaycategory:

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AdjustTelevisionColorSettingspage(seeDisplay>AdjustDesktopColorSettings)

ChangethesignalorHDformatpage(seeDisplay>ChangeResolution) SelectDigitalcolorformatpage(seeDisplay>ChangeResolution) Adjustscreensizeandpositionpage(seeDisplay>AdustDesktopSizeand

Position) ResizeHDTVdesktoppage(seeDisplay>AdjustDesktopSizeandPosition) HDCPStatuspage DigitalAudiopage

Settings Pages

PreferredRefeshRate(WindowsVistaandlater)ThePreferredRefreshRatecontrolletsyouoverridetherefreshratelimitationsimposedbythe3Dapplicationfortheindicatedmonitor.

SLIPerformanceModeThesplitframerendering(SFR)modeisnolongeravailableasanSLIrenderingmodeoption.

PowerManagementmode(WindowsVistaandlater)ManyNVIDIAgraphicscardssupportmultipleperformancelevelssothatthePCcansavepowerwhenfullgraphicsperformanceisnotrequired.Toprovidemorecontroloverthesepowermanagementcapabilities,NVIDIAhasaddedthePowerManagementModecontrol.ThecontrolconsistsoftwosettingsAdaptiveandPreferMaximumPerformance.Adaptive:ThisisthedefaultsettinginwhichthegraphicscardmonitorsGPUusageandseamlesslyswitchesbetweenmodesbasedontheperformancedemandsoftheapplication.ThisallowstheGPUtoalwaysusetheminimumamountofpowerrequiredtorunagivenapplication,andcanallowevenolder3Dgamestoruninlowerpowermodesifthegamedoesnotrequirefull3Dperformance.NVIDIArecommendsthissettingforbestoverallbalanceofpowerandperformance.PreferMaximumPerformance:Thissettingletsyoumaintainthecardatitsmaximumperformancelevelwhen3DapplicationsarerunningregardlessofGPU

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usage.ThisoptioncanbesetGlobally(forall3Dapplications),oranapplicationprofilecanbecreatedunderProgramSettingstosetthepreferenceforaparticular3Dapplication.ThisfeatureissupportedonlyonselectGeForce9SeriesandlaterGPUsand

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appliesonlytoDirectXandOpenGLbasedapplications.

orkstation Pages

TheViewSystemTopologypageisnowavailablewithWindowsVistaandlater.

ted Operating Systems

Release190/191oftheQuadroprofessionaldriversareavailableforthefollowingMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystems:

WindowsXPMediaCenterEdition2005UpdateRollup2 WindowsXPMediaCenterEdition2005/2004 WindowsXPProfessional WindowsXPHomeEdition WindowsXPProfessionalx64Edition WindowsServer2003x64Edition WindowsVistaHomeBasic WindowsVistaHomePremium WindowsVistaBusiness WindowsVistaEnterpriseEdition WindowsVistaUltimate Windows7(32bitand64biteditions)

ted NVIDIA Products

RefertothereleasenotesandNVIDIAdriverdownloadsiteforthelistofproductssupportedbythedriverversionthatyouhaveinstalledonyourcomputer.


Supported Languages

TheNVIDIAQuadroProfessionalDriversupportsthefollowinglanguagesintheNVIDIAControlPanel:

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VIDIA Software Applications

Ifinstalled,otherNVIDIAsoftwarethatyoucanaccessfromtheNVIDIAControlPanelincludes: NVIDIANVIDIASystemToolsPerformancegroupandSystemUpdate NVIDIAStereoscopic3D NVIDIAMediaShieldTM NVIDIANetworkAccessManagerSeetherespectiveuserdocumentationforinformationabouttheseapplicationsandinstructionsonhowtousethem.

English(USA) German Portuguese(Euro/Iberian)English(UK) Greek RussianArabic Hebrew SlovakChinese(Simplified) Hungarian SlovenianChinese(Traditional) Italian SpanishCzech Japanese Spanish(LatinAmerica)Danish Korean SwedishDutch Norwegian ThaiFinnish Polish TurkishFrench Portuguese(Brazil)

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Getting Support and Information

Online

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Help

Toopentheonlinehelp,either: PressF1onyourkeyboard,or SelectHelpfromtheNVIDIAControlPanelmenubarandthenselectNVIDIAControlPanelHelp.

HelponvarioustopicscanbeviewedusingtheContents,Index,orSearchtabs.Also,whenasettingonthecontrolpanelisdisabled(grayedout)andyouplacethecursoronthesetting,theUserAssistanceareaindicatesthereasonitisdisabled.

al Support

ToaccesstheNVIDIATechnicalSupportwebpagegothefollowingwebaddress:http://www.nvidia.com/page/support.html


System Information

YoucangetdetailedinformationaboutyoursystemandtheNVIDIAControlPanelconfigurationaswellasversionandcopyrightinformation.


ToviewcopyrightandversioninformationabouttheNVIDIAControlPanel:FromtheHelpmenu,selectAboutNVIDIAControlPanel.

Toviewdetailedsysteminformation:OpentheSystemInformationdialogboxbyeitherselectingSystemInformationfromtheHelpmenu,orbyclickingtheSystemInformationlinkatthelowerleftcorneroftheNVIDIAControlPanel.ClickanyofthetabsintheSystemInformationdialogbox.

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UNDERSTANDING THE NVIDIA CONTROLPANEL

ThischapterdescribestheNVIDIAControlPanelinthefollowingsections: OpeningandClosingtheNewNVIDIAControlPanelonpage 10 AbouttheNVIDIAControlPanelInterfaceonpage 11

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Opening and Closing the New NVIDIA Control Panel


YoucanopentheNVIDIAControlPanelinseveralways: RightclicktheWindowsdesktop,thenclickNVIDIAControlPanelfromthe

contextmenu,orForWindowsXP FromtheWindowsStartmenu,selectControlPanel,thenintheControlPanel

window,doubleclickontheNVIDIAControlPanelicon.

ForWindowsVista/Windows7 FromtheClassicViewoftheWindowsControlPanel,clicktheNVIDIAControl

Panelicon,or

FromtheControlPanelHomeviewoftheWindowsControlPanel,clickAdditionalOptionsandthenclickNVIDIAControlPanelfromtheAdditionalOptionspage.

ToclosetheNVIDIAControlPanel, FromtheFilemenu,selectExit,or ClicktheCloseboxintheupperrightcorneroftheprogramwindow.

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TheNVIDIAControlPanelprovidesaneasytouseinterfaceformanagingyoursystem.Whenyoustarttheprogramforthefirsttime,theNVIDIAControlPanelopenstothefirstpagelistedinthenavigationtree.Onsubsequentvisits,thecontrolpanelreopenstothelastpagevisited.TheNVIDIAControlPaneluserinterfaceconsistsofthesemainareas,asshowninFigure2.1: MainTaskArea SelectaTaskNavigationtree Menubar Toolbar

Whilethelookofthecontrolpanelvariesdependingontheoperatingsystem,thelayoutisthesameforalloperatingsystems.

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.Menu BarTool Bar


Figure 2.1 NVIDIA Control Panel (Windows XP Example)

Select a Task Pane Control Panel Main Task Area

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Figure 2.2 NVIDIA Control Panel (Windows Vista)

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Using the Main Task Area

Themaintaskarea,intherightpane,displaystheapplicationtaskpages.ThisareaofthescreeniswhereyouwillfocusmostofyourattentionasyouusetheNVIDIA

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ControlPaneltoaccomplishyourgoals.YoucanaccessspecificpagesusingthenavigationtreeintheSelectaTaskpane.

he Select a Task Pane

ThenavigationtreeintheSelect a Task paneshowsalltheprimaryNVIDIAControlpagesthatareinstalledonyoursystem.ThepagesaregroupedaccordingtothesamecategoriesthatexistedinthepreviousversionoftheNVIDIAControlPanel.

Figure 2.3 NVIDIA Control Panel Select a Task pane

Click to expand Click to open thecorresponding pagein the main task area.

or collapse thecategory list.

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Using the Tool Bar

TheToolbarprovidesquickbackandforthnavigationbetweenpages,andalsoletsyouchooseaviewsetting..

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sing the Navigation Buttons

Thebackandforwardbuttonsletyounavigatesequentiallyamongpagesthatyouhavevisited.Youcanalsonavigatedirectlytoapreviouslyvisitedpagebyclickingthelistarrownexttothebackbutton.Thedropdownmenulistsallthepreviouslyvisitedpagesinthequeue.Clickthepagethatyouwant.

orking with Views

Thecurrentlyselectedviewdetermineswhatoptionsareavailable.Therearethreeavailableviews: Standard

Advanced

Custom

MostcommandsareavailableforbothStandardandAdvancedviews.However,someoptionsareavailableonlyiftheAdvancedviewisselectedbeforeopeningtheapplicationcategorypage.Also,taskpageoptionsmaybedifferentdependingontheselectedview.Ifthecommandyourelookingforisnotdisplayed,returntothehomepage,selectadifferentview,andreturntothetaskpage.

