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Release 191 Graphics Drive
Release Notes
Version 191.07
For Windows Vista 32-bit
and Windows Vista 64-bit
NVIDIA Corporation
October 5, 2009
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Published byNVIDIA Corporation2701 San Tomas ExpresswaySanta Clara, CA 95050
Notice
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supplied. NVIDIA Corporation products are not authorized for use as critical components in life supportdevices or systems without express written approval of NVIDIA Corporation.
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NVIDIA Personal Cinema, NVIDIA Soundstorm, Vanta, TNT2, TNT, RIVA, RIVA TNT, VOODOO,VOODOO GRAPHICS, WAVEBAY, Accuview Antialiasing, the Audio & Nth Superscript Design Logo,CineFX, the Communications & Nth Superscript Design Logo, Detonator, Digital Vibrance Control,DualNet, FlowFX, ForceWare, GIGADUDE, Glide, GOFORCE, the Graphics & Nth Superscript DesignLogo, Intellisample, M-BUFFER, nfiniteFX, NV, NVChess, nView, NVKeystone, NVOptimizer,
NVPinball, NVRotate, NVSensor, NVSync, the Platform & Nth Superscript Design Logo, PowerMizer,Quincunx Antialiasing, Sceneshare, See What You've Been Missing, StreamThru, SuperStability, T-BUFFER, The Way It's Meant to be Played Logo, TwinBank, TwinView and the Video & Nth SuperscriptDesign Logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the United States and/orother countries. Other company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of therespective owners with which they are associated.
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Copyright
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N V I D I A C o r p o r a t i o n i
R e l e a s e 1 9 1 G r a p h i c s D r i v e r s R e l e a s e N o t e s
1. Introduction to Release NotesStructure of the Document . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Changes in this Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2. Release 191 Driver ChangesVersion 191.07 Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Whats New in Release 191 . . . . . . . . . . 4
Whats New in Version 191.07 . . . . . . . . . 7
Limitations in This Release. . . . . . . . . . . 7
Changes in Version 191.03 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Windows Vista 32-bit Issues . . . . . . . . . . 1
Windows Vista 64-bit Issues . . . . . . . . . . 2
Changes in Version 190.62 . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Windows Vista 64-bit Issues . . . . . . . . . . 3
Changes in Version 190.38 . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Windows Vista 64-bit Issues . . . . . . . . . . 4
Open Issues in Version 191.07 . . . . . . . . . . 5
Windows Vista 32-bit Issues . . . . . . . . . . 5
Windows Vista 64-bit Issues . . . . . . . . . . 6
Not NVIDIA Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Windows Vista Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Unsupported Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
OpenGL Application Issues . . . . . . . . . 11
Application Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Operating System Issues . . . . . . . . . . 16
Known Product Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Using HDMI/DisplayPort Audio with Displaysthat have a High Native Resolution . . . . . 18
Using HDMI/DisplayPort Displays that do not
Support Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Using HDMI/DisplayPort Audio in Dualview or
Clone Mode Configurations. . . . . . . . . 20
Flat Panel Scaling Controls are Non-functional
for Some TV Modes for Some Displays . . 20
GPU Runs at a High Performance Level in Multi-
display Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
GeForce GTX 295 Fan Control and NVIDIA
Control Panel Performance Group version6.03.06.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
1280x1024 @ 60 Hz not Available on BenQ
FP241W Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Image Sharpening Control not Available with
GeForce 8 Series and later GPUs . . . . . 21
Gigabyte GA-6BX Motherboard . . . . . . . 21
2. The Release 191 DriverHardware and Software Support . . . . . . . . 22
Supported Operating Systems. . . . . . . . 22
Supported NVIDIA Products . . . . . . . . . 23Supported Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Driver Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Minimum Hard Disk Space . . . . . . . . . 26
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 26
A. Mode Support for WindowsGeneral Mode Support Information . . . . . . . 29
Default Modes Supported by GPU . . . . . . . 30
Understanding the Mode Format . . . . . . 30
GeForce 200, 100, 9 Series, 8 Series, 7 Series,
6 Series, and nForce 7xx/6xx GPUs . . . . 31
Modes Supported by TV Encoders . . . . . . . 33
Table of Contents
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Table 2.1 Supported NVIDIA Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Table A.1 Modes Supported for High Resolution Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Table A.2 Non-standard Modes Supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Table A.3 Mode Support for S-Video and Composite Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Table A.4 Mode Support for Component YPrPb Out and DVI Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
List of Tables
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C H A P T E R
INTRODUCTIONTORELEASENOTES
ThiseditionofReleaseNotesdescribestheRelease191 GraphicsDriversforMicrosoft
WindowsVista.NVIDIAprovidesthesenotestodescribeperformanceimprovementsandbugfixesineachdocumentedversionofthedriver.
Structure of the Document
Thisdocumentisorganizedinthefollowingsections:
Release191DriverChangesonpage 3givesasummaryofchanges,andfixedandopenissuesinthisversion.
TheRelease191Driveronpage 22describestheNVIDIAproductsandlanguages
supportedby
this
driver,
the
system
requirements,
and
how
to
install
the
driver.
ModeSupportforWindowsonpage 28liststhedefaultresolutionssupportedbythedriver.
Changes in this Edition
ThiseditionoftheReleaseNotesforWindowsVistaincludesinformationaboutNVIDIAgraphicsdriverversion191.07,andlistschangesmadetothedriversinceversion186.18.ThesechangesarediscussedbeginningwiththechapterRelease191DriverChangesonpage 3.
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C H A P T E R
RELEASE 191 DRIVER CHANGES
Thischapterdescribesopenissuesforversion191.07,andresolvedissuesand
driverenhancementsforversionsoftheRelease191driveruptoversion191.07.Thechaptercontainsthesesections:
Version191.07Highlightsonpage 4
ChangesinVersion191.03onpage 1
ChangesinVersion190.62onpage 3
ChangesinVersion190.38onpage 4
OpenIssuesinVersion191.07onpage 5
NotNVIDIAIssuesonpage 8
KnownProductLimitationsonpage 18
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Version 191.07 Highlights
Thissectionprovideshighlightsofversion191.07oftheNVIDIARelease191DriverforWindowsVista.
WhatsNewinRelease191
WhatsNew
in
Version
191.07
LimitationsinThisRelease
Whats New in Release 191
ThesectionsummarizesthefollowingdriverchangesinRelease191:
NVIDIAControlPanelUpdates
DisplayDriverUpdates
CUDAUpdates
OpenGLUpdates
NVIDIA Control Panel Updates
DisplaySettingsPagesOrganizationalChanges
ThefollowingpageshavebeenrevisedtoincludeTVsettingscontrols:
AdjustDesktopColorSettings
NowincludescontrolstoadjustTVcolorsettings.
ChangeResolution
NowincludescontrolstoadjustTVandHDTVsignalformatsandresolution.
AdjustDesktopSizeandPosition
NowincludescontrolstoadjusttheTVscreensizeandposition,andtoresizetheHDTVdesktop.
ThefollowingpagesandlinksnowappearintheDisplaycategory:
HDCPStatuspage
DigitalAudiopage
ThecontrolsintheManageCustomResolutionspagearenowlocatedintheChangeResolutionpage.
