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NVControlPanel_QSR185.book Page ii Monday, June 1, 2009 5:16 PM Published by NVIDIA Corporation 2701 San Tomas Expressway Santa Clara, CA 95050 Copyright © 2009 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.
NVControlPanel_QSR185.book Page iii Monday, June 1, 2009 5:16 PM NVIDIA Graphics Driver User’s Guide Table of Contents 1. Introduction About the NVIDIA Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Getting Support and Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2. Understanding the NVIDIA Control Panel Opening and Closing the New NVIDIA Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NVControlPanel_QSR185.book Page iii Monday, June 1, 2009 5:16 PM NVIDIA Graphics Driver Quick Start Guide List of Figures Figure 2.1 NVIDIA Control Panel Home Page–Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Figure 2.2 NVIDIA Control Panel Home Page–Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Figure 2.3 NVIDIA Control Panel Select a Task pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Figure 2.4 Navigation History Menu . . . . . . . . . . .
NVControlPanel_QSR185.book Page iii Monday, June 1, 2009 5:16 PM NVIDIA Graphics Driver Quick Start Guide List of Tables Table 2.1 File Menu Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Table 2.2 Edit Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Table 2.3 View Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Table 2.4 Help Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . .
NVControlPanel_QSR185.
NVControlPanel_QSR185.book Page 1 Monday, June 1, 2009 5:16 PM C HAPTER INTRODUCTION This quick start is addressed to users of the NVIDIA® Control Panel software. This guide focuses on getting you up and running with your NVIDIA software. For technical details on the features and benefits of the NVIDIA Control Panel software and details about supported products, drivers, and other software, refer to the NVIDIA web page — www.nvidia.com.
NVControlPanel_QSR185.book Page 2 Monday, June 1, 2009 5:16 PM Chapter 1 Introduction NVIDIA Control Panel Quick Start Guide About the NVIDIA Control Panel Welcome to the NVIDIA Control Panel, designed for Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. You can use NVIDIA Control Panel to control your NVIDIA hardware and access other NVIDIA software installed on your system.
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NVControlPanel_QSR185.book Page 4 Monday, June 1, 2009 5:16 PM Chapter 1 Introduction NVIDIA Control Panel Quick Start Guide Supported NVIDIA Products Refer to the release notes and NVIDIA driver download site for the list of products supported by the driver version that you have installed on your computer.
NVControlPanel_QSR185.book Page 5 Monday, June 1, 2009 5:16 PM NVIDIA Control Panel Quick Start Guide Chapter 1 Introduction Getting Support and Information Online Help • To open the online help, either : • Press F1 on your keyboard, or • Select Help from the NVIDIA Control Panel menu bar and then select NVIDIA Control Panel Help. • Help on various topics can be viewed using the Contents, Index, or Search tabs.
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NVControlPanel_QSR185.book Page 8 Monday, June 1, 2009 5:16 PM Chapter 2 Understanding the NVIDIA Control Panel NVIDIA Control Panel Quick Start Guide Opening and Closing the New NVIDIA Control Panel • You can open the NVIDIA Control Panel in several ways: • Right‐click the Windows desktop, then click NVIDIA Control Panel from the context menu, or For Windows XP • From the Windows Start menu, select Control Panel, then in the Control Panel window, double‐click on the NVIDIA Control Panel icon.
NVControlPanel_QSR185.book Page 9 Monday, June 1, 2009 5:16 PM NVIDIA Control Panel Quick Start Guide Chapter 2 Understanding the NVIDIA Control Panel About the NVIDIA Control Panel Interface The NVIDIA Control Panel provides an easy‐to‐use interface for managing your system. When you start the program for the first time, the NVIDIA Control Panel opens to the first page listed in the navigation tree. On subsequent visits, the control panel reopens to the last page visited.
NVControlPanel_QSR185.book Page 10 Monday, June 1, 2009 5:16 PM Chapter 2 Understanding the NVIDIA Control Panel NVIDIA Control Panel Quick Start Guide . Tool Bar Menu Bar Select a Task Pane Figure 2.2 Control Panel Main Task Area NVIDIA Control Panel Home Page–Windows Vista Using the Main Task Area The main task area, in the right pane, displays the application task pages.
NVControlPanel_QSR185.book Page 11 Monday, June 1, 2009 5:16 PM NVIDIA Control Panel Quick Start Guide Chapter 2 Understanding the NVIDIA Control Panel Using the Select a Task Pane The navigation tree in the Select a Task pane shows all the primary NVIDIA Control pages that are installed on your system. The pages are grouped according to the same categories that existed in the previous version of the NVIDIA Control Panel. Click to expand or collapse the group list. Figure 2.
NVControlPanel_QSR185.book Page 12 Monday, June 1, 2009 5:16 PM Chapter 2 Understanding the NVIDIA Control Panel NVIDIA Control Panel Quick Start Guide Using the Tool Bar The Toolbar provides quick back and forth navigation between pages, and also lets you choose a view setting. Using the Navigation Buttons The back and forward buttons let you navigate sequentially among pages that you have visited.
NVControlPanel_QSR185.book Page 13 Monday, June 1, 2009 5:16 PM NVIDIA Control Panel Quick Start Guide Chapter 2 Understanding the NVIDIA Control Panel There are three available views: • Standard • Advanced • Custom Most commands are available for both Standard and Advanced views. However, some options are available only if the Advanced view is selected before opening the page. Also, task page options may different depending on the selected view.