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Tochangetheview: FromtheViewmenu,selectStandard,Advanced,orCustom.Note:FortheCustomcommandtobeavailable,youmustdefineacustomviewas

describedinthefollowingsection.

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efining Custom Views

YoucancustomizeNVIDIAControlPaneltodisplayonlytheapplicationcategorypagesyouwanttoseeanduse.Tospecifywhichthepagestodisplay:1 SelectView>DefineCustomView...orforquickeraccess,usethetoolbarifyou

haveitenabled.2 OntheCreateCustomViewpage,foreachapplicationcategorythatappears,

select(check)thecheckboxesforthepagesthatyouwanttoviewandclickOK.3 ToleavetheCustomViewmode,selecteitherStandardorAdvancedfromtheViewmenuorforquickeraccess,usethetoolbarifyouhaveitenabled.

4 Toswitchbacktoyourcustomview,selectCustom.

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Using the Menu Bar

TheMenu barcontainsstandardWindowsmenusandmenusspecifictotheNVIDIAControlPanel,suchastheViewandProfilesmenus.

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Menusthatareavailableonthemenubarmayvary,dependingontheNVIDIAControlPanelcategory(suchas,Display,Mobile,3DSettings,orothercategory)youareusing.

le Menu

Commandsrelatedtoprinting,applyingchanges,andexitingtheprogramareavailableontheFilemenu.

it Menu

Commandsrelatedtocutting,copying,pasting,andselectingitemsareavailableontheEditmenu.

Table 2.1 File Menu CommandsFile Menu Command DescriptionPrint... Print the current task page.

Print Preview.... Preview the page before sending it to the printer.

Print Setup... Open the Print Setup dialog box to adjust your printer properties.

Exit Close the NVIDIA Control Panel program.

Table 2.2 Edit Menu CommandsEdit Menu Command DescriptionCut Cut the selected text and place in the clipboard.

Copy Copy the selected text and place in the clipboard.

Paste Paste the text currently in the clipboard to the location of the Windows cursor.

Select All Select all items on the current page.

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View Menu

CommandsrelatedtoviewingthevariouspagesintheNVIDIAControlPanelapplicationmodulesareavailableontheViewmenu.

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elp Menu

Commandsrelatedtoaccessinghelp,systeminformation,andcopyrightandversioninformationareavailableontheHelpmenu.

Table 2.3 View Menu CommandsView Menu Command DescriptionStandard Select to view and access the majority of commonly used and simpler tasks in

the NVIDIA Control Panel applications. When the Standard command appears with a check mark, this means that the Standard view is currently active on your NVIDIA Control Panel.

Advanced Select to view and access certain complex tasks in the NVIDIA Control Panel applications. These tasks often require some advanced experience using graphics hardware and software (drivers). When the Advanced command appears with a check mark, this means that the Advanced view is currently active on your NVIDIA Control Panel.

Custom Select to choose a custom view. This command appears on the View menu only if you have used the Define Custom Views command to customize showing/hiding specific screens.

Define Custom View To see only those application pages you want to see and use based on the application modules (Display, 3D Settings, etc.) that are installed on your system, select Define Custom Views from the View menu.

Add Desktop Context Menu

This is selected by default, and adds the NVIDIA Control Panel menu item to the desktop context menu.

Show Notification Tray Icon

(Windows XP only) Select to show the NVIDIA Control Panel notification tray icon in the Windows taskbar notification area. Clicking the NVIDIA Control Panel notification icon offers a quick way to configure key NVIDIA Control Panel settings.

Table 2.4 Help Menu CommandsHelp Menu Command DescriptionNVIDIA Control Panel Help Access the NVIDIA Control Panel online help.

System Information View detailed information about your system and the NVIDIA Control Panel configuration.

About NVIDIA Control Panel View NVIDIA Control Panel version and copyright information.

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Category-Specific Menus

Themenusappearonlywhencertaincategorypagesareopen.


Profiles MenuCommandsrelatedtosaving,loading,anddeletingprofilesareavailableontheProfilesmenu.

Display MenuThismenuitemappearsonlywhenaDisplaycategorypageisopen.

3D Settings MenuThismenuitemappearsonlywhena3DSettingscategorypageisopen.

Workstation MenuThismenuitemappearsonlywhenaWorkstationcategorypageisopen.

Table 2.5 Profiles Menu CommandsProfiles Menu Command DescriptionLoad... Load a profile of display settings you have previously saved. Click to

open the Load Desktop Profile dialog box and select a .nvp file.Save... Save the current configuration to a profile file. Click to open the Save

Desktop Profile and enter a name and path for the .nvp file.Delete... Delete a profile. Click to open the Delete Desktop Profile dialog box

and locate a profile to delete.

Table 2.6 Display Menu CommandsMenu Command DescriptionIdentify Displays Select to identify the displays configured with your system.

Table 2.7 3D Settings Menu CommandsMenu Command DescriptionShow SLI Visual Indicators Select to verify that SLI rendering is enabled and working.

Table 2.8 Workstation Menu CommandsMenu Command DescriptionRefresh View Select to refresh the graphical representation of the displays and

graphics cards installed on your system.

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ACCOMPLISHING NVIDIA CONTROL PANELTASKS

ThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetheNVIDIAControlPaneltoaccomplishcommontasks.Itcontainsthefollowingsections: StartingtheNVIDIAControlPanel AccomplishingNVIDIAControlPanelTasksNote:ForWindowsVistaandWindows7Severalfeaturesarecurrentlyunder

developmentforWindowsVistaorWindows7andarenotyetsupportedintheNVIDIAControlPanel.Consultthereleasenotesforthelatestlistofunsupportedfeatures.

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Starting the NVIDIA Control Panel


1 LaunchtheNVIDIAControlPanel: RightclicktheWindowsdesktop,thenclickNVIDIAControlPanelfromthe

contextmenu,orUnderWindowsXP:a FromtheWindowsStartmenu,selectControlPanelb IntheControlPanelwindow,doubleclicktheNVIDIA

ControlPanelicon.UnderWindowsVista:a ClicktheStarticon,thenfromtheStartmenuclickControlPanelb FromtheClassicViewoftheWindowsVistaControlPanel,clicktheNVIDIA

ControlPanelicon,orFromtheControlPanelHomeviewoftheWindowsVistaControlPanel,clickAdditionalOptionsandthenclickNVIDIAControlPanelfromtheAdditionalOptionspage.

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ThecategoriesthatappearintheSelectaTaskpanedependonwhichNVIDIAsoftwareisinstalledonyoursystem.Forexample,theMobilecategoryisnotavailableondesktopsystems.

2 FromthenavigationtreeintheSelectaTaskpane,clickoneofthelinkstoopenaspecifictaskpage.Eachcategoryinthenavigationtreelistsdifferenttasksthatyoucanaccomplish,andeachtaskpageprovidesinstructionsonhowtoaccomplishwhatyouwant.Movethecursoroverlistedoptionstoseeadescriptionandtypicalusagescenarioforthatoption.Detailedinstructionsforeachtaskarealsoavailablethroughtheonlinehelp.

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to Locating Tasks

Table3.1liststhepageintheNVIDIAControlPanelwhereyoucanfindcontrolsforaccomplishingvariousgraphicsdrivertasks.Table 3.1 Graphics Driver Tasks in the NVIDIA Control Panel

FeatureNVIDIA Control Panel Category - Page Notes

Advanced Timings Display - Manage Custom Resolutions

Antialiasing 3D Settings - Manage 3D Settings

Application Profiles 3D Settings - Manage 3D Settings

Color Depth Display - Change ResolutionCustom Timings Display - Manage Custom

ResolutionsDesktop Color Settings Display - Adjust Desktop

Color SettingsDriver Settings 3D Settings - Manage 3D

SettingsDesktop Overlap Workstation - Adjust Edge

OverlapAvailable only with WindowsXP.

Frame Synchronization Workstation - Synchronize Displays

Available only with WindowsXP.Requires NVIDIA Quadro G-Sync card.

HDTV Setup Display - ChangeResolutionMulti-display configuration Display - Set Up Multiple

DisplaysnView Clone Mode Display - Set Up Multiple

DisplaysnView Span Modes Display - Set Up Multiple

DisplaysAvailable only with WindowsXP.

NVRotate Display - Rotate DisplayPerformance and Quality Settings 3D Settings - Adjust Image

Settings with PreviewPowerMizer Mobile - Change PowerMizer

SettingsAvailable only with notebook computers.Available only with WindowsXP.

Refresh Rate Settings Display - Change ResolutionResolution Settings Display - Change ResolutionScreen Position on CRT Display - Adjust Desktop

Size and Position

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Screen Position on TV Display - Adjust Desktop

Table 3.1 Graphics Driver Tasks in the NVIDIA Control Panel

FeatureNVIDIA Control Panel Category - Page Notes


Size and PositionSDI (Graphics to SDI Output) Workstation - Send Graphics

to SDI OutputAvailable only with WindowsXP.