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DisplaySettingsPages Feature Changes
AdjustDesktopColorSettingspage
ForGeforce8seriesandlaterGPUS,theDigitalVibrancerangeisextendedtoincludetheblackandwhitelimitwhichnowcorrespondsto0%.Thenewdefaultvalueis50%.
Afterresizing theHDTVdesktop,thenewresolutioncreatedisnowaddedtothelistofavailableresolutionsforthatdisplay,andalsoaddedtotheresolutionlistwithinmostgamesorapplications.
InRelease190,themethodforresizingtheHDTVdesktophaschangedtoprovidebetterimagequalitywhenapplyingunderscan.Thismethodresultsinanewresolutionbeingcreated.Somegamesorapplicationsmaynotsupportthenewresolution,however.
Video&TelevisionPages
Thefollowing
pages
and
controls
have
been
moved
to
the
Display
category:
AdjustTelevisionColorSettingspage(seeDisplay>AdjustDesktopColorSettings)
Changethesignalor HD formatpage(seeDisplay>ChangeResolution)
SelectDigitalcolorformatpage(seeDisplay>ChangeResolution)
Adjustscreensizeandpositionpage(seeDisplay>AdustDesktopSizeandPosition)
ResizeHDTVdesktoppage(see Display>AdjustDesktopSizeandPosition)
HDCP
Statuspage
DigitalAudiopage
3DSettingsPages
PreferredRefeshRate
ThePreferredRefreshRatecontrolletsyouoverridetherefreshratelimitationsimposedbythe3Dapplicationfortheindicatedmonitor.
PowerManagementmode
ManyNVIDIAgraphicscardssupportmultipleperformancelevelssothatthePCcansavepowerwhenfullgraphicsperformanceisnotrequired.Toprovidemorecontroloverthesepowermanagementcapabilities,NVIDIAhasaddedthePowerManagementModecontrol.ThecontrolconsistsoftwosettingsAdaptiveandPreferMaximumPerformance.
Adaptive:ThisisthedefaultsettinginwhichthegraphicscardmonitorsGPUusageandseamlesslyswitchesbetweenmodesbasedontheperformancedemands
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oftheapplication.ThisallowstheGPUtoalwaysusetheminimumamountofpowerrequiredtorunagivenapplication,andcanallowevenolder3Dgamestoruninlowerpowermodesifthegamedoesnotrequirefull3Dperformance.NVIDIArecommendsthissettingforbestoverallbalanceofpowerandperformance.
PreferMaximumPerformance:Thissettingletsyoumaintainthecardatits
maximumperformancelevelwhen3DapplicationsarerunningregardlessofGPUusage.ThisoptioncanbesetGlobally(forall3Dapplications),oranapplicationprofilecanbecreatedunderProgramSettingstosetthepreferenceforaparticular3Dapplication.
ThisfeatureissupportedonlyonselectGeForce9SeriesandlaterGPUsandappliesonlytoDirectXandOpenGLbasedapplications.
Display Driver Updates
AddedsupportforhardwareoverlaysonbothClonemodedisplays.
Previously,thedriversupportedonlyonehardwareoverlay,soonlyoneClonemodedisplaycouldpresentthevideooverlay.
EDIDOverride(formonitormanufacturers)
ThegraphicsdrivernowcanuseExtendedDisplayIdentificationData(EDID)overridesprovidedbythemonitormanufacturers.TheseoverridesareupdatedEDIDscontainedwithinthemonitorINF.
RefertotheMicrosoftwhitepaperhttp://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/display/edid_over.mspx.
CUDA Updates
CUDA2.3
Addedsupportfor64bitvideoencoding.
AddedsupporttomakeallGPUswithinanSLIgroupavailableforCUDAapplicationstouse.
OpenGL Updates
AddedsupportforOpenGL3.1
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/display/edid_over.mspxhttp://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/display/edid_over.mspxhttp://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/display/edid_over.mspxhttp://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/display/edid_over.mspx7/31/2019 191.07 WinVista Desktop Release Notes
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Whats New in Version 191.07
ThisdriverversionaddssupportforNVIDIAPhysXaccelerationonallGeForce8series,9series,100series,and200seriesGPUswithaminimumof256MBdedicatedgraphicsmemoryandaminimumof32processorcores(thisdriverpackageinstallsNVIDIAPhysXSystemSoftwarev9.09.0814).
AddedsupportforthefollowingNVIDIAproducts:
GeForceGTS240
GeForceGT220
GeForceG210
GeForce210
GeForceG100
SeeChangesinVersion191.03onpage 1foralistofthelatestresolved
issues.
Limitations in This Release
Thefollowingarefeaturesthatarenotcurrentlysupportedorhavelimitedsupportinthisdriverrelease:
NVIDIAControlPanelDisplayCategory
TheGraphtabontheAdjustDesktopColorSettingspageisnotavailable.
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Changes in Version 191.03
Thefollowingsectionslistthechangesmadeandissuesresolvedsincedriverversion190.62.
TheNVIDIAbugnumberisprovidedforreference.
Windows Vista 32-bit Issues
Single-GPU Resolved Issues
Afterinstallingtheinternationalgraphicsdriverpackage,anerrormessageindicatesthatthedriverwasnotinstalledcorrectlyornotinstalledatall.[576128]
TheNVIDIAControlPanelisunabletochangethedesktopsizeforTVs.[565874]
ION:Thegraphicscardremainsrunningatahighperformancelevelwhenidlingafteraperiodofvideoplayback.[571297]
GeForceGT220:GPUfandoesnotslowdownastheGPUcoolsoff.[586338]
GeForceGT220:TheGPUfanspeedcontrolsontheNVIDIAControlPanel>Performance>AdjustGPUSettingpagearenotabletoadjustto0%.[581999]
GeForceGTX295,[Stereo]:FarCry2(DirectX10)3DStereocannotbeapplied.[569306]
GeForceGTX285:Whenplayinga3Dgameatadifferentresolutionthanthedesktopandthenquitting,thedesktopresolutionswitchestothegameresolutionafterasystemrebootorresumefromsleepmode.[567964]
GeForce9800GTX:HDTVcannotbesetto576i/480iformatusingtheNVIDIA
ControlPaneldesktopresizecontrols.[591614]
GeForce9800GTX:FarCry2withtheingameresolutionsetto1920x1200andantialiasingsetto2xorhigher,thereiscorruptionwhenlookingupatthesky.[555163]
GeForce9600GT:AfterhotplugginganHDMIdisplay,theresolutiononapreviouslyconnectednonEDIDVGAmonitorswitchestoanoutofrangeresolution.[584853]
GeForce8800Ultra:EnemyTerritory:QUAKEWarsflickeringoccurswhenarecharactersareparachuting.[417646]
Multi-GPU Resolved Issues
[SLI],GeForceGTX280:AfterenablingSLI,youcannotswitchtheSLIFocusdisplayunderDualviewmode.[570159]
[SLI],GeForceGTX280:TomClancysEndwarwithSLImodeenabled,thesunlighteffectisrenderedincorrectly.[559484]
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Windows Vista 64-bit Issues
Single-GPU Resolved Issues
Afterinstallingtheinternationalgraphicsdriverpackage,anerrormessageindicatesthatthedriverwasnotinstalledcorrectlyornotinstalledatall.[576128]
TheNVIDIAControlPanelisunabletochangethedesktopsizeforTVs.[565874]
ThescreenturnsblackafterswitchingfromClonemodetoDualviewmode.[552771]
GeForceGT220:GPUfandoesnotslowdownastheGPUcoolsoff.[586338]
GeForceGT220,nForce740iSLI:Afterinstallingthedriverandrebootingthesystem,Windowsfailstoload.[576100]
GeForceGTX295,[Stereo]:FarCry2(DirectX10)3DStereocannotbeapplied.[569306]
GeForceGTS250:Thegraphicscarddoesnotswitchtoreducedpowerafterclosinga3Dapplication.[582271]
GeForce9800GTX:HDTVcannotbesetto576i/480iformatusingtheNVIDIAControlPaneldesktopresizecontrols.[591614]
GeForce9600GT:Whensetto0%,theDigitalVibrancesettingisntpreservedafterresumingfromsleep/hibernatemode.[577014]
Multi-GPU Resolved Issues
[SLI],GeForceGTX295:CallofJuarez2thereisa50%performancedrop.[588706]
[SLI],GeForceGTX280:AfterenablingSLI,youcannotswitchtheSLIFocusdisplayunderDualviewmode.[570159]
[QuadSLI],GeForce9800GX2:TheNVIDIAControlPanelchangeresolutionspagetakesmorethanaminutetoopen.[591229]
[SLI],GeForce8800GTS:Thedisplayturnsmonochromatic(blackandwhite)afterchangingtheresolution.[568405]
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Changes in Version 190.62
Thefollowingsectionslistthechangesmadeandissuesresolvedsincedriverversion190.38.
