The NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200-based graphics card that came with your computer is preconfigured for optimal use and
should not require further adjustments. However, if you need to change your settings,
follow the instruction in these sections.
Most applications require a color setting greater than 256 Colors to be set through the
Windows Display Properties Settings tab. If you need to modify color
settings, follow the instructions
in Modifying Color and Screen Settings
below.
To display at a specific screen resolution with a desired
refresh rate, both
the graphics card and your display device must support the resolution and
refresh rate.
From the Windows taskbar, click Start
> Settings > Control Panel.
Double-click the Display icon to open the Display
Properties window.
Click the Settings tab to open the Settings panel.
Set the desired color depth and screen resolution in the Color and Screen
resolution (area) list boxes.
Click Apply and then click OK
to exit the Display Properties panel.
If you are prompted to restart your computer, follow the prompts in order
for the changes to take effect.
Modifying Refresh Rate
From the Window taskbar, click Start > Settings > Control
Panel.
Double-click the Display icon to open the Display
Properties window.
Click the Settings tab to open the Settings panel.
Click the Advanced option and then click the Monitor tab.
Select the desired refresh rate from the Refresh Rate (Frequency)
list box. (You must select a refresh rate that is supported by your display device. Refer to the
Supported
Display Modes for supported refresh rates.)
Click Apply.
Click OK, then click OK again to exit
the Display Properties panel.
If you are prompted to restart your computer, follow the prompts in order
for the changes to take effect.
Configuring the Graphics Card
The NVIDIA properties panels described in this document can be accessed from the
Advanced option from your Windows Display Properties Settings
panel. The sections that follow explain how to access and use the (optional) settings
on these panels to configure your NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200-based graphics card.
1. GeForce FX 5200 (Tab)
To access the GeForce FX 5200tab, follow these steps from your active Windows XP desktop:
Right-click anywhere on your Windows desktop and click Properties to open the Display Properties window.
Click the Settings tab and then click the Advanced
option to display the GeForce FX 5200tab shown on the left.
Click the GeForce FX 5200tab to open the GeForce
FX 5200 panel.
2. GeForce FX 5200 (Panel and Menu)
To access the GeForce FX 5200 panel, click the GeForce FX 5200
tab.
The GeForce FX 5200panel contains the following information:
Adapter Information details the hardware aspects of GeForce FX 5200-based graphics card.
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System Information details selected aspects of your computer system that could affect
overall graphics performance.
Driver Version Information lists the files (including their descriptions and
versions) comprising the NVIDIA Windows Display Driver software. This software
is termed "driver" as it is being used to "drive" your GeForce FX 5200-based graphics card.
The menu that appears on the left of the GeForce FX 5200 panel (shown
above) displays options that you can click to access the corresponding properties
panels. The following options are available:
Note:If you do not see the nView Display Mode option on your menu, this means you
have nView Dualview (Extended desktop) mode enabled. To disable Dualview (Extended desktop)
mode, follow these steps:
Click OK from your GeForce FX 5200 panel. The Display
Properties Settings panel appears.
Click display icon 2 and uncheck the option Extend my
Windows desktop . . ..
Click Apply and OK to exit to your desktop.
Then right-click on your desktop and choose Properties from the
pop-up menu.
Click the Settings tab and then the Advanced option.
Click the GeForce FX 5200 tab. The menu that appears will
now contain the nView Display Mode option as shown above.
To access the nView Display Mode panel, from the GeForce FX 5200
panel, click the nView Display Mode option.
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This panel presents a graphical representation of your nView display configuration.
When you click one of the monitor images, you are selecting your display device
that is associated with that image as the current display.
When you right-click on an image, a pop-up menu of choices allows you to make adjustments
for the associated display device.
Note:
You
can make the same adjustments using the Device Settings >> option on this
panel. This is the method that is described in this guide.
nView Modes
Standard (Dualview). Use this mode if you have only one display device attached to your
computer.
In this mode, you cannot run multiple displays or Clone mode.
Clone. This mode displays an exact copy of the primary display on your secondary
display.
Display. Displays the currently selected display (monitor image 1 or
2). Notice that in the example image above, the Display box shows nView
Display
1: Analog Display because the corresponding monitor image 1 is
selected on the panel. Similarly, if you select the monitor image 2 in this
example, the Display box will show nView Display 2: Digital Display.
You can select your display in one of two ways
Click the down arrow in the Display list box and select the display that you want as the current display.
Click directly on the monitor image (1 or 2) to select it as the current
display.
Make this the primary display. Use this option to specify that
the display corresponding to the display image you selected is the primary
display. When you start your computer, the logon dialog box appears on the
primary display. Most application windows, by default, appear on the primary
display when you initially open them.
Note:You can
also enable this feature from the Device Settings >> Primary option.
Disable auto-panning on secondary device (viewport lock). Enabling this
option locks the current pan position on the secondary Cloned display.
This lets you effectively freeze the virtual desktop at a certain position, which is useful for presentations of fine-detail work in applications.
Note:When your secondary
display is selected, you can also enable this feature from the Device
Settings >> Lock Pan Position option. For details on how to use the Virtual Desktop feature, see nView
Clone Mode: Virtual Desktop.
Device Settings >> Click this option to access the following panels where
you can change settings for your display device.