SLI Configuration 3D Settings - Set SLI Configuration

Temperature Settings Performance Requires NVIDIA System Tools software

TV Setup Display - Change ResolutionVideo Color Settings Video & Television - Adjust

Video Color SettingsOverclocking Performance Requires NVIDIA System Tools

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NVIDIA Control Panel Groups

ThissectionprovidesanoverviewoftheNVIDIAControlPanelgroups.

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UsingtheDisplayCategoryPagesonpage 26 UsingtheVideoCategoryPagesonpage 27 Usingthe3DSettingsCategoryPagesonpage 27 UsingtheMobileCategoryPagesonpage 28 UsingtheWorkstationCategoryPagesonpage 28 UsingtheNetworkingPagesonpage 29 UsingtheStoragePagesonpage 29 UsingthePerformancePagesonpage 30 UsingtheSystemUpdatePagesonpage 30 UsingtheStereoscopic3DPagesonpage 30Note:ForWindowsVersionsSupportforsomefeaturesunderWindowsVistaor

Windows7isindevelopmentandmaynotbeavailablewithyourForceWaregraphicsdriverversion.Consultthereleasenotesforthelatestlistofunsupportedfeatures.

sing the Display Category Pages

Theactualtasksavailableonyoursystemdependonyoursystemhardware,suchasthenumberandtypeofdisplaysconnected.UsetheDisplaycategorypagesto:

Runthewizardtooptimizeyourdisplayconfiguration Changethedisplayresolution Changethescalingonyourflatpaneldisplay Adjustcolorsettings Rotatethedisplay Adjustcustomtimings(availableunderAdvancedView) Configuremultipledisplays,includingSpanningorClonemodes.

SpanningmodesareavailableonlywithWindowsXP. Adjustyourtelevisionpicturequalityandvideocolorsettingsforthebest

possibleviewinginitsenvironment. Changethepositionandsizeofthedesktop/videotobestfityourtelevisionor

HDTV(highdefinitiontelevision)screen.

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ChangethesignalformattouseforyourstandardtelevisionorHDTVaswellaschangecountryspecificsignalortheHDTVformat.

VerifytheHDCPcapabilityofyoursystem.

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Accessdigitalaudiocontrols.

sing the Video Category Pages

Theactualtasksavailableonyoursystemdependonyoursystemhardware,suchaswhetherornotyouhaveaTVconnected.UsetheVideopageto:

Adjustvideoandimagecolorsettings.

sing the 3D Settings Category Pages

Theactualtasksavailableonyoursystemdependonyoursystemhardware,suchaswhetherornotyouhaveanSLIreadysystem.Usethe3DSettingspageto:

Changetheimageandrenderingsettingsofyour3DapplicationsandgamesthatutilizeDirect3DandOpenGLtechnology

Assignspecific3Dsettingstoagamesothatthesesettingsautomaticallyloadwhenagameislaunched(availableunderAdvancedview)

SetupyourSLIormultiGPUconfigurationNote:GPUtemperaturemonitoringandGPUoverclockingfeaturesarenot

includedinthe3DSettingspageinRelease95andlater.TousethisfunctionalityyoumustinstallNVIDIAnTunesoftware.

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Using the Mobile Category Pages

TheMobilecategoryisavailableiftheNVIDIAsoftwareisinstalledonanotebookcomputer.

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Note:TheMobilepageisnotavailableunderWindowsVistaorWindows7.Theactualtasksavailabledependonwhichfeaturesareincludedwithyournotebooksystem.UsetheMobilepagetoextendyournotebookcomputersbatterylifeusingNVIDIAPowerMizertechnology.

sing the Workstation Category Pages

TheWorkstationcategoryisavailableifyouhaveanNVIDIAQuadroFXgraphicscardinstalled.TheactualtasksavailabledependonwhichNVIDIAQuadroFXproductyouhaveinstalled.UsetheWorkstationpageto: Synchronizeyourdisplaysusingframesyncorgenlocktechnology Viewagraphicalrepresentationofthedisplaysandgraphicscardsinstalledon

yoursystem. Manageserialdigitalinterface(SDI)output(requiresNVIDIAQuadroFXSDI

solution.)

Overlaptheedgesofadjacentdisplays.Note:Displayedgeblendingisnolongeravailable.

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Using the Networking Pages

TheNetworkinggrouppagesarepartofthenForcedriversNetworkingsoftwareforNVIDIAnForcebasedPCs.

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UsetheNetworkingpagestooptimizeyournetworkperformanceandincreaseyournetworkbandwidthwiththefollowingtechnologies: NVIDIAFirstPacketoffersanewwaytomanagethetrafficonyourpersonal

computer,allowingyoutomoreeffectivelymanageandimprovetheperformanceofnetworkedgamesandotherapplicationsthataresensitivetonetworkdelay(latency),suchasVoiceoverIP(VoIP).

NVIDIATCP/IPAccelerationtechnologyisanetworkingsolutionthatmovestheprocessingofTCP/IPnetworktrafficfromyourcomputersCPUtoitsnForcehardwareresultingingreatlyimprovedsystemperformance.

NVIDIATeamingtechnologycombinesalltheNVIDIAEthernetinterfacesonyoursystemtoformateam,resultinginincreasedbandwidthandnetworkredundancy.

AlertStandardFormat(ASF)controlsletsyousetupalertsandremotesystemmanagementinanOSpresentorOSabsentenvironment.

sing the Storage Pages

TheStoragegrouppagesarepartofthenForcedriversMediaShieldStoragesoftwareforNVIDIAnForcebasedPCs.UsetheStoragepagesto CreateandmanageRAID0,RAID1,RAID0+1,RAID5,andspanningarrays. RunSMARTtestsonyourRAIDarraydiskdrives.

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Using the Performance Pages

ThePerformancegrouppagesarepartofthenForcedriversSystemToolssoftwareforNVIDIAnForcebasedPCs.

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UsethePerformancepagesto: ManagesystemtuningandprofilesfornForceMCPclocks,voltages,timings,and

fans.

ManageEnthusiastSystemArchitecture(ESA)components. ViewdetailedsysteminformationforyournForcebasedPC. OverclockyourGeForceGPU.

sing the System Update Pages

TheSystemUpdatepagesarepartofthenForcedriversSystemToolssoftwareforNVIDIAnForcebasedPCs.Usethesystemupdatepagesto: AutomaticallycheckfornForceandGeForcedriverupdates. UpdateyoursystemBIOS. UpdatefirmwarefortheEnthusiastSystemArchitecture(ESA)components.

sing the Stereoscopic 3D Pages

TheStereoscopic3DpagesareinstalledaspartoftheNVIDIAStereoscopic3DDriverforviewingmanygamesin3Dstereo.Usethestereoscopic3Dpagesto: Controlstereoscopic3Dsettings

Enablestereoscopic3D,adjust3Ddepth,selecta3Dlasersight,viewandsetthekeyboardshortcuts,andrunthesetupwizardandvarioustests.

Determine3DgamecompatibilitySeeastereoscopic3Dcompatibilityratingforanumberofgames,alongwithpossibleissuesandrecommendationsforeachgame.

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Appendix AUsing NVIDIA SLI Technology

A P P E N D I X

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USING NVIDIA SLI TECHNOLOGYNVIDIASLItechnologyletsyouinstallandbenefitfromtwoPCIExpress(PCIe)graphicsboardsinasinglePC.JustasdualprocessorsordualcoreCPUsimprovecomputerperformance,SLIallowsdualGPUs(GraphicsProcessingUnits)tosignificantlyaccelerategraphicsperformance.Thischapterexplainshowtoinstall,configure,anduseNVIDIASLIgraphicscardsassupportedintheQuadroProfessionaldrivers. OverviewofSLITechnologyforNVIDIAQuadroCardsonpage 32 InstallationInstructionsonpage 35 UsingNVIDIASLIFrameRenderingorSLIAntialiasingModesonpage 37 UsingSLIMultiViewModeonpage 44

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Overview of SLI Technology for NVIDIA Quadro Cards

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ProfessionalusersbenefitbyusingSLItechnologyondualNVIDIAQuadroGPUstospananOpenGLwindowacrossmultipledisplays,ortorunasingleapplicationoneachGPU.TheSLIconnectoroffersdualGPUperformanceonasingledisplaybyleveragingthecapabilitiesoftwoNVIDIAQuadroGPUs.

des for NVIDIA Quadro GPUs

TherearethreeSLIfunctionsavailableforNVIDIAQuadroGPUs:

I Frame Rendering Mode

SLIframerenderingcombinestwoPCIExpressgraphicsboardswithanSLIconnectortotransparentlyscaleapplicationperformanceonasingledisplaybypresentingthemasasinglegraphicscardtotheoperatingsystem.SLIframerenderingacceleratesOpenGLoperationintwodifferentways: Splitframerendering:Insplitframerendering(SFR),thedisplayissplitinto

distinctsections,andeachsectionissenttoadifferentGPU.Theresultingrenderingisrecomposedanddisplayedasasinglecontiguousframe.ThepositionofthesplitisadjusteddynamicallyastheworkloadmovesbetweentheGPUs.SFRtypicallybenefitspixelshaderortextureintensiveoperationsandisusedinthe3DAppVisualSimulationprofile.