TheNVIDIAbugnumberisprovidedforreference.
Windows Vista 64-bit Issues
Multi-GPU Resolved Issues
[SLI],GeForce7Series:ThereisnoconfirmationpopupwhensomechangesaremadeintheNVIDIAControlPanel.[511417]
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Open Issues in Version 191.07
Aswitheveryreleaseddriver,version191.07oftheRelease191driverhasopenissuesandenhancementrequestsassociatedwithit.Thissectionincludeslistsofissuesthatareeithernotfixedornotimplementedinthisversion.Someproblemslistedmaynothavebeenthoroughlyinvestigatedand,infact,maynotbeNVIDIAissues.Others
may
have
workaround
solutions. WindowsVista32bitIssuesonpage 5
WindowsVista64bitIssuesonpage 6
Windows Vista 32-bit Issues
Single GPU Issues
AllGPUs
HalfLife2:Episode2theingamebrightnessisgreatlyreducedifEnhancedorOverrideAAisenabledfromtheNVIDIAControlPanel.[429254]
GeForceGTX295:Bioshock(Steam)corruption/nonrenderedblankpatchesappearafterapplyinganyvalueofoverrideantialiasingfromtheNVIDIAControlPanel.[584872]
IONGPUs
ION:Ittakes5060secondstoswitchtoDualvieworClonemodeusingtheNVIDIAControlPanel.[596108]
ION:Themaximumresolutionavailableis1280x800,eventhoughthedisplaysnativeresolutionis2560x1600.[594726]
GeForce9Series
GeForce9600GT:WitheDVIHDMIconnection,theHDresolution[1080p,1920x1080(native)]switchesto800x600afterclickingResizeDesktopfromtheNVIDIAControlPanel>Adjustdesktopsizeandpositionpage.[559435]
GeForce8SeriesGPUs
GeForce8800:DefaultcustomresolutionscannotbecreatedwhenusingtheDVIconnection.[446476]
GeForce
8600:
HD
resolutions
higher
than
720p
are
not
available.[308627]
Multi-GPU Issues
GeForce200SeriesGPUs
[3waySLI],GeForceGTX280/260:3DMark06theTVscreen(componentorSVideo)goesblankafterlaunchingthebenchmarkwithSLImodeenabled.[491193]
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GeForce9SeriesGPUs
[SLI],GeForce9800GTX:MassEffectthereisabandofcorruptionontheedgeofthescreenwhenswitchingfromahighresolutiontoalowerresolution.[433929]
Windows Vista 64-bit Issues
Single GPU Issues
NVIDIAControlPanel:Addingacustomprofilewithanopenbracketinthenameresultsinanerror.[437056]
HalfLife2:Episode2theingamebrightnessisgreatlyreducedifEnhancedorOverrideAAisenabledfromtheNVIDIAControlPanel.[429254]
IONSystems
ION:Themaximumresolutionavailableis1280x800,eventhoughthedisplaysnativeresolutionis2560x1600.[594726]
GeForce200Series
GeForce200Series:WhenenteringcustomresolutionvaluesfromtheManageCustomResolutionspage,thevaluesarenotvalidated.[524691]
GeForceGTX295:Settingsonthe Adjustdesktopcolorsettings pageareat0%forthesecondaryCloneorDualviewmodedisplay.[514218]
GeForceGTX280:TheNVIDIAControlPanelbecomesunresponsiveifAlt+Tabispressedwhileonthe3DVisionSetuppage.[591546]
GeForce9Series
GeForce9800
GTX:
On
the
NVIDIA
Control
Panel
Adjust
desktop
size
and
position
page,theResizedesktopoptiondoesnotappearforHDorSDresolutions.[595062]
GeForce9800GT:Lineage2thegameworldisextremelydark.[531486]
GeForce9600GT:WitheDVIHDMIconnection,theHDresolution[1080p,1920x1080(native)]switchesto800x600afterclickingResizeDesktopfromtheNVIDIAControlPanel>Adjustdesktopsizeandpositionpage.[559435]
GeForce8Series
GeForce8800GT/GTX:DefaultcustomresolutionscannotbecreatedwhenusingtheDVIconnection.[446476]
GeForce8800GTX,NVIDIAControlPanel:TheuserisunabletoselectResizemyDesktopwhileplayinganHDDVD.[357674]
GeForce8400GS:ScreensizechangesmadefromtheNVIDIAControlPanelAdjustscreensizeandposition pagearenotpreservedafterresumingfromHibernate/Standby.[544085]
GeForce8300:TheNVIDIAControlPanelAdjustdesktopsizeandpositionpagecontrolsdonotworkforHDMIdisplayinCloneorSpanningmodes.[594803]
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Multi-GPU Issues
GeForce200Series
[3waySLI],GeForceGTX280:Farcry2thereareblackpatchesofcorruptionwithSLIenabledat2560x1600resolution.[535524]
[SLI],GeForce200Series:WithtwodisplaysconnectedinDualviewmode,changes
totheNVIDIAControlPanel>AdjustDesktopColorSettings>NVIDIAsettingsarenotpreservedafterenablingordisablingSLImode.[554097]
GeForce9Series
[3waySLI],GeForce9800GTX:Crysis(64bit)(DirectX9)thereisalengthypauseorthesystemfreezeswhenfiringaweapon.[450562]
ThisissuedoesnotoccurwiththeDirectX10versionofthegame,whichistherecommendedversion.
