nViewGuide_.book Page 1 Wednesday, May 14, 2003 11:29 PM Drivers for Windows NVIDIA Display Properties Desktop User’s Guide Driver Version: Release 40 4th Edition NVIDIA Corporation May 2003 nViewGuide_.book Page 2 Wednesday, May 14, 2003 11:29 PM NVIDIA Display Properties User’s Guide Published by NVIDIA Corporation 2701 San Tomas Expressway Santa Clara, CA 95050 Copyright © 2003 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. This software may not, in whole or in part, be copied through any means, mechanical, electromechanical, or otherwise, without the express permission of NVIDIA Corporation. Information furnished is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, NVIDIA assumes no responsibility for the consequences of use of such information nor for any infringement of patents or other rights of third parties, which may result from its use. No License is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of NVIDIA Corporation. 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Other company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are associated. NVIDIA Corporation nViewGuide_.book Page i Wednesday, May 14, 2003 11:29 PM NVIDIA Display Properties User’s Guide Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. System Requirements About this Guide . 1 System Requirements and Support. 17 Other Related Documentation . 1 Operating Systems . 17 Online Help . 2 Minimum Hard Disk Space . 18 nView vs. NVIDIA Display Properties . 2 Software: NVIDIA Display Driver . 19 nView . 2 Hardware: Supported NVIDIA Products . 19 nView Desktop Manager . 2 Supported Languages . 21 NVIDIA Display Properties . 3 Notes on Feature and Configuration Support . 21 Key Terms and Concepts . 3 Feature Support . 21 analog display . 3 Multi-Display Setup: Tips and Requirements. 22 application . 3 Examples in this Guide . 22 Control Panel . 3 digital display . 3 3. NVIDIA Driver Feature History desktop. 3 Driver Release History . 23 dual-card configuration . 4 Release 35 Enhancements . 24 GPU . 4 Release 25 Enhancements . 24 modal dialog box . 4 Release 20 Enhancements . 25 modeless dialog box . 4 Release 10 Enhancements . 26 multi-card configuration . 4 Release 6 Enhancements . 26 multi-display configuration . 4 TwinView . 26 single-display configuration . 4 Virtual Desktop . 27 nView Display Mode . 5 Video Mirror. 27 window . 5 Desktop Manager . 27 New Features in this Driver Release . 5 Digital Vibrance Control. 27 Enhanced Display Driver, DirectX, and Video OpenGL. 27 Capabilities . 5 Direct3D . 28 Windows XP SP1 . 6 Cursor Trails Support . 28 Temperature Settings. 6 Display Properties – Settings – Advanced Tabs . Direct 3D Vertical Sync Options. 6 28 NVRotate. 6 Release 5 Enhancements . 28 DirectX 9 Support . 6 OpenGL. 28 Video Enhancements. 7 OpenGL 1.2 Core . 28 TV Screen Size Support . 7 OpenGL Extensions . 29 Additional Enhancements . 7 OpenGL Performance Enhancements . 29 NVIDIA Display Properties: New User Interface7 Direct3D . 30 New Display Properties Panel. 7 Display Properties – Settings – Advanced Tabs . Using the Media Center Menu. 7 30 Media Center Tray Application . 12 nView Desktop Manager: Enhancements and 4. About Installing and Uninstalling New Features . 12 NVIDIA Drivers Feature Enhancements . 12 Before You Begin . 31 New Features . 12 About the NVIDIA Display Driver Installation . 32 OpenGL Enhancements . 13 File Locations . 32 OpenGL 1.4 ICD with NVIDIA Extensions .13 Preserving Desktop Manager Settings Before Additional OpenGL Enhancements . 13 Upgrading Your Software . 32 NVIDIA Corporation i nViewGuide_.book Page ii Wednesday, May 14, 2003 11:29 PM User’s Guide Table of Contents Uninstalling the NVIDIA Display Driver Software.33 8. Device Selection And 5. Using nView Multi-Display Configuration Switching Displays in nView Span, Clone, or Modes: Standard (Dualview) Mode . 87 Dualview vs. Span/Clone Switching Secondary to Primary Display: nView nView Dualview vs. Span and Clone Modes . 34 Clone or Span Mode. 88 nView Dualview Mode . 37 Switching Displays in Dualview Mode . 92 Key Features of nView Dualview Mode . 37 Device Adjustments: Analog Display (CRT) . 