Alternateframerendering:Inalternateframerendering(AFR),eachGPUrendersalternateframesofdatafromtheapplication.AFRtypicallybenefitsgeometryintensiveoperationsandisusedinthe3DAppsModelingAFRprofile.ItisalsothestandardSLIframerenderingmethodforgeneraluse.

I Full Scene Antialiasing Mode

SLIantialiasingcombinesthepoweroftwoPCIExpressgraphicsboardstoofferhigherqualityantialiasing.

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SLI Multi-View Mode

SLImultiviewcombinesthepoweroftwoNVIDIAQuadroPCIExpressgraphicsboardstospanasinglehardwareacceleratedOpenGLapplicationwindowacross

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multipledisplays,runasingleapplicationperGPUwithmultipledisplayoutputs,orenableotherusesoftwoPCIExpressgraphicsboards.

re Requirements

TosupportNVIDIASLItechnology,themotherboardandsystemmustincludethefollowing:

Motherboard

YourPCmotherboardmustbePCIExpressbased,withtwoavailableandadjacentPCIExpressexpansionslots.Bothslotsmustbex16mechanicalwiththefollowingallowedelectricalslots: x16+x16 x16+x8 x16+x4 x8+x8

Graphics Cards

NVIDIASLIrequirestwoSLIgraphicscards. ForSLIFrameRenderingorSLIAntialiasing

TwoidenticalNVIDIAQuadroFX5800,5600,5500,4800,4600,4500X2,4500,3500,3450,or3400graphicscards

AnSLIbridgeconnector(providedwithyourgraphicsboard)mustalsobeinstalledtoutilizethefullcapabilitiesofSLIFrameRendering.

ForSLIMultiView TwoidenticalNVIDIAQuadroFX5800,5600,5500,4800,4600,4500X2,4500,

3500,3450,3400,1500,1400,560,550or540graphicscards

Power supply SomeSLIreadygraphicsboardsrequireanexternalpowercable.

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SinceNVIDIASLItechnologysupportsuptotwohighendgraphicsboards,theloadonthesystemspowersupplycanincreasesignificantly.Aminimumofa480WPowerSupplyUnit(PSU)isrecommended.Aninadequatepowersupplywillresultinerraticandunpredictablesystem


behavior.

SeetheNVIDIASLIwebsiteforupdatedhardwarerequirementsinformation.

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BeforeremovingcurrentgraphicsboardsandinstallingtwoNVIDIAQuadroFXboards,pleaseuninstallanycurrentdriversandsaveonyourWindowsdesktoptheprovidedSLIdrivers.

ng the Hardware

Note:Performtheinstallationinastaticsafeenvironmentandutilizeaproperlygroundedantistaticwristband.Placeanystaticsensitivecomponentsinantistaticbags.

1 Poweroffthesystemandremovethepowercordfromthepowersupply.2 Gentlyremoveoropenthesystemenclosure.

Refertoownersmanualthatcamewithyourcomputer.3 RemoveanynonSLIcapablegraphicsboardsthatmayoccupythex16expansion

slotandreplaceitwithyourNVIDIASLIreadygraphicsboard.4 InstallthesecondSLIcapablegraphicsboardintheadjacentslot.

Youmayalsoneedtorelocateacard.Thechosenslotmustbex16,x8orx4capable.

5 ConnectthetwographicsboardswiththeSLIbridgeconnector.

TheSLIconnectorisrequiredforSLIFrameRenderingandSLIAntialiasing.

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6 Ifyourgraphicsboardshaveanauxiliarypowerconnector,connectthemtothepowersupplyusingthesuppliedpowerconnectorcables.

7 Replacethesystemscoverandreconnectyourdisplay(s)totheSLIready

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graphicsboardinstalledinthex16expansionslot.8 Plugthepowercablebackintothesystem.

ng the Display Driver

Followthestepslistedbelowtoinstallyourdriversoftware:1 PoweronthesystemandlogintoWindows.2 CanceltheWindowsFoundNewHardwareWizard.

Thismessageshouldappeartwiceonceforeachgraphicsboard.3 Runsetup.exefortheSLIdriveryousavedtoyourdesktop.4 FollowtheNextpromptstoproceedwithdriverinstallation.5 Oncethesoftwarehasbeeninstalled,chooseYes,Iwanttorestartmycomputer

nowandselectFinishtorebootthesystem.SeethefollowingsectionsforinstructionsonusingNVIDIASLITechnology: UsingNVIDIASLIFrameRenderingorSLIAntialiasingModesonpage 37 UsingSLIMultiViewModeonpage 44

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Using NVIDIA SLI Frame Rendering or SLI Antialiasing Modes

Enable


Note:BeforeenablingSLItechnology,youmustcloseany3DapplicationsthatareusingtheNVIDIAdriver.WhenSLIisenabled,thevideodriverisresetinordertoenablethesecondGPU.Ifanapplicationthatusesthegraphicsdriverisstillopenwhilethedriverresets,thiscouldresultinablackscreenorcausethesystemtohang.

TherearetwobasicstepsforusingSLIframerenderingandantialiasingmodes:1 EnableSLIMode2 SelecttheNVIDIASLIModetoUse(suchasSLIframerenderingorSLI

antialiasing)

Thesestepsaredescribedindetailinthefollowingsections.

SLI Mode

1 AfterloggingbackontoWindows,youshouldseethemessageSLIcapablesysteminthebottomrightcornerofthescreen.

Onsomeconfigurations,themessagewillstatethatSLImodeisautomaticallyenabled.InthatcaseyoucanskiptheremaininginstructionsinthissectionandproceedtoSelecttheNVIDIASLIModetoUseonpage 39.

2 Clickanywhereonthemessage.Ifthemessagedisappearsbeforeyoucanclickit,continuewiththefollowingsteps.

3 RightclickthedesktopandclickNVIDIAControlPanel.4 Underthe3DSettingscategory,clickSetSLIconfiguration.5 ClickEnableSLItechnology.

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SystemswithfourNVIDIASLIreadyGPUsinanSLIPCareindicatedbythetextEnableQuadSLItechnology.

6 Ifyouhavemorethanonedisplayconnected,continuethefollowingsteps,


otherwiseclickApply.WindowsXPorpreGeForce8seriesGPUsa UnderSelectthedisplaytoviewSLIrenderedcontenton,clickthelistarrow

andselectthedisplaythatyouwanttousetoviewyourgame.TheGPUconnectedtothisdisplaywillfunctionastheprimaryGPU,allotherswillfunctionasslavestotheprimaryGPU.

b ClickApply.WindowsVista/Windows7andGeForce8seriesandlaterGPUsa UnderSelecttheSLIfocusdisplay,clickthelistarrowandthenselectthe

displaytowhichyouwanttoapplyfullSLIaccelerationforfullscreenapplications.YoucanseecontentonotherdisplaysconnectedtothesameGPU,butSLIaccelerationwillnotbemaximized.

b ClickApply.TouseSLIframerenderingorSLIantialiasingtechnology,youmustconfiguretheSLIperformancemodeasexplainedinthenextsection.

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Select the NVIDIA SLI Mode to Use

ThissectionexplainshowtoselectandusethefollowingSLIfeatures:

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SLIFrameRendering SLIAntialiasingMode SLISingleGPUMode UsingthePreset3DAppProfiles ViewingLoadBalancing

I Frame Rendering

ThestepstosetupSLIframerenderingdependsonwhethertheapplicationisACEdetectableorwhetheryouareusingWIndowsXPandaglobalpresetexistsforyourapplication.

Determining Application Support

RefertoNVIDIAApplicationConfigurationEngineonpage 63todeterminewhichofthefollowingstepstotake: SLIFrameRenderingforACEDetectableApplications SLIFrameRenderingforNonACEDetectableApplicationswithnoGlobalPreset SLIFrameRenderingforNonACEDetectableApplicationswithaGlobalPreset

(WindowsXPOnly)

SLI Frame Rendering for ACE-Detectable Applications

1 FromtheNVIDIAControlPaneltoolbar,switchtoAdvancedViewandthenclickManage3DSettingsfromtheSelectaTaskpane.

2 ClicktheGlobalSettingstab,andthenclicktheGlobalpresetslistarrowandselectBaseprofile.

3 UndertheSettingsFeaturecolumn,locateSLIperformancemode,clickitssettingtoactivatethelistbox,thenclickNVIDIARecommended.

4 ClickApply.

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SLI Frame Rendering for Non-ACE Detectable Applications with no Global Preset

1 FromtheNVIDIAControlPaneltoolbar,switchtoAdvancedViewandthenclick


Manage3DSettingsfromtheSelectaTaskpane.2 ClicktheGlobalSettingstab,andthenclicktheGlobalpresetslistarrowand

selectBaseprofile.3 UndertheSettingsFeaturecolumn,locateSLIperformancemode,clickitssetting

toactivatethelistbox,thenclickeitheranAFR1orAFR2option.TheremaybesubtledifferencesinperformancebetweenAFR1andAFR2,dependingontheapplication.Youcantryeachonetodeterminewhichprovidesthebestperformancewiththehighestqualityforyourapplication.