[SLI],GeForce9800GTX:CallofDuty:WorldatWarthereisgeometriccorruptionafterapplyingAmbientOcclusionfromtheNVIDIAControlPanel.[526733]
[SLI],GeForce9600GT:Thedisplayresolutionswitchesto800x600from1920x1200afterenablingSLImode.[592469]
[SLI],GeForce9600GT,GeForce8500/8400/8300:ChangesmadefromtheResizeHDTVSettingspagearenotesavedafterenablingSLImode.[529759]
GeForce8Series
[SLI],GeForce8800GTX:Afterresizingthedesktop,thechangeisnotpreservedwhenyourebootthesystem.[529812]
[SLI],GeForce8600GT:GearsofWar(DirectX10)withSLImodeenabled,thereiscorruptionandflickeringwiththedefaultsettingsandingameantialiasing
enabled.[541836]
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Not NVIDIA Issues
ThissectionlistsissuesthatarenotduetotheNVIDIAdriveraswellasfeaturesthatarenotmeanttobesupportedbytheNVIDIAdriverforWindowsVista.
WindowsVistaLimitationsonpage 8
UnsupportedFeaturesonpage 9
OpenGLApplicationIssuesonpage 11
ApplicationIssuesonpage 12
OperatingSystemIssuesonpage 16
Windows Vista Limitations
ThesearebehaviorsthatmaybedifferentfromWindowsXPandarerelateddirectlytotheWindowsVistaoperatingsystem.
NVIDIATurboCache
WindowsVistanowcontrolstheallocationofsystemmemorytotheGPUforTurboCachefunctions.TheWindowsVistaDisplayPropertiespagesshowthesharedsystemmemory(SSM),orhowmuchmemoryisallocatedforNVIDIAGPUstouseforTurboCache.
FormoreinformationongraphicsmemoryreportingunderWindowsVista,visithttp://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/display/graphicsmemory.mspx.
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Unsupported Features
ThefollowingarefeaturesandfunctionalitythatwereavailableindriverreleasessupportingWindowsXP,butarenotandwillnotbeavailableindriverreleasesforWindowsVista:
Highresolutionscalingdesktop(HRSD)
MultiViewDisplay
Mode
(for
NVIDIA
Quadro
NVS
graphics
cards)
NVKeystone
Unifiedbackbuffer(UBB)controls
OpenGLVideoOverlays
Thisisanoperatingsystemlimitation.
Vistawindowmanagerfeatureswillprovidenewwaysofaccomplishingoverlays,butwillrequireapplicationporting.
Overclocking
GPUoverclockingisnolongersupportedinthedefaultGPUdrivercontrolpanel.ThisfeatureisavailableintheNVIDIASystemToolssoftware,whichyoucandownloadfromNVIDIA.com.
GPUTemperatureMonitoring
TemperaturemonitoringisnolongersupportedinthedefaultGPUdrivercontrolpanel.ThisfeatureisavailableintheNVIDIASystemToolssoftware,whichyoucandownloadfromNVIDIA.com.
AGPSettingsAdjustment
VideoZoom
Pan&Scan theprocessofpanningacrossthedesktopinordertodisplayadesktoponamonitorwithlowerresolution
PerdisplayDesktopColorSettingAdjustments
ForClonemode,thedesktopcolorsettingadjustmentsthroughtheNVIDIAControlPanelcanonlybemadeacrossalldisplaysinasystem,andnotonaperdisplaybasis.
PerdisplayVideoColorSettingAdjustments
ForDualview
mode,
the
video
color
setting
adjustments
through
the
NVIDIA
ControlPanelcanonlybemadeacrossalldisplaysinasystem,andnotonaperdisplaybasis.
EdgeBlending
Rundisplayoptimizationwizard
Runmultipledisplaywizard
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OpenGL Application Issues
ThefollowingareknowncompatibilityissuesforOpenGLapplicationsdevelopedunderWindowsXP:
MixedGDIandOpenGLrenderingdoesnotwork.
AnumberofapplicationsuseGDItorenderUIcomponentsandobject
highlighting.ThisisnotsupportedintheWindowsVistadrivermodel.
NVIDIArecommendsconvertingGDIrenderingtoOpenGL.
Thefollowingaresomeapplicationsthatareknowntohavethisissue:
Maya7.01
Applications,Tools,andBenchmarksnotSupportedUnderWindowsVista
GLperf
3dsmax8(laterreleasesmaybesupported)
CATIAV5R15
(V5R16
is
supported)
PTCsCDRS2001
Frontbufferedrenderingmaybeslow,especiallywhenDWMisenabled.
Flushingtherenderingqueuewhilerenderingtothefrontbuffermaycausethewindowmanagertorecomposite.Applicationsshouldthereforeminimizethefrequencywithwhichtheyflushtherenderingqueue.
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Application Issues
WorldofWarcraftifyouhaverunthe3DVisionsetupwizard,thenthegameautomaticallyenables3Dstereoevenafteryoudisableit.
Toworkaroundthisissue,youmustuninstallthe3DVisiondriver.
CounterStriketheapplicationcrashestothedesktopiftheresolutionorbitdepth
ischangedfromtheingamevideooptionsmenu.[416582]
Thisisanapplicationissue,buttheproblemdoesnotoccurifyouchangetheresolutionorbitdepthfromthegamesmainmenuandnotwhileinagame.
StarWars:KnightsOfTheOldRepublic2thegamefailstolaunch,andanapplicationhasstoppedworkingerrormessageappears.[420115]
Thisoccursbecausetheapplicationisnotabletointerpretthedriverversioncorrectly.
TigerWoodsPGATour2007Flybyshotbeforeeachholeblacksouttextures.[274697]
NVIDIAisworking
with
the
developer
to
resolve
this
issue.
CityofHeroesThemousecursordoesnotdisplay.[259256]
Thisisanapplicationissuethatcanbeworkedaroundinfullscreenmodebyaddingcompatiblecursors1totheCityofHeroesdesktopshortcut.
NVIDIAispursuingafixwiththeapplicationdeveloper.
Sims2SmoothEdges(AA)optionisnotavailablewithRelease100drivers.[272477]
Thisoccursbecauseofanincorrectdriverversioncheckintheapplication.
NVIDIAhas
worked
around
this
issue
in
the
operating
system
by
changing
the
way
the
driverversionisreportedtothisapplication.
Warhammer40kDawnofWar(allversions)doesnotrunwithRelease100drivers.[273154]
Thisoccursbecauseofanincorrectdriverversioncheckintheapplication.
NVIDIAhasworkedaroundthisissueintheoperatingsystembychangingthewaythedriverversionisreportedtothisapplication.
NeedforSpeedCarbonAfterupgradingwithpatch1.3,thegamecrasheswhenlaunched.[290506]
ThisisanissuewiththeapplicationpatchunderWindowsVista.
NascarSimracingthegamecrasheswhenlaunched.[270792]
ThisisanissuewiththeapplicationunderWindowsVista.