96 Enabling nView Dualview Mode for the First Screen Adjustment . 96 Time: Windows 2000 . 39 Display Timing . 97 Enabling nView Dualview Mode After Initial Device Adjustments: Flat Panel . 98 Session: Windows 2000 . 44 Flat Panel Display . 98 Activating nView Dualview Mode: Windows XP Monitor Settings (Refresh Frequency): 44 Secondary Display. .100 Activating nView Dualview Mode: Windows 9x TV Settings . .101 47 Accessing the TV Option . .101 nView Span and Clone Modes . 51 Video Output Format . .102 Key Features of nView Span Mode. 51 Change Format: Regional Settings . .103 Enabling nView Span/Clone Modes . 53 Device Adjustments: TV Output . .103 Enabling nView Span/Clone Modes: Windows 2000. 53 9. Additional Features and Enabling nView Span/Clone Modes: Windows Enhancements XP . 56 Desktop Utilities Panel . .106 Enabling nView Clone Mode: Windows 9x . 58 Enabling Desktop Manager . .107 Enabling nView Modes: Windows NT 4.0 . 61 Enabling the Media Center Icon . .109 nView Multiview Mode: Windows NT 4.0. 61 Using the Media Center Icon . .109 nView Span/Clone Modes . 61 Enabling Dualview Mode for Windows 2000 .111 Multi-Display Mode: Arranging Displays on the Color Correction Panel . 112 Windows Display Properties Settings Panel . 61 Description of Color Correction Settings . 113 Digital Vibrance . 113 6. nView Applications Active Color Channel . 113 nView Multi-Display Options . 65 Brightness, Contrast, and Gamma Controls . About nView Display Modes . 66 114 nView Applications. 67 Image Sharpening . 114 7. nView Display Mode Basics Diagonal Line/Curve . 114 Custom Color Settings . 114 Notes Before You Begin. 69 Other Settings . 114 nView Display Mode Panel Options . 70 Performance and Quality Settings Panel. 115 Accessing nView Clone and Span Modes. 71 Image Settings . .115 Standard (Dualview) Mode . 72 Antialiasing . 116 Accessing the Configuration Options . 74 Tips on Setting Antialiasing Modes . .116 Options Available for nView Clone and Span Anisotropic Filtering . 117 Modes . 74 Texture Sharpening . 117 Clone Mode. 74 Direct3D Settings Panel . 117 Change Resolution: Clone Mode (Virtual Performance & Compatibility Options . 117 Desktop) . 81 Other Direct3D Options . 118 Horizontal & Vertical Span Modes . 83 Mipmap Detail Level . 118 Other Configuration Options . 86 PCI Texture Memory Size. 118 Custom Direct3D Settings . .119 ii NVIDIA Corporation nViewGuide_.book Page iii Wednesday, May 14, 2003 11:29 PM User’s Guide Table of Contents Save As . 119 Apply . 119 Delete . 119 Restore Defaults . 119 More Direct3D . 119 More Direct3D Options . 119 Texel Alignment . 120 Vertical Sync Mode . 120 Direct3D Settings: Refresh Rate Overrides . 121 Applications control refresh rates . 122 Override refresh rates . 123 OpenGL Settings Panel . 124 Performance and Compatibility Options . 125 Other OpenGL Options . 126 Multi-Display Hardware Acceleration . 126 Default Color Depth for Textures . 128 Buffer Flipping Mode . 128 Vertical Sync. 128 Using System Memory for Textures in PCI Mode . 128 Custom OpenGL Settings . 128 Save As . 129 Delete . 129 Restore Defaults . 129 Custom OpenGL Application Settings 129 Overlay Controls Panel . 129 Description of Overlay Settings . 130 Full-Screen Video Mirroring Options . 130 Other Overlay and Video Mirror Settings. 133 NVRotate Panel . 133 Enabling NVRotate . 134 Notes and Known Issues . 136 Temperature Settings Panel . 136 Description of Temperature Settings . 137 PowerMizer Settings Panel (Mobile computers only) . 138 Description of PowerMizer Settings . 139 A. Using Multiple NVIDIA GPU- Based Cards Before You Begin . 140 Setting Up the NVIDIA GPU-Based Cards . 141 GeForce4 Ti 4200 Panels: nView Span/Clone Mode 142 GeForce2 MX Panels: Standard (Dualview) Mode 145 Viewing Multiple GPU Configurations From the Media Center Icon . 147 NVIDIA Corporation iii nViewGuide_.book Page iv Wednesday, May 14, 2003 11:29 PM NVIDIA Display Properties User’s Guide List of Tables Table 2.1 Operating System Requirements. 17 Table 2.2 Hard Disk Space Requirements — English . 18 Table 2.3 Hard Disk Space Requirements — Non-English Languages . 18 Table 2.5 Supported NVIDIA Products . ..