4 ClickApply.

SLI Frame Rendering for Non-ACE Detectable Applications with a Global Preset (Windows XP Only)

1 FromtheNVIDIAControlPaneltoolbar,switchtoAdvancedViewandthenclickManage3DSettingsfromtheSelectaTaskpane.

2 ClicktheGlobalSettingstab,andthenclicktheGlobalpresetslistarrowandselectthepresetorprofileforyourapplication.

3 UndertheSettingsFeaturecolumn,locateSLIperformancemode,clickitssettingtoactivatethelistbox,thenclickNVIDIARecommended.

4 ClickApply.

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SLI Antialiasing Mode

YoucanuseSLItechnologytoprovidehigherqualityantialiasingbeyond16xFSAA.Inthismode,SLIframerenderingisnotavailable.TouseSLIantialiasing,perform

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thefollowingsteps.1 FromtheNVIDIAControlPaneltoolbar,switchtoAdvancedViewandthenclickManage3DSettingsfromtheSelectaTaskpane.


3 SelectanSLIantialiasingsetting.UndertheSettingsFeaturecolumn,a LocateAntialiasingMode,clickitssettingtoactivatethelistboxandthenclickEnhancetheapplicationsetting.

b LocateAntialiasingSetting,clickitssettingtoactivatethelistbox,thenclicktheSLIantialiasingsettingyouwanttouse.

4 ClickApply.

I Single-GPU Mode

SLIsingleGPUmodeisthedefaultsetting,andprovidesimprovedperformanceatalevelthatassurescompatibilitywithmostapplications.ThisisnotthesameascompletelydisablingSLI.Ifyouaretryingtosolveacompatibilityissue,youmaywanttocompletelydisableSLIbyclearingtheEnableSLItechnologycheckboxontheManage3DSettings>SetSLIConfigurationpage.TousesingleGPUmode,performthefollowingsteps.1 FromtheNVIDIAControlPaneltoolbar,switchtoAdvancedViewandthenclickManage3DSettingsfromtheSelectaTaskpane.


3 UndertheSettingsFeaturecolumn,locateSLIperformancemode,clickitssettingtoactivatethelistbox,thenclickSLIsingleGPU.

4 ClickApply.

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Using the Preset 3D App Profiles

ThefollowingthreepresetapplicationprofilesforOpenGLapplicationsareusefulinSLIconfigurations:

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3DAppModelingAFRThispresetisusefulformodelingapplications,andusesSLIAFRmode.

3DAppVisualSimulationThispresetisusefulforvisualsimulationapplications,andusesSLISFRmode.

3DAppDefaultGlobalSettingsThispresetusesSLIsingleGPUrenderingmode,andisalsousefulwhenyouneedtousenonSLIconfigurations.

Toenableoneoftheseprofiles,clicktheGlobalSettingstabintheManage3DSettingspage,thenclicktheGlobalpresetslistarrowandclicktheprofileyouwanttouse.

ewing Load Balancing

Toviewtherelativeamountofwork,orloadbalancing,performedbyeachGPUinDirectXandOpenGLapplications,1 FromtheNVIDIAControlPanelSelectaTaskpane,clickSetSLIconfiguration.2 Fromthemenubar,click3DSettings,thenclickthedropdownmenuitemShowSLIVisualIndicators.

ThisoptionenablesanSLIstatusbarthatreflectshowtheGPUsareworkingtogethertorenderDirectXandOpenGLfullscreenapplications.SeeFigureA.1.

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R load balancing bar

load balancing line

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ws relative work providedeach GPU.

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Using SLI Multi-View Mode


TouseSLImultiviewmode,:1 DisableSLImultiGPUmode.

a RightclickthedesktopandclickNVIDIAControlPanel.b Fromthe3DSettingscategoryintheSelectataskpane,clickSetSLIconfiguration.

c CleartheEnableSLItechnologycheckbox,thenclickApply.IfyouwereusingSLImultiviewmodepriortoenablingSLIframerenderingmodeandyoustillhavemultipledisplaysconnected,thenthesystemreturnstothepreviousmultiviewmode,whetheritwasDualview,Clone,orSpanningmode.

Ifyouhaveonlyonedisplayconnected,thenthesystemsetstosingledisplaymode.Continuewiththefollowingstepstouseadditionaldisplays.

2 ClosetheNVIDIAControlPanelandthenconnecttheadditionaldisplaysthatyouwanttouse.

3 EnablethedisplayspertheinstructionsinthesectionConfiguringMultiGPUDisplaysintheNVIDIAControlPanelonpage 46.

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Appendix BMulti-GPU Systems

A P P E N D I X


MULTI-GPU SYSTEMSThisappendixdiscussesmultiGPUdisplayconfigurationinanonSLI(orSLIMultiview)configuration.Itcontainsthefollowingsections: ConfiguringMultiGPUDisplaysintheNVIDIAControlPanelonpage 46 UnderstandingMultiGPUDisplaysintheWindowsDisplayPropertiesSettings

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Configuring Multi-GPU Displays in the NVIDIA Control Panel

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MultiGPUsystemsaretypicallysystemswithmorethanonegraphicscardinstalled,buttheycanalsoincludesystemswithoneormoreNVIDIAQuadroNVS400cards,oroneormoreNVIDIAQuadroFX4500FX2graphicscards.InamultiGPUsystem,youusetheNVIDIAControlPaneltocontrolthemultidisplaymode(single,Dualview,Clone,orSpanning)inthesamemannerasyouwouldinasingleGPUsystemfromtheSetupMultipleDisplayspage.

s XP

YoucanonlyconfiguredisplaysfromoneGPUatatime.Sothebasicstepsareasfollows:

1 SelecttheGPUusingtheSelectthegraphicscardwiththedisplaysyouwanttoconfigurelist.

2 ConfigurethedisplaysattachedtothatGPU.TableB.1showstheoptionsyoucanexpecttoseeforeachGPU,dependingonhowmanydisplaysareconnectedtotheGPU.Table B.1 Change Display Configuration Options

Displays ConnectednView Display Mode Options Displays to Use

1 Single Display A

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2 Single Display A

Table B.1 Change Display Configuration Options

Displays ConnectednView Display Mode Options Displays to Use


s Vista/Windows 7

YoucanconfiguredisplaysfromseveralGPUsatatime.OntheSetUpMultipleDisplayspage,theboxunderStep1listsallthedisplaysthatareconnectedtoyoursystem,andshowstowhichGPUtheyareconnected.Checkorclearthecheckboxestoselectthedisplaysthatyouwanttouse,thenclickApplytoactivatethenewdisplayconfiguration..

ThedisplayswillbeineitherextendedmodeorClonemode.

Multi-display modes

Display B

Display A + BDisplay B + A

2 + TV Single

Multi-display modes

Display ADisplay BDisplay TV

Display A + BDisplay B + ADisplay A + TVDisplay TV+ ADisplay B + TVDisplay TV + B

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Extendedmodedisplaysareidentifiedbynumberinseparateboxicons.


ThenumberingcorrespondstothenumberingintheWindowsDisplaySettingspage.

TheWindowsprimarydisplayisindicatedbytheboxiconwithastar. ToswitchfromextendedmodetoClonemode,rightclickthedisplayiconforthe

displaythatyouwanttomakeacloneofanother,clicktheCloneoptionfromthepopupmenu,thenclickApply.

Cloneddisplaysareidentifiedbynumbersinsidethesameboxicon.

Iftheboxiconhasasstar,thisindicatesthatWindowsseesthethatdisplaygroupastheprimaryWindowsdisplay.

ToswitchfromClonemodetoextendedmode,rightclickthedisplayiconforthedisplaythatyouwantmakethesecondaryextendedmodedisplay,clicktheCloneoptionfromthepopupmenutoclearthecheckbox,thenclickApply.

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Understanding Multi-GPU Displays in the Windows Display Properties Settings Page

Overvie


ThefollowingexplanationdescribesthemonitoriconsformultipledisplaysintheWindowsDisplayPropertiesSettingspage. OverviewofDualviewMonitorsinaMultipleGPUSystem MonitorOrder:WindowsVistaVersusWindowsXP MonitorIcons:WindowsVista/7VersusWindowsXP MonitorIcons:nViewCloneandSpanningMode DeterminingGPUOrder

w of Dualview Monitors in a Multiple-GPU System

InDualviewmode,thedisplaysarerecognizedbytheoperatingsystemandyoucanconfigureeachdisplayindependently.YoucanalsoattachorremoveDualviewdisplaysusingtheDisplayPropertiesSettingspage.FigureB.1illustratestheDisplayPropertiesSettingspageforasystemwithfourdisplaysconnectedinaDualviewconfigurationunderWindowsVista.