CallofDuty2Onlysolidcolorsrenderduringgameplaywhen4xAAisenabled.[257454]
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Theapplicationisnotapplyingantialiasingproperly.Pleasetryselecting2xAA,disablingantialiasing,orusingNVIDIAEnhancedapplicationorOverrideantialiasingmodes.
NVIDIAispursuingafixwiththeapplicationdeveloper
AgeofEmpiresIIIthegamehasrenderingartifacts,suchastexturedsquaresforsmoke.[258036]
FlightSimulator
Xpressing
Alt+Tab
to
switch
to
the
desktop
does
not
work.
[293729]
Everquest2withNVIDIAdriverversions100.xx,thefollowingerrormessageappears:[273346]
Youcurrentlyhavea(7.15.11.120)videocardinstalled.Werecommendthatyoudownloadversion7772driversbeforeplayingEverquest.
Thisoccursbecausetheapplicationisnotcheckingthedriverversioncorrectly,butthisdoesnotaffectgameplay.Pleaseselect ContinueAnyway tolaunchthegame.TheproblemdoesnotoccurwithapreviousRelease95driver(xx.xxformat).
NVIDIAispursuing
afix
with
the
application
developer.
WindowsVista64bit,[PhysX]:TheGameCreatorsPhysXScreenSaverdoesntgetinstalledproperly.[491613]
ThisisnotanNVIDIAissue,butabuginVista64bitOSthataffectstheinstallationofmanyscreensavers.Toworkaround,locatethecorresponding.scrfileforthescreensaver,thenrightclickandselectInstall.
Note:PhysXscreensaver.scr is located in \windows\SysWOW64.
GeForce9800GTX:FlightSimulatorAcceleration(DirectX10) theskyboxdoesnotrendercorrectlywhenzoomedallthewayout.[436158]
ThisisnotanNVIDIAbug,butratheranapplicationissue.
GeForce9800GTX:FlightSimulatorAcceleration(DirectX10) thereisnoantialiasingpreviewwindow.[436156]
GeForce9800GX2:Fury(DirectX10)thecharacternamesflicker.[384917]
ThisisnotanNVIDIAbug,butratheranapplicationissue.
GeForce9600GT,GeForce9800GX2,GeForce8800GTX/Ultra/GTS/GT:AssassinsCreed:DirectorsCut theshadowflickers.[400541]
ThisisnotanNVIDIAbug,butratheranapplicationissue.
GeForce9600GT:Crysis(DirectX9) thereiscorruptioninthegame.[399261]
ThisisnotanNVIDIAbug,butratheranissuewiththeapplicationissue.Toavoidthisissue,usetheDirectX10optionofthegame.
GeForce8800GTX:TabulaRasathereisghostingonthegamecharacterwhilestandingbelowthedropshipafterenablingrefractionfromthegamecontrolpanel.[357271]
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ThisisnotanNVIDIAbug,butratheranapplicationissue.
GeForce8800GT:CompanyofHeroesDirectX10 theapplicationcrasheswhenMSAAisenabled.[346495]
ThisisaFraps2.9.2issue.
GeForce8Series:Quake4therearewhiteflashingartifacts.[273476]
GeForce8800:CityofHeroestherearecorruptedtexturesincertainmissions.[290659]
Thishasbeenfixedwiththelatestpatchforthegame.
GeForce8800:GhostRecon AdvancedWarfighterthegadgetsidebarbleedsthroughontherightsideofthescreenduringgameplay.[281304]
GeForce8800GTX:StarWarsBattlefront2screencorruptionoccursat2560x1600resolution.[325457]
GeForce8800GTX,GeForce7900GTX:NeverwinterNights2theminimaplosesitsbackgroundwhentheresolutionischanged.[273788]
GeForce8800GTX:Civilization4settingingame16xantialiasingAAdisablesallantialiasing.[303283]
GeForce8800GTX:FlightSimulatortheterrainchangestolowresolutionwhenswitchingfromAirTrafficcontrolledtoplayercontrolledairplane.[304840]
GeForce8800GTX:Scarfacecorruptionduringthegame.[290007]
GeForce8800GTX:NeverwinterNights2onlyoverlaysrenderwhenswitchingto2560x1600using8xAA.[302061,314148]
GeForce8800GTX:Command&Conquer:TiberiumWarsthegamecrashesat2560x1600resolution,with8xantialiasingenabled,andwheningamesettingsaresettothehighestlevels.[308248/316633]
GeForce8800GT/GTX:Crysis(DirectX10) gameperformancedropsafterswitchingtoahigherresolutionandthenswitchingbacktothelowerresolution.[368740]
GeForce7900:FlightSimulatorXrenderingbecomescorruptedafterpressingtheWindowskey. [293727296232]
GeForce7600:RainbowSixVegasantialiasingisnotappliedwhensettingantialiasingoverridemodeintheNVIDIAControlPanel.[294215]
AntialiasingissupportedinthisapplicationonlyonGeForce8seriesandhigherGPUs.
GeForce8500/8400/8300:CorruptionoccurswhilerunningMicroSoftSDKBasicHLSLsampleapplication.[302209]
GeForce8500/8400/8300:DarkMessiahofMightandMagicanapplicationerroroccurswhenquittingthegame.[300980]
Thisisanissuewiththeapplication.
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Life2:LostCoast,CompanyofHeroes,Battlefield2142,CallofDuty2,Hitman:BloodMoney,andFarCry.[302534290803]
ThisisanapplicationissuewhichhasbeenresolvedwiththelatestSteampatch.
[SLI],GeForce9800GX2:TheWitcherabloominglightshinesthroughobjectswithSLImodeenabled.[396736]
Thisisnot
an
NVIDIA
bug,
but
rather
an
application
issue.
[QuadSLI],GeForce9800GX2:TestDriverUnlimitedthereispausing/hitchingduringthecutscenetransitions.[395207]
[SLI],GeForce8800GTX,GeForce8600,GeForce6Series:CompanyofHeroesthereiscorruptioninthegroundtextures.[294118]
Thisisanapplicationissue,andhasbeenfixedwiththelatestpatchforthegame.
[SLI],GeForce8800GTX:Battlefield2andBattlefield2142thegamescrashwhenexitingbacktothemenuafterbeingplayedat2048x1536using8xAAorhigher.[301985]
Thisisan
issue
with
the
application.
[SLI],GeForce7900GTX:ChessTitanswithAeroglassenabled,thereisblankingwhenresizingthegamewindow.[346775]
Thisisanissuewiththeapplication.
[SLI],GeForce8800:Whileuninstallingdriverthedriver,theerrormessageWindowshostprocess(Rundll32)hasstoppedworking appears.[294219280920]
[SLI],GeForce8800:SplinterCellDoubleAgentthegamecrasheswhenminimizedandtheninvokedagain.[294205]
[SLI],GeForce8800:Battlefield21428xAAcannotbesetfromthegamecontrol
panel.[294231]
[SLI],GeForce7900:MicrosoftFlightsimulatorXcorruptionandflickeringoccurwhileflyingclosetolandobjects.[293882]
Operating System Issues
WorldofWarcraftthereisa60%dropinperformancewhenrunningthegameinwindowedmodewithSLIormultiGPUmodeenabled.[289427]
ThisisduetoalimitationoftheWindowsVistaoperatingsystemandaffectsallmultiGPUsystems.NVIDIAisinvestigatingaworkaroundforthisperformanceproblem.