Virtual Desktop is a useful feature for
flat panels and monitors with limited resolution. Using this feature you
pan-and-scan the entire desktop area
on your secondary display when its resolution is set to less than the
value set on your primary display. You can use the Change Resolution option (see steps below for accessing
this option) to modify Screen
Resolution and Refresh Rate for your secondary display, which allows you to enable Virtual Desktop,
Note:If
the maximum resolution of your secondary display is less than the current
resolution of your primary display, once you enable Clone mode from
the nView Display Mode panel, Virtual Desktop will already be enabled!! However, you still may want to adjust the
screen resolution of
the secondary display by using the Device Configuration
dialog box shown below or the screen resolution of
the primary display from the Windows Display Properties Settings tab.
Right-click the secondary display (monitor image 2) to
display the pop-up menu. Notice that Change Resolution is one
of the menu options. (You can also select the secondary display and
click Device Settings >> to access the Change
Resolution option.)
Note:If you
do not see the Change Resolution option, adjust (increase) the
resolution on your primary display (go to the Windows Display Properties
Settings panel,
click monitor image 1, and adjust the Screen Resolution) until the
Change Resolution option appears on the pop-up menu for the secondary
display on your nView Display Mode panel.
Click the Change Resolution option to display the Device
Configuration dialog box shown on the left.
Use the slider to
set the Screen Resolution to a value that is not equal to the
Screen Resolution on the Windows Display Properties Settings panel of
your primary display.
Note:If
you set the same Screen Resolution value for both primary and secondary
displays, you cannot pan/scan the desktop area on the secondary display;
both displays will remain static.
Optional: If you want, you can change the
Refresh Rate value from
the list box. Refer to the Supported Display Modes
to select a supported rate.
Click Apply and OK. Notice that the resolution of your secondary
display changes and you can use your mouse (move it up/down and left/right)
to pan and scan the desktop on this secondary display.
You may want to lock the current pan position on the secondary Clone
display, letting you effectively freeze the virtual desktop at a certain
position, which is useful for presentations or fine-detail work in
applications. You can use one of these steps to do so, being sure to click Apply when
done.
Right-click the secondary display (monitor image 2) to
display the pop-up menu and click Lock Pan Positionor
Click the Disable auto-panning on the secondary device (viewport
lock) check box to enable the option.
5. Select Output Device
To access the Device Selection panel, from the nView Display Mode panel, click the Device Settings
>> option and choose Select Output Device.
The Device Selection panel shows the display device that you selected on the nView Display Mode panel.
The example on the left shows that an analog display is attached.
This panel contains a graphical representation of the color curve,
which changes in real time as you adjust the Brightness, Contrast, and Gamma
values using the sliders.
Digital Vibrance gives you more control over color separation and intensity, resulting in
brighter and clearer images in all of your applications. Use the slider to set
different levels of Digital Vibrance.
Active color channel allows you to select the color channel controlled by the Brightness, Contrast, and Gamma sliders.
You can individually adjust the red, green, and blue channels or select All
Channels to adjust all the color channels at once.
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Brightness, Contrast, and Gamma sliders allow you to adjust the brightness, contrast, and gamma values for the selected color channel.
These color correction controls compensate for variations in luminance between a source image and its output on a display device.
This is useful when working with image processing applications to help provide more accurate color reproduction of images (such as photographs) when they
appear on your display.
Also, many 3D-accelerated games may appear too dark to play. Increasing the brightness and/or gamma value equally across all channels makes these games appear brighter and more playable.
Image Sharpening lets you control the sharpness of the image
quality by amplifying high frequency content.
Automatically apply these settings at startup.
Enable this option to automatically apply the color adjustments you have made
on this panel after you restart Windows.
Note: If your computer is running on a network, the color is adjusted after you have logged on to
Windows
Custom Color Settings shows a list of the custom color settings, if you have
saved any. Selecting a setting from the list activates that setting.
Save As. Lets you save the current color settings as a custom color setting.
Delete. Lets you delete the custom color setting currently selected in the list.
Restore Hardware Defaults restores all color settings to the hardware
factory values.
Click the Performance and Quality Settings option.
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TheIntellisample Settings sliderlets youselect the
performance setting for quality enhancements in Direct3D and OpenGL
applications.
Performance
results in the best performance for your applications.
Balanced is the
"default" setting used to ensure quality and performance for your
applications.
Quality results
in the best overall image quality for your applications.
Antialiasing is a
technique used to minimize the "stairstep" effect sometimes seen
along the edges of 3D objects. Your selection can range from turning
antialiasing completely off to selecting the maximum amount possible for a
particular application. Use this slider to set the degree of
antialiasing to be used in Direct3D and OpenGL applications.
Application setting allows the application
to determine the antialiasing level.
Off disables antialiasing in 3D applications. Select this option
if you require maximum performance in your applications.
2x enables antialiasing using the 2x mode. This mode offers
improved image quality and high performance in 3D applications.
Quincunx enables a
patented antialiasing technique available in the GeForce GPU family.
Quincunx antialiasing offers the quality of the slower, 4x antialiasing mode
at nearly the performance of the faster, 2x mode.
4x enables antialiasing using the 4x mode. This mode offers better image quality at the expense of some performance in 3D applications.
4xS affects only Direct3D applications and enables antialiasing using the 4xS mode. This mode offers
better image quality than the 4x mode but at slightly lower performance in 3D
applications.
Tips on Setting Antialiasing
Modes. Some antialiasing settings
require a large amount of video memory. If the mode you requested requires more
video memory than available and you see unexpected results, try selecting the
next lower mode, and so on, until you achieve the desired result. You may also
want to experiment with different screen resolutions, refresh rates, and/or color
settings until you arrive at a setting or combination of settings for