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Figure B.1 Dualview Mode with Four Displays Attached

ThemonitororderingiscontrolledbyacombinationofthedriverandtheWindowsmethodofenumeratingPCIdevices.Becauseanumberoffactorsareinvolvedintheenumerationofthedisplays,itcanbedifficulttopredictwhichdisplayiconintheWindowsDisplayPropertiespagecorrespondstowhichdisplayconnectoronthegraphiccards.Toaccuratelydeterminewhichiconrepresentswhichdisplay,1 Ifthedisplayinquestionisalreadyattached,skipthisstep.Otherwise,attachthe

displaybyrightclickingtheiconandclickingAttached,thenclickApply.2 RightclicktheiconagainandclickIdentify.

Theiconnumberappearsonthedisplay.

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ThissectiondescribeshowmonitorsareorderedwhenallthedisplaysinamultiGPUsystemareconnected.

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onitor Ordering Under Windows XP

WindowsXPenumeratesonedisplayfromtheGPUandthenconsidersthedisplayfromthenextGPU.AfteritenumeratesthedisplayfromthelastGPU,theoperatingsystemgoesbacktothefirstGPUtoenumeratethesecondarydisplay,andsoon.

onitor Ordering Under Windows Vista and Windows 7

WindowsVistaenumeratesalldisplayoutputsfromaGPUbeforeconsideringthenextGPU.

onitor Order Example

TableB.2givesanexampleoffourmonitorsconnectedtotwoGPUs,andshowsthegeneralpatterntheoperatingsystemusestoenumeratethemonitorsunderWindowsVistaandWindowsXP:Table B.2 Windows Monitor Numbering ExampleFour Connected Displays

Connector Position

Monitor Number Under Windows Vista/Windows 7

Monitor Number Under Windows XP

GPU0Output1 1 1GPU0Output2 2 3GPU1Output1 3 2GPU1Output2 4 4

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Monitor Icons: Windows Vista/7 Versus Windows XP

ThissectiondescribeshowmonitorsareorderedwhennotallthedisplaysinamultiGPUsystemareconnectedorenabledunderDualview.

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onitor Icons Under Windows XP

EachGPUisrepresentedbyamonitoricon,regardlessofwhetheramonitorisconnectedtoit.

IfasecondarydisplayonaGPUisconnectedbutnotenabledunderDualview,thereisamonitoriconforthatdisplaybutitisgrayedout.

IfasecondarydisplayonaGPUisnotconnected,thereisnomonitoriconforthatdisplay.

onitor Icons Under Windows Vista/Windows 7

TheDisplayPropertiespageshowsallthemonitorsthatcanbesupportedbythegraphicscardsinthesystem,eveniftheyarenotphysicallyconnected.

Ifadisplayisnotconnected,orconnectedbutnotenabledunderDualview,thecorrespondingmonitoriconisgrayedout.

onitor Order Example

TableB.3showsthegeneralmonitornumberingunderWindowsVistaandWindowsXPwhenonlysomeofthedisplaysareconnected.Monitornumbersarealwayssequential,evenwhendisplaysarenotconnected.Table B.3 Windows Monitor Numbering ExampleSix Potential Displays

Connector Position

Connection Status



GPU0Output1 Connected 1 1GPU0Output2 Connected 2 4GPU1Output1 3(grayed) 2(represents

GPU1)GPU1Output2 4(grayed)GPU2Output1 Connected(not

enabled)5(grayed) 3(grayed)

GPU2Output2 6(grayed)

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Monitor Icons: nView Clone and Spanning Mode

OnlyoutputsfromthesameGPUcanbegroupedtogetherinnViewSpanmodeornViewclonemode.


WhenyouenablenViewClonemode,WindowsrecognizesonlythenViewprimarydisplayasconnected,andthedisplaycorrespondingtothenViewsecondaryclonemodedisplayisshowntobenotattachedintheDisplayPropertiesSettingspage.WhenyouenablenViewHorizontalorVerticalSpanningmode,WindowsrecognizesonlythenViewprimarydisplayasconnected,andconsidersittohavearesolutionequaltothecombinedresolutionsofbothdisplays.ThedisplaycorrespondingtothenViewsecondaryspanningmodedisplayisshowntobenotattachedintheDisplayPropertiesSettingspage.FigureB.2illustratestheDisplayPropertiesSettingspageforasystemwithfourdisplayswheredisplays1and3areinaClonemodeconfigurationanddisplays4and2areinaSpanningmodeconfiguration.

Figure B.2 nView Clone Mode and Spanning Mode

Displays are in Clone Mode

Displays are in Span Mode

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Determining GPU Order

ThefollowingareguidelinestohelpdeterminetheorderinwhichGPUsareconsideredwhentheoperatingsystemenumeratesdisplays.

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efault GPU Order

TableB.4showswhichGPUisdesignatedasGPU0forthepurposeofmonitororderinginamultipleGPUsystem.Table B.4 Windows Monitor Numbering ExampleDefault Boot Priority

Configuration Which GPU is considered firstAGP+PCI GPUontheAGPbus(bydefault)PCIE+PCI GPUonthePCIEbus(bydefault)NVIDIAQuadroNVS400(orothermultiGPUgraphicscards)

GPUdrivingthemonitorconnectorclosesttothecardedgeconnector.

NVIDIAQuadroNVS440 GPUdrivingthemonitorconnectorfarthestwayfromthecardedgeconnector.

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Bydefault,inamultigraphicscardsystemtheAGPorPCIEbushasbootpriorityinthesystemBIOS,meaningthatGPU0residesontheAGPorPCIEgraphicscardand


displaysareenumeratedbeginningwiththatGPU.IfyouchangethebootprioritytothePCIbus,displaysareenumeratedinthesameorderexceptthatthefirstdisplayisenumeratedfromtheGPUonthePCIbus.Afterthat,theGPUsanddisplaysareenumeratedinthestandardpriority,asshowninTableB.5.Table B.5 Windows Monitor Numbering ExamplePCI Boot Priority

Connector Position



GPU0(AGP/PCIE)Output1 3 2GPU0(AGP/PCIE)Output2 4 4GPU1(AGP/PCIE)Output1 5 3GPU1(AGPPCIE)Output2 6 5GPU2(PCI)Output1 1 1GPU2(PCI)Output2 2 6

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About

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PROFESSIONAL 3D STEREOThisappendixdiscussesprofessionalorquadbuffered3Dstereo.Itcontainsthefollowingsections: AboutWorkstation3DStereoonpage 56 UsingWorkstation3DStereoonpage 59

Workstation 3D Stereo

TheNVIDIAgraphicsdrivercomeswithbuiltinsupportfor3DstereoscopicviewingofOpenGLapplicationsdevelopedfor3Dstereo.Thisisalsoreferredtoasprofessional,workstation,orquadbufferedstereo1.

orkstation 3D Stereo Requirements

Touseworkstationstereo,youneedthefollowing: OpenGLapplicationthatisdevelopedforstereo

Theapplicationmustbedesignedtorenderdifferentcontenttotheleftandrighteye.

NVIDIAQuadrographicscard,exceptNVIDIAQuadroNVScards ProperdriverconfigurationthroughtheNVIDIAControlPanel

1. ThisisnottobeconfusedwiththeNVIDIAconsumer3Dstereodriverthatletsyouview3Dapplicationsinstereoeveniftheyarenotdevelopedforstereo.

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Using 3D Stereo under Different System Configurations

Supported Stereo Configurations Under Windows XP


TheNVIDIAdriverssupportbothfullscreenandwindowedstereounderWindowsXP.TableC.1detailswhichstereomodesaresupportedunderwhichGPU/displayconfigurations.Table C.1 Supported Workstation Stereo Configurations under Windows XP

System ConfigurationActive Stereo Display Modes

Passive Stereo Display Modes

Single GPU - Single display

Supported Supported

Single GPU - Multiple displays

See Using Workstation 3D Stereo with Multiple Dis-plays for more information.

Supported Supported (including CloneMode)

Multi-system -Multiple displays

Requires a G-Sync or G-Sync II card with all displays frame synchro-nized.

Supported Supported (including CloneMode)

Multi-GPU Mode The driver does not use the second GPU and automatically switches to single-GPU mode.

The driver does not use the second GPU and automati-cally switches to single-GPU mode.

SLI Mode The driver does not use the second GPU and automatically switches to single-GPU mode.

The driver does not use the second GPU and automati-cally switches to single-GPU mode.

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Supported Stereo Configurations Under Windows Vista/Windows 7

TheNVIDIAdriverssupportbothfullscreenandwindowedstereounderWindows


VistaorWindows7.TableC.2detailswhichstereomodesaresupportedunderwhichGPU/displayconfigurations.Table C.2 Supported Workstation Stereo Configurations under Windows Vista

System ConfigurationActive Stereo Display Modes

Passive Stereo Display Modes

Single GPU - Single display Supported Supported

Single GPU - Multiple displays Not supported Supported (including CloneMode)

Multi-system - Multiple displays Not supported Not supported

Multi-GPU Mode Not supported Supported (including CloneMode)

SLI mode Not supported Not supported

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Using Workstation 3D Stereo

Basic 3


D Stereo Setup

1 Setupthe3Dstereoviewinghardwareaccordingtotheinstructionsthatcamewithyourhardware.

2 Startthesystem,thenrightclickthedesktopandclickNVIDIAControlPaneltoopenthepanel.

3 Fromthemenubar,clickViewthenclickAdvanced.4 FromtheSelect a Taskpane,clickManage3DSettings,thenclicktheGlobalSettingstab.