GeForce8800GTS320MB:Thedriverreportsincorrectvideomemory(256MB)intheWindowsVistaDisplayPropertiespanel.[290811]
However,theNVIDIAControlPanelproperlyreportsthededicatedvideomemoryas320MB.
GeForce8800GTX,GeForce7900GTX:CompanyofHeroescrasheswhentryingtoloadtheCherbourglevel.[284273]
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Thisisanissuewiththeoperatingsystem.AQFE(softwarepatch)fromMicrosoftisbeingworkedontofixthisissue.
GeForce7300GT:WindowsVistadesktopgadgetsareblank(onlyoutlinevisible)afterchangingtheprimarydisplaywhileplayinganHDDVDorBluraydisc.[303482]
Thisisanissuewiththeoperatingsystem.
GeForce6200:FoxbearthereiscorruptionontheDualviewsecondarydisplay.[302709]
Thisisanissuewiththeoperatingsystem.
[SLI],GeForce8800GTX:Whileinstallingthegraphicsdriver,themessageIncompatibledisplayadapterhasbeendisabled appearsandthedisplayturns
blank.[318173]
Thisisanissuewiththeoperatingsystem.
WhenSvideoandDVIdisplaysaresetupinClonemodeandrotated90degrees,thescreenturnsblack.[304267,283546]
Thisisanissuewiththeoperatingsystem.
GeForce8800GTX:DreamScenerunningtheapplicationresultsinaDisplaydriverhasstoppedrespondingerrormessage.[295017]
ThisisanissuewiththeOS.
GeForce8300GS:WithAeroglassenabled,thescreenflickersafterrotatingthedisplay90degreeswithSVideoastheprimarydisplay.[317347]
ThisisanissuewiththeOS.
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Known Product Limitations
Thissectiondescribesproblemsthatwillnotbefixed.Usually,thesourceoftheproblemisbeyondthecontrolofNVIDIA.Followingisthelistofproblemsandwheretheyarediscussedinthisdocument:
UsingHDMI/DisplayPortAudiowithDisplaysthathaveaHighNativeResolutiononpage 18
UsingHDMI/DisplayPortDisplaysthatdonotSupportAudioonpage 19
UsingHDMI/DisplayPortAudioinDualvieworCloneModeConfigurationsonpage 20
FlatPanelScalingControlsareNonfunctionalforSomeTVModesforSomeDisplaysonpage 20
GPURunsataHighPerformanceLevelinMultidisplayModesonpage 20
GeForceGTX295FanControlandNVIDIAControlPanelPerformanceGroupversion6.03.06.00onpage 20
1280x1024@60HznotAvailableonBenQFP241WMonitorsonpage 21
ImageSharpeningControlnotAvailablewithGeForce8SeriesandlaterGPUsonpage 21
GigabyteGA6BXMotherboardonpage 21
Using HDMI/DisplayPort Audio with Displays that have aHigh Native Resolution
TouseHDMI/DisplayPortaudiowithsomedisplaysthathaveanativeresolutionhigherthan1920x1080,youmustsetthedisplaytoalowerHDresolution.Some
HDMI
TV
shave
anative
resolution
that
exceeds
the
maximum
supported
HD
mode.Forexample,TVswithanativeresolutionof1920x1200exceedthemaximumsupportedHDmodeof1920x1080.
ApplyingthisnativemoderesultsindisplayoverscanwhichcannotberesizedusingtheNVIDIAControlPanelsincethemodeisnotanHDmode.
Toavoidthissituationandprovideabetteruserexperience,thedrivertreatscertainTVssuchastheViewsonicVX2835wmandtheWestinghouseLVM 37w3asaDVImonitorwhenapplyingthenativemode.BecausethedriverdoesnottreattheTVasanHDMIinthiscase,theHDMIaudioisnotused.
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Using HDMI/DisplayPort Displays that do not SupportAudio
SomeHDMI/DisplayPortdisplaysdonotsupportaudio,orhaveissueswithcurrentNVIDIAgraphicscards.TheNVIDIAdriverattemptstoidentifysuchdisplaysandautomaticallydisablesthe
audio.For
example,
the
NVIDIA
driver
disables
HMDI
audio
for
all
Philips
HDMI
TVs,asthesehavebeenidentifiedashavingissueswithcurrentNVIDIAgraphicscards.
Theremaybecaseswhereeitherthedriverdisablesaudioeventhoughthereisnoproblem,ordoesnotdisabletheaudiowheninfacttheaudiodoesnotwork.Thefollowingsectionsdescribethesesituationsandprovidesguidanceforhandlingthem.
Corrupted video and no audio
Thedriverhasnotdisabledaudioandthedisplaysaudiosignalisincompatiblewiththegraphicscard,causingvideocorruption.
Withadifferentdisplayconnectedinordertoestablishvideo,disableaudiofortheHDMIdisplayusingtheNVIDIAControlPanel>ChangeResolutionpage.Fromtheconnectorlist,selectHDMIHDTV(AudioDisabled).
Video but no audio
ChecktheconnectorlistontheNVIDIAControlPanel>ChangeResolutionpage.
IfHDMIHDTV(AudioDisabled)isselectedandyouwanttotestwhetheryourHDMIaudiodoes,infact,work,thenselectHDMIHDTV(AudioEnabled)andthedriverwillpromptyouwithinstructionsfortestingHDMIaudiowiththe
display. IfHDMIHDTV(AudioEnabled)isselected,thenthedriverhasnotsuccessfully
detectedthatanincompatibledisplayisconnected.
Futuredriveversionswillproperlyidentifysuchdisplaysanddisableaudio.
IfthereisnoHDMIconnectoroptionintheNVIDIAControlPanel>ChangeResolutionpage,thedisplaydoesnotsupportaudioandhasproperlyreportedthistotheNVIDIAdriver.
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Using HDMI/DisplayPort Audio in Dualview or Clone ModeConfigurations
Two Audio-enabled Ports
InamultidisplayconfigurationwherebothHDMI/DisplayPortaudioportsareenabled,onlytheprimarydisplaywillprovidetheaudio.
One Audio-enabled Port
Inamultidisplayconfigurationwhereonlyoneaudioportisenabled,suchaswhenonedisplayisaDVIdisplay,thentheHDMI/DisplayPortdisplaycanprovidetheaudiowhetherisittheprimaryorsecondarydisplay.
Flat Panel Scaling Controls are Non-functional for Some TVModes for Some Displays
TheNVIDIAControlPanelflatpanelscalingcontrolsonthe AdjustDesktopSize&Position pagearenotintendedtobeusedforTVmodes,andnormallythecontrolsarenotavailableforTVorHDTVdisplays.
However,MicrosoftrequiresthatcertainTV/HDTVmodesbeavailableforalldigitaldisplays,includingDVIandHDMI,eveniftheyarenotHDTV.
