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NVIDIA Display Properties
User’s Guide
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
About this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
nView and NVIDIA Display Properties. . . . . .
nView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
nView Desktop Manager . . . . . . . . . .
NVIDIA Display Properties . . . . . . . . . .
System Requirements and Support . . . . . . .
Disk Space and Operating Systems . . . . .
NVIDIA Detonator XP Driver Software . . . .
Supported NVIDIA Products . . . . . . . . .
Supported Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Notes on Feature and Configuration Support. .
Feature Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Multi-Display Setup: Tips and Requirements
About the NVIDIA Control Panel . . . . . . . . .
Examples in This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accessing the NVIDIA Control Panel . . . .
Key Terms and Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . .
analog monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
digital flat panel (DFP) . . . . . . . . . . .
control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
desktop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
dual-card configuration . . . . . . . . . . .
multi-card configuration . . . . . . . . . .
multi-display configuration . . . . . . . . .
page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
single-display configuration . . . . . . . .
window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2. NVIDIA Driver Feature History
Driver Release History . . .
Release 25 Enhancements .
Release 20 Enhancements .
Release 10 Enhancements .
Release 6 Enhancements. .
TwinView . . . . . . . . .
Virtual Desktop . . . .
Video Mirror . . . . . .
Desktop Manager . . .
Digital Vibrance Control .
OpenGL . . . . . . . . . .
Direct3D . . . . . . . . . .
Cursor Trails Support . .
Control Panels . . . . . .
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Release 5 Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . .
OpenGL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OpenGL 1.2 Core . . . . . . . . . . . .
OpenGL Extensions . . . . . . . . . . .
OpenGL Performance Enhancements
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3. nView Applications
nView Multi-Display Options . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Using Display Setup Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
nView Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4. Installation And Uninstallation
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
.About the NVIDIA Display Driver Installation . . 23
File Locations and Registry Keys . . . . . . . 23
Preserving Desktop Manager Settings Before
Upgrading Your Software . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Uninstalling the NVIDIA Display Driver Software 24
5. Using Multi-Display Modes:
Windows Dualview And nView
Span/Clone
nView Driver Support: Dualview vs. Span/Clone
Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Windows Dualview Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Benefits of Using Dualview Mode . . . . . . . 27
Enabling Dualview Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Windows XP and Windows 9x . . . . . . . 30
Display Properties Settings For Dualview Mode.
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nView Span Modes: Windows 2000/XP . . . . . 32
About nView Span Modes . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Disabling Dualview Mode For nView Span/Clone
Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Accessing nView Span/Clone Modes . . . . . 36
6. nView Basics
Notes Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Accessing the nView Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Standard Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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