5 UndertheSettings:Featurecolumn,clickStereoEnable,thenclickthecorrespondingSettinglistarrowandselectOn.

6 ClickApply.Typically,thedriverdetectsthetypeofstereohardwarethatisinstalledandautomaticallyselectstheappropriatedisplaymode.Ifyoucannotview3Dstereowithyourapplicationafterthesesteps,thenmanuallyselectthedisplaymodeasfollows:

1 ReopentheGlobal SettingstabintheNVIDIAControlPanelManage3DSettingspage

2 UndertheSettings:Featurecolumn,clickStereoDisplaymode,thenclickthecorrespondingSettinglistarrowandselectthestereodisplaymodethatisappropriateforyourstereoviewinghardware. SeeTableC.6,ListofSupportedStereoDisplayModesonpage 60fora

descriptionoftheavailablemodes. IfyouwanttousepassivestereousingnViewClonemode,besuretosetup

ClonemodeusingtheSet Up Display Configurationpage.3 ClickApply.

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Table C.6 List of Supported Stereo Display Modes

Hardware


Option Description Examples

On-board DIN connectorTime sequential, page-flip stereo, with stereo shutter glasses connected directly to a 3-pin DIN VESA connector.

On-board DIN connector (with NVIDIA IR Emitter)

Time sequential, page-flip stereo, with NVIDIA IR emitter connected to the 3-pin DIN VESA connector via dongle.

NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision

Generic active stereo Any time sequential, page-flip stereoDisplays which accept time-sequential stereo signals

Generic active stereo (with NVIDIA IR Emitter)

Any time sequential, page-flip stereo using the NVIDIA IR emitter

NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision

Shutter Glasses (DDC stereo)

Time sequential, page-flip stereo. Typically implemented using shutter glasses connected to a dongle on the VGA output, but accommodates other hardware that uses page-flipped images. Not supported on GeForce 8 series and later GPUs (including NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600 and NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600)

IO Display EyewearDTI LCD DisplayIcuiti LCD Eyewear

nView Clone Mode

Uses projectors from two displays in nView Clone modeleft image on one display, right image on the other. Passive polarized filters (glasses) isolate the left and right images to the corresponding eyes of the viewer.

Dep3D System

nView Clone Mode(with NVIDIA IR Emitter using external stereo signal)

Clone mode passive to active stereo conversion - the left/right images are displayed through separate monitor outputs and converted to active stereo by the display.The display feeds the stereo toggle signal into the NVIDIA IR emitter using a 3-pin DIN stereo cable.

projectiondesign F10

Vertical interlaced stereo monitor

Vertical pixel columns alternate between left and right images. A beam splitter directs the left and right images to the corresponding eyes of the viewer.

SeeReal Technologies

Color interleaved displayCustom implementation for the Sharp 3D Display, an auto-stereoscopic display that uses a parallax barrier technology to provide 3D stereo on the LCD.

Sharp3D Stereo Digital Flat Panels

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Horizontal scan lines alternate between left

Table C.6 List of Supported Stereo Display Modes (continued)

Option DescriptionHardware Examples


Horizontal interlaced stereo display

and right images. Passive polarized filters (glasses) isolate the left and right images to the corresponding eyes of the viewer.

VRex, Inc.

3D DLP displayProjector or rear projection TV using Texas Instruments Digital Light Processing (DLP) technology. Requires shutter glasses.

Samsung or Mitsubishi DLP HDTV with shutter glasses

3D DLP display (with NVIDIA IR Emitter)

Projector or rear projection TV using Texas Instruments Digital Light Processing (DLP) technology. Requires NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision IR emitter.

Samsung or Mitsubishi DLP HDTV with NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision

3D DLP display INV mode Use if the 3D DLP display option results in reversed eyes.Samsung or Mitsubishi DLP HDTV with shutter glasses

3D DLP display INV mode (with NVIDIA IR Emitter)

Use if the 3D DLP display (with NVIDIA IR Emiter) option results in reversed eyes.

Samsung or Mitsubishi DLP HDTV with NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision

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Using Workstation 3D Stereo with Multiple Displays

Inamultidisplaysystem,youcanmovetheOpenGLapplicationwindowtoallmonitors,althoughstereomightnotbevisibleonallmonitors.

En

3D

3D


abling 3D Stereo with Multiple Displays

Tomakesurethatyousuccessfullyenable3Dstereoinamultidisplayconfigurationandavoidlosingstereosettings,NVIDIArecommendsfirstenablingstereoinsingledisplaymodeandthenclosingtheNVIDIAControlPanelbeforesettingupmultidisplaymodes.1 Enable3Dstereo

a OpentheNVIDIAControlPanel,thensetsingledisplaymodeusingtheSetUpDisplayConfigurationpage.

b SetstereosettingsusingtheManage3DSettingspage.c ClosetheNVIDIAControlPanel.

2 EnablemultipledisplaysUsingeithertheWindowsDisplayPropertiespageorbyreopeningtheNVIDIAControlpanel>SetupDisplayConfigurationpage,setthedesiredmultidisplaymode.

3 SetupotherNVIDIAControlPanel>Workstationsettingsasneeded,suchasframelocking.

Stereo Under nView Modes

UndernViewmultidisplaymodes,bothdisplaysmustbesettothesameresolutionandrefreshrate.Iftherefreshratesaredifferent,the3Dstereowillbedisplayedonthedisplaywiththehighestrefreshrate.

Stereo Under Dualview Modes

UnderDualviewmode,alldisplaysmustbesettothesamerefreshratefor3DstereotobedisplayedonalltheDualviewdisplays.Iftherefreshratesaredifferent,3Dstereowillbedisplayedonthedisplaywiththehighestrefreshrate.

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Appendix DNVIDIA Application Configuration Engine

A P P E N D I X


NVIDIA APPLICATION CONFIGURATIONENGINE

ThisappendixdiscussestheNVIDIAapplicationconfigurationengine(ACE)forprofessionalworkstationapplications.Itcontainsthefollowingsections: Introductiononpage 64 UsingACEwithSupportedApplicationsonpage 65 UsingApplicationsthatarenotSupportedbyACEonpage 67 AddingtotheListofACEdetectableApplicationsonpage 70 FrequentlyAskedQuestionsonpage 71

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Introduction

Backgr

About


ound

WorkstationapplicationprofilesareagroupofsoftwaresettingsusedbytheNVIDIAgraphicsdrivertoprovideoptimumperformancewhenusingaselectedapplication.Ifthereisanavailableprofileforanapplication,itshouldbeusedinordertoensurecorrectapplicationbehaviorandoptimalperformance.

NVIDIA ACE

WiththeNVIDIAapplicationconfigurationengine(ACE),thegraphicsdrivercannowdetectsupportedworkstationapplicationsandapplytheappropriateprofilesettingsautomaticallyyounolongerneedtomanuallyselecttheprofilefromtheNVIDIAControlPanel.Ifyourunmorethanoneapplicationatatime,ACEmakessurethatthedriverappliestheappropriateprofilesettingstoeachapplication.

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Using ACE with Supported Applications

How to


WhenyourunanapplicationthatissupportedbyACE,youdonotneedtodoanythingspecial.Thedriverwilldetecttheapplicationandapplytheappropriateprofilesettingsautomatically.

Determine ACE Support

TodeterminewhetheryourapplicationissupportedbyACE:1 OpentheNVIDIAControlPanelandmakesurethatAdvancedSettingsisselected

fromthecontrolpaneltoolbar.2 FromtheSelectaTaskpane,under3DSettings,clickManage3DSettings,then

clicktheProgramSettingstab.TheSelectaprogramtocustomizelistboxcontainsalistoftheACEdetectableapplications.

Figure D.1 Manage 3D Settings PageACE-detectable applications

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Modifying Settings for ACE-detectable Applications

Youcanmodifythesettingsasfollows:


1 SelecttheapplicationfromtheSelectaprogramtocustomizebox.ThesettingsfortheapplicationarelistedintheSpecifythesettingsforthisprogrambox.

2 Clickthesettingyouwanttochangeandthenselectthenewsettingfromthedropdownlist.

3 ClickApplywhenyouarefinishedmakingyourchanges.

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Using Applications that are not Supported by ACE

Setting


IfyourapplicationisnotdetectablebyACE,thenyoushouldconfigureanapplicationprofileandmakesureitissetbeforerunningtheapplication.

Up an Application Profile Using Global Presets

1 FromtheManage3DSettingspage,clicktheGlobalSettingstab.2 ClicktheGlobalPresetslistarrow.

Figure D.2 Manage 3D Settings PageApplications with Global Profiles, Windows XP

3 Selectoneoftheglobalpresets: UnderWindowsVista/Windows7

SelectaBaseprofileoroneofthegeneric3DAppprofiles,orcreateanewprofile(seeAddingtotheListofACEdetectableApplicationsonpage 70).