WhiletheNVIDIAflatpanelscalingcontrolsareavailableforthosedisplays,theywillnotbefunctionalfortheTVmodesthatappearincompliancewiththeMicrosoftrequierements.Theaffectedmodesareasfollows:
1920x1080i@50/59.94/60Hz
1280x720p@50/59.94/60Hz
[email protected]/60Hz
720x576p@50Hz
GPU Runs at a High Performance Level in Multi-displayModes
Evenwhenno3Dprogramsarerunning,thedriverwilloperatetheGPUatahighperformancelevelinordertoefficientlydrivemultipledisplays.
GeForce GTX 295 Fan Control and NVIDIA Control PanelPerformance Group version 6.03.06.00
TheGeForceGTX295fancontroldoesnotfunctionproperlywhenusingtheNVIDIAControlPanelPerformanceGroupversion6.03.06.00.Forproperfancontrol,useversion6.03.12.00orlater.
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1280x1024 @ 60 Hz not Available on BenQ FP241WMonitors
EventhoughthemonitorEDIDlists1280x1024@60Hz,thescreenturnsblankwhenusinganHDMIconnection.ThisisanissuewiththemonitorandnottheNVIDIAdriver.
Becauseofthisissuewiththemonitor,theNVIDIAdriverblockstheproblemmode(1280x1024@60Hz)andmakesitunavailable.
Image Sharpening Control not Available with GeForce 8Series and later GPUs
WithGeForce8Seriesandlatergraphicscards,theImagesharpeningsliderontheNVIDIAControlPanel>Display>AdjustDesktopColorSettingspageisgrayedout.
ThiscontrolisintentionallydisabledbecauseimagesharpeningisnotsupportedonGeForce8seriesandlaterGPUs.
Gigabyte GA-6BX MotherboardThismotherboardusesaLinFinityregulatoronthe3.3Vrailthatisratedtoonly5AlessthantheAGPspecification,whichrequires6A.Whendiagnosticsorapplicationsarerunning,thetemperatureoftheregulatorrises,causingthevoltagetotheNVIDIAchiptodropaslowas2.2V.Underthesecircumstances,theregulatorcannotsupplythecurrentonthe3.3VrailthattheNVIDIAchiprequires.
Thisproblemdoesnotoccurwhenthegraphicsboardhasaswitchingregulatororwhenanexternalpowersupplyisconnectedtothe3.3Vrail.
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C H A P T E R
THE RELEASE 191 DRIVER
Thischaptercoversthefollowingmaintopics:
HardwareandSoftwareSupportonpage 22
DriverInstallationonpage 26
Hardware and Software Support
Supported Operating Systems
TheRelease191driver,version191.07,hasbeentestedwithMicrosoftWindowsVistaRTMOSbuildsversion6000orhigher,andsupportsboth32bitand64bitversionsofWindowsVistaEditions:
WindowsVistaHomeBasic
WindowsVistaHomePremium
WindowsVistaBusiness
WindowsVistaEnterpriseEdition
WindowsVistaUltimate
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Supported NVIDIA Products
Table2.1liststheNVIDIAproductssupportedbytheRelease191driver,version191.07
Table 2.1 Supported NVIDIA Products
Consumer ProductsGeForce GTX 295
GeForce GTX 285
GeForce GTX 280
GeForce GTX 275
GeForce GTX 260
GeForce GTS 250
GeForce GTS 240
GeForce GT 220
GeForce G210
GeForce 210
GeForce GT 140
GeForce GT 130
GeForce GT 120
GeForce G100
GeForce 9800 GX2
GeForce 9800 GTX+
GeForce 9800 GTX
GeForce 9800 GT
GeForce 9600 GT
GeForce 9600 GS
GeForce 9600 GSO
GeForce 9500 GT
GeForce 9500 GSGeForce 9400 GT
GeForce 9400
GeForce 9300 GS
GeForce 9300 GE
GeForce 9300
GeForce 9200
GeForce 8800 Ultra
GeForce 8800 GTX
GeForce 8800 GTS 512
GeForce 8800 GTS
GeForce 8800 GT
GeForce 8800 GS
GeForce 8600 GTS
GeForce 8600 GT
GeForce 8600 GS
GeForce 8500 GT
GeForce 8400 GS
GeForce 8400 SE
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GeForce 8400
GeForce 8300 GS
GeForce 8300
GeForce 8200
GeForce 8100 / nForce 720anForce 780a SLI
nForce 760i SLI
nForce 750a SLI
nForce 730a
GeForce 7950 GX2
GeForce 7950 GT
GeForce 7900 GTX
GeForce 7900 GT/GTO
GeForce 7900 GS
GeForce 7800 SLI
GeForce 7800 GTX
GeForce 7800 GT
GeForce 7800 GS
GeForce 7650 GS
GeForce 7600 GT
GeForce 7600 GS
GeForce 7600 LE
GeForce 7500 LE
GeForce 7350 LE
GeForce 7300 SE
GeForce 7300 LE
GeForce 7300 GT
GeForce 7300 GSGeForce 7200 GS
GeForce 7100 GS
GeForce 7150 / NVIDIA nForce 630i
GeForce 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 630i
GeForce 7050 / NVIDIA nForce 620i
GeForce 7050 / NVIDIA nForce 610i
GeForce 7100 / NVIDIA nForce 620i
GeForce 7050 PV / NVIDIA nForce 630a
GeForce 7050 PV / NVIDIA nForce 630a
GeForce 7025 / NVIDIA nForce 630a
GeForce 6800 XT
GeForce 6800 XE
GeForce 6800 Ultra
GeForce 6800 Series GPU
GeForce 6800 LE
GeForce 6800 GT
GeForce 6800 GS/XT
GeForce 6800 GS
Table 2.1 Supported NVIDIA Products
Consumer Products
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Supported Languages
TheRelease191GraphicsDriverssupportsthefollowinglanguagesinthemaindriverControlPanel:
GeForce 6800
GeForce 6700 XL
GeForce 6610 XL
GeForce 6600 VE
GeForce 6600 LEGeForce 6600 GT
GeForce 6600
GeForce 6500
GeForce 6250
GeForce 6200SE TurboCache
GeForce 6200 TurboCache
GeForce 6200 LE
GeForce 6200 A-LE
GeForce 6200
GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
GeForce 6150 LE
GeForce 6150
GeForce 6100 nForce 420
GeForce 6100 nForce 405
GeForce 6100 nForce 400
GeForce 6100
English(USA) German Portuguese
(Euro/Iberian)
English(UK) Greek Russian
Arabic Hebrew Slovak
Chinese(Simplified) Hungarian Slovenian
Chinese(Traditional) Italian Spanish
Czech Japanese Spanish(LatinAmerica)
Danish Korean Swedish
Dutch Norwegian Thai
Finnish Polish Turkish
French Portuguese(Brazil)
Table 2.1 Supported NVIDIA Products
Consumer Products
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Driver Installation
Minimum Hard Disk Space
Theharddiskspacerequirementfor32bitisminimum105MBforEnglishonly,and142MBforInternational.
Theharddiskspacerequirementfor64bitisminimum135MBforEnglishonly,and170MBforInternational.