NVControlPanel_QSR185.book Page 14 Monday, June 1, 2009 5:16 PM Chapter 2 Understanding the NVIDIA Control Panel NVIDIA Control Panel Quick Start Guide Using the Menu Bar The Menu bar contains standard Windows menus and menus specific to the NVIDIA Control Panel, such as the View and Profiles menus. Menus that are available on the menu bar may vary, depending on the NVIDIA Control Panel group (such as, Display, Mobile, 3D Settings, or other group) you are using.
NVControlPanel_QSR185.book Page 15 Monday, June 1, 2009 5:16 PM NVIDIA Control Panel Quick Start Guide Chapter 2 Understanding the NVIDIA Control Panel View Menu Commands related to viewing the various pages in the NVIDIA Control Panel application modules are available on the View menu. Table 2.3 View Menu Commands View Menu Command Description Standard Select to view and access the majority of commonly used and simpler tasks in the NVIDIA Control Panel applications.
NVControlPanel_QSR185.book Page 16 Monday, June 1, 2009 5:16 PM Chapter 2 Understanding the NVIDIA Control Panel NVIDIA Control Panel Quick Start Guide Group-Specific Menus Thes menus appear only when pages from a specific group are open. Profiles Menu Commands related to saving, loading, and deleting profiles are available on the Profiles menu. Table 2.5 Profiles Menu Commands Profiles Menu Command Description Load... Load a profile of display settings you have previously saved.
NVControlPanel_QSR185.book Page 17 Monday, June 1, 2009 5:16 PM C HAPTER ACCOMPLISHING NVIDIA CONTROL PANEL TASKS This chapter provides instructions on how to use the NVIDIA Control Panel to accomplish common tasks. It contains the following sections: • Starting the NVIDIA Control Panel • Accomplishing NVIDIA Control Panel Tasks Note: For Windows Vista/Windows 7 – Several features are currently under development and are not yet supported in the NVIDIA Control Panel.
NVControlPanel_QSR185.book Page 18 Monday, June 1, 2009 5:16 PM Chapter 3 Accomplishing NVIDIA Control Panel Tasks NVIDIA Control Panel Quick Start Guide Starting the NVIDIA Control Panel 1 Launch the NVIDIA Control Panel: Under Windows XP: • Right‐click the Windows desktop, then click NVIDIA Control Panel from the context menu, or • From the Windows Start menu, select Control Panel, then in the Control Panel window, double‐click the NVIDIA Control Panel icon.
NVControlPanel_QSR185.book Page 19 Monday, June 1, 2009 5:16 PM NVIDIA Control Panel Quick Start Guide Chapter 3 Accomplishing NVIDIA Control Panel Tasks . The groups that appear in the Select a Task pane depend on the NVIDIA hardware software is installed on your system. For example, the Mobile group is not available on desktop systems. 2 From the navigation tree in the Select a Task pane, click one of the links to open a specific task page.
NVControlPanel_QSR185.book Page 20 Monday, June 1, 2009 5:16 PM Chapter 3 Accomplishing NVIDIA Control Panel Tasks NVIDIA Control Panel Quick Start Guide Accomplishing NVIDIA Control Panel Tasks Guide to Locating Tasks The NVIDIA Control Panel provides an intuitive layout for locating graphics driver controls, including most of the controls that were available with the Classic NVIDIA Control Panel. Table 3.
NVControlPanel_QSR185.book Page 21 Monday, June 1, 2009 5:16 PM NVIDIA Control Panel Quick Start Guide Table 3.
NVControlPanel_QSR185.book Page 22 Monday, June 1, 2009 5:16 PM Chapter 3 Accomplishing NVIDIA Control Panel Tasks NVIDIA Control Panel Quick Start Guide NVIDIA Control Panel Groups This section provides an overview of the NVIDIA Control Panel groups.
NVControlPanel_QSR185.book Page 23 Monday, June 1, 2009 5:16 PM NVIDIA Control Panel Quick Start Guide Chapter 3 Accomplishing NVIDIA Control Panel Tasks Using the Video & Television Pages Note: For Windows Vista – Support for some features under Windows Vista or Windows 7 is in development and may not be available with your GeForce graphics driver version. Consult the release notes for the latest list of unsupported features.
NVControlPanel_QSR185.book Page 24 Monday, June 1, 2009 5:16 PM Chapter 3 Accomplishing NVIDIA Control Panel Tasks NVIDIA Control Panel Quick Start Guide Using the Mobile Pages The Mobile group is available if the NVIDIA software is installed on a notebook computer. Note: The Mobile page is not available under Windows Vista or Windows 7. The actual tasks available depend on which features are included with your notebook system.
NVControlPanel_QSR185.book Page 25 Monday, June 1, 2009 5:16 PM NVIDIA Control Panel Quick Start Guide Chapter 3 Accomplishing NVIDIA Control Panel Tasks Using the Networking Pages The Networking group pages are part of the nForce drivers Networking software for NVIDIA nForce‐based PCs.
NVControlPanel_QSR185.book Page 26 Monday, June 1, 2009 5:16 PM Chapter 3 Accomplishing NVIDIA Control Panel Tasks NVIDIA Control Panel Quick Start Guide Using the Performance Pages The Performance group pages are part of the nForce drivers System Tools software for NVIDIA nForce‐based PCs. Use the Performance pages to: • Manage system tuning and profiles for nForce MCP clocks, voltages, timings, and fans. • Manage Enthusiast System Architecture (ESA) components.