UnderWindowsXP

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UnderWindowsXP,thedriverincludespresetprofilesforanumberofapplicationsthatarenotACEdetectable.Selecttheapplicationnamefromthedropdownlist

About


Ifyourapplicationisnotlisted,thenselectBaseprofileoroneofthegeneric3DAppprofiles,orcreateanewprofile(seeAddingtotheListofACEdetectableApplicationsonpage 70).

4 IntheSettingsbox,youcanmodifytheprofilebyclickingthesettingyouwanttochangeandthenselectingthenewsettingfromthedropdownlist.

5 ClickApplywhenyouarefinishedmakingyourchanges.IfyourunadifferentapplicationthatisnotACEdetectableanddonotwanttousethesesettings,thenrepeatthesestepsforthenewapplication.BeawarethatthesesettingsmayaffectanyACEprofilesettingsthatspecifyUseglobalsetting.

the Global Presets

Globalprofiles,orpresets,areasetof3Dsettingsthatthedriverappliestoanyworkstationapplication.Whileaspecificprofilecontainssettingsthatworkbestwithaparticularapplication,thesettingsareappliedtoanyworkstationapplicationyourun,aslongastherearenoACEdetectedprogramsettingstooverridethem.Thefollowingaredescriptionsoftheavailableglobalpresets: Baseprofile

Thispresetletsyouconfigureallthesettings,andprovidesthemostflexibility.Otherpresetsallowyoutoconfigureonlyalimitedselectionofsettings.

3DAppDefaultGlobalSettingsThispresetusesSLIsingleGPUrenderingmode,andisalsousefulwhenyouneedtousenonSLIconfigurations.

3DAppGameDevelopmentThispresetisusefulforgamedevelopmentwhenusinganNVIDIAQuadrocard.ThiseliminatestheneedforgamedeveloperstoswitchtoaGeForcegraphicscardasthesettingscausetheQuadrocardtorunlikeaGeForcecard.

3DAppModelingAFRThispresetisusefulformodelingapplications,andusesSLIAFRmode.

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3DAppVisualSimulationThispresetisusefulforvisualsimulationapplications,andusesSLISFRmode.

Applicationspecificpresets(forWindowsXP):TableD.7liststhenonACE


detectableapplicationsforwhichtherearepresetglobalprofiles,asofthetimethisdocumentwascreated.Consulttheactuallistinthecontrolpanelforthelatestlistofapplications.

Table D.7 Application-specific Global Presets (Not supported by ACE) Application

Abaqus CAE / ViewerAutodesk AliasSTUDIOAutodesk CombustionAutodesk MayaAVEVA VANTAGE PDMS / ReviewBrainstorm applicationsDENSO NADAMSICEM SurfISD HiCADMAXON CINEMA 4D MICROCADAM Helix Overwatch Systems RemoteViewPTC 3DPaint PTC Pro/ENGINEERRainStormSiemens Medical syngo Toyota TOGO

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IfyourapplicationisnotlistedinanyoftheprofilelistsintheGlobalSettingsorProgramSettingstab,thenyoucancreateaprofileforthatapplicationasfollows:Note:IfyourapplicationislistedintheGlobalSettingstab(WindowsXPonly),then

donotcreateanewprofile.Settheglobalpresetforthatapplicationinstead.1 FromtheManage3DSettingspage,clicktheProgramSettingstab.2 ClickAdd.3 IntheOpendialogbox,navigatetothelocationofyourapplicationexecutable,

thenclicktheexecutablefilenameandclickOpen.4 ThefilenameappearsintheSelectaprogramtocustomizelistbox.5 IntheSpecifythesettingsforthisprogrambox,configureanysettingsbyclickingthe

settingyouwanttochangeandthenselectingthenewsettingfromthedropdownlist.

6 ClickApplywhenyouarefinishedmakingyourchanges.Thenewprofilewillbeappliedautomaticallywhenevertheapplicationisrun,justlikeoneofthedefaultACEprofiles.Ifyourapplicationwasrunningwhileyoucreatedthenewprofile,youmustrestarttheapplicationinorderforthesettingstobeapplied.

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Frequently Asked Questions


WhathappenswhenIrunmorethanoneACEdetectableapplicationatthesametime?

Thedriverdetectseachapplicationandappliestheappropriateprofiletoeachoneautomatically.

WhathappenswhenIrunanACEdetectableapplicationandanonACEdetectableapplicationatthesametime?ThedriverappliestheglobalpresettothenonACEdetectedapplication,andappliestheappropriateprofiletotheACEdetectedapplication.NotethatanysettingsintheACEprofilethatspecifyUseglobalsettingwillbecontrolledbytheglobalpreset.

CanIcreatemyownapplicationprofile?Onlyoneprofilecanbecreatedforaspecificexecutable,soifyourapplicationisACEdetectable,donotcreateanotherprofileforthatapplication.IfyourapplicationisnotACEdetectable,andthereisnoglobalpresetforit,thenyoucancreateanewprofileasdescribedinAddingtotheListofACEdetectableApplicationsonpage 70.

CanIcreateanewglobalprofileforaspecificapplication?ForapplicationsthatarenotdetectedbyACE,youcanselectanexistingglobalpresetandcustomizeit,butyouwillnotbeabletosaveitunderacustomname.

WhichglobalpresetshouldIuse?Unlessyouknowthataspecificglobalpresetisappropriateforyourapplication(seeAbouttheGlobalPresetsonpage 68),itisbesttousetheBaseprofile.

NVIDIA Control Panel Quick Start GuideIntroductionAbout the NVIDIA Control PanelOverviewFeature Differences from the Classic Control PanelChanges in Release 190Display Settings PagesVideo & Television Pages3D Settings PagesWorkstation Pages

Supported Operating SystemsSupported NVIDIA ProductsSupported LanguagesOther NVIDIA Software Applications

Getting Support and InformationOnline HelpTechnical SupportSystem Information

Understanding the NVIDIA Control PanelOpening and Closing the New NVIDIA Control PanelAbout the NVIDIA Control Panel InterfaceUsing the Main Task AreaUsing the Select a Task PaneUsing the Tool BarUsing the Navigation ButtonsWorking with ViewsDefining Custom Views

Using the Menu BarFile MenuEdit MenuView MenuHelp MenuCategory-Specific Menus

Accomplishing NVIDIA Control Panel TasksStarting the NVIDIA Control PanelAccomplishing NVIDIA Control Panel TasksGuide to Locating TasksNVIDIA Control Panel GroupsUsing the Display Category PagesUsing the Video Category PagesUsing the 3D Settings Category PagesUsing the Mobile Category PagesUsing the Workstation Category PagesUsing the Networking PagesUsing the Storage PagesUsing the Performance PagesUsing the System Update PagesUsing the Stereoscopic 3D Pages

Using NVIDIA SLI TechnologyOverview of SLI Technology for NVIDIA Quadro CardsSLI Modes for NVIDIA Quadro GPUsSLI Frame Rendering ModeSLI Full Scene Antialiasing ModeSLI Multi-View Mode

Hardware Requirements

Installation InstructionsInstalling the HardwareInstalling the Display Driver

Using NVIDIA SLI Frame Rendering or SLI Antialiasing ModesEnable SLI ModeSelect the NVIDIA SLI Mode to UseSLI Frame RenderingSLI Antialiasing ModeSLI Single-GPU ModeUsing the Preset 3D App ProfilesViewing Load Balancing

Using SLI Multi-View Mode

Multi-GPU SystemsConfiguring Multi-GPU Displays in the NVIDIA Control PanelWindows XPWindows Vista/Windows 7

Understanding Multi-GPU Displays in the Windows Display Properties Settings PageOverview of Dualview Monitors in a Multiple-GPU SystemMonitor Order: Windows Vista Versus Windows XPMonitor Ordering Under Windows XPMonitor Ordering Under Windows Vista and Windows 7Monitor Order Example

Monitor Icons: Windows Vista/7 Versus Windows XPMonitor Icons Under Windows XPMonitor Icons Under Windows Vista/Windows 7Monitor Order Example

Monitor Icons: nView Clone and Spanning ModeDetermining GPU OrderDefault GPU OrderMonitor Order After Changing the GPU Boot Priority in the BIOS

Professional 3D StereoAbout Workstation 3D StereoBasic Workstation 3D Stereo RequirementsUsing 3D Stereo under Different System ConfigurationsSupported Stereo Configurations Under Windows XPSupported Stereo Configurations Under Windows Vista/Windows 7

Using Workstation 3D StereoBasic 3D Stereo SetupUsing Workstation 3D Stereo with Multiple DisplaysEnabling 3D Stereo with Multiple Displays3D Stereo Under nView Modes3D Stereo Under Dualview Modes

NVIDIA Application Configuration EngineIntroductionBackgroundAbout NVIDIA ACE

Using ACE with Supported ApplicationsHow to Determine ACE SupportModifying Settings for ACE-detectable Applications

Using Applications that are not Supported by ACESetting Up an Application Profile Using Global PresetsAbout the Global Presets

Adding to the List of ACE-detectable ApplicationsFrequently Asked Questions

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