Before You Begin
IfyouhavepreviouslyinstalledNVIDIAnTune,NVIDIArecommendsthatyouuninstallnTunebeforeinstallingthisdriver.Afterthedriverinstalliscomplete,youcanreinstallNVIDIAnTune.
Installation Instructions
1 FollowtheinstructionsontheNVIDIA.comWebsitedriverdownloadpagetolocatetheappropriatedrivertodownload,basedonyourhardwareandoperatingsystem.
2 Clickthedriverdownloadlink.
3 Thelicenseagreementdialogboxappears.
4 ClickAcceptifyouacceptthetermsoftheagreement,theneitheropenthefileorsavethefiletoyourPCandopenitlater.
5 Extractthe
zip
files
to
atemporary
folder
on
your
PC.
6 OpentheNVIDIAdriverinstallation.EXEfiletolaunchtheNVIDIAInstallShieldWizard.
7 FollowtheinstructionsintheNVIDIAInstallShieldWizardtocompletetheinstallation.
Note:Afterthedriverinstallation,Windowsmaydefaultto16bppcoloranddisabletheDesktopWindowManager(DWM).Toworkaroundthisissue,setthecolorto32bppandthenrebootthePC.
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A P P E N D I X
MODE SUPPORTFOR WINDOWS
ThischapterdetailstheWindowsmodessupportedbytheRelease191driverforNVIDIAproducts.Itcontainsthesesections:
GeneralModeSupportInformationonpage 29
DefaultModesSupportedbyGPUonpage 30
ModesSupportedbyTVEncodersonpage 33
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General Mode Support Information
TheNVIDIAgraphicsdriverincludesastandardlistofdisplaymodesthataresupportedbydefault. ThesemodesarelistedinthesectionDefaultModesSupportedbyGPUonpage 30.
Theactualmodesavailabledependonthecapabilitiesofthedisplay. Inaddition,theNVIDIAgraphicsdriverhasadynamicEDIDdetectioncapabilityandwillmakeavailableadditionalmodesthatarelistedinthedisplayEDID,providedthegraphicshardwarecansupportit.
TheNVIDIAgraphicsdriveralsosupportsthehighresolutionsavailablewiththedisplayslistedinTableA.1aswellasthenonstandardmodeslistedinTableA.2.
Table A.1 Modes Supported for High Resolution Displays
Display Maximum Resolution
Apple30CinemaHDDisplay(DuallinkDVI)
2560x1600@60Hz
DellWFP3007 (DualLinkDVI) 2560x1600@60Hz
HPLP3065duallinkDVIflatpanel 2560x1600@60Hz.
Table A.2 Non-standard Modes Supported
Resolution
1680x1050
1366x768
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Default Modes Supported by GPU
ThissectionliststhemodesthatareincludedbydefaultinthedriverINF forthefollowingproductfamilies:
GeForce200,100,9Series,8Series,7Series,6Series,andnForce7xx/6xxGPUsonpage 31
Understanding the Mode Format
FigureA.1givesanexampleofhowtoreadthemodeinformationpresentedinthissection.
Figure A.1 Mode Format
Note:
Horizontalspanningmodesof3840x1080andabove,andverticalspanning
modesof1920x2160andabovegenerallyrequireatleast32MBofvideomemoryat32bpp.
Aninexttotherefreshrateindicatesaninterlacedrefreshrate.
Resolution
Example entry:1024 x 768 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200
Meaning: Resolution: 1024 x 768
Color depth: 32 bpp
Refresh rates: 60 Hz, 70 Hz, 72 Hz, 75 Hz, 85 Hz, 100 Hz, 120 Hz,
140 Hz, 144 Hz, 150 Hz, 170 Hz, and 200 Hz
Color Depth Refresh Rates
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GeForce 200, 100, 9 Series, 8 Series, 7 Series, 6 Series,and nForce 7xx/6xx GPUs
Thissectionsliststhesupporteddisplayresolutions,colordepths,andrefreshratesforthetheproductslistedinTable2.1onpage23.
Standard Modes640 x 480 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240
720 x 480 8 60
720 x 576 8 50
800 x 600 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240
1024 x 768 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240
1152 x 864 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200
1280 x 720 8 60
1280 x 768 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170
1280 x 800 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170
1280 x 960 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170
1280 x 1024 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170
1360 x 768 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170
1600 x 900 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150
1600 x 1024 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120
1600 x 1200 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120
1680 x 1050 8 60
1920 x 1080 8 60
1920 x 1200 8 60 70 72 75 85 100
1920 x 1440 8 60 70 72 75 85
2048 x 1536 8 60
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640 x 480 16 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240
720 x 480 16 60
720 x 576 16 50
800 x 600 16 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240
1024 x 768 16 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240
1152 x 864 16 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200
1280 x 720 16 60
1280 x 768 16 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170
1280 x 800 16 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170
1280 x 960 16 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170
1280 x 1024 16 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170
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1360 x 768 16 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170
1600 x 900 16 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150
1600 x 1024 16 60 70 72 75 85 100 120
1600 x 1200 16 60 70 72 75 85 100 120
1680 x 1050 16 60
1920 x 1080 16 60
1920 x 1200 16 60 70 72 75 85 100
1920 x 1440 16 60 70 72 75 85
2048 x 1536 16 60
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640 x 480 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240
720 x 480 32 60
720 x 576 32 50
800 x 600 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240
1024 x 768 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240
1152 x 864 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200
1280 x 720 32 60
1280 x 768 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170
1280 x 800 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170
1280 x 960 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170
1280 x 1024 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170
1360 x 768 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170
1600 x 900 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150
1600 x 1024 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120
1600 x 1200 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120
1680 x 1050 32 60
1920 x 1080 32 60
1920 x 1200 32 60 70 72 75 85 100
1920 x 1440 32 60 70 72 75 85
2048 x 1536 32 60
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Modes Supported by TV Encoders
TableA.3andTableA.4listtheNTSC,PAL,andHDTVTVOutmodessupportedbytheNVIDIAdriver.
Thedriver
supports
manual
overscan
correction
for
component
and
DVI
outputs.
See
theonlineNVIDIAControlPanelHelpforinstructionsonhowtousetheoverscancorrectionfeatures.
Table A.3 Mode Support for S-Video and Composite Out
Resolution Bit depth Comments320x200 8,16,32 DirectDrawmode;notselectableasaWindowsdesktop
320x240 8,16,32 DirectDrawmode;notselectableasaWindowsdesktop
640x400 8,16,32 DirectDrawmode;notselectableasaWindowsdesktop
640x480 8,16,32
720x480 8,16,32 Overscans(forvideo)
720x576 8,16,32 Overscans(forvideo)
800x600 8,16,32
1024x768 8,16,32 Conexant25871only
Table A.4 Mode Support for Component YPrPb Out and DVI Out
Resolution Comments
480i(SDTV)
SupportedongraphicsboardswithConexant875orPhilips7108TVencodersandcompatibleconnectors,andcompatibleGeForce8SeriesandlaterGPUs.
480p(EDTV)
720p(HDTV)
1080i(HDTV)
576i(PAL)
576p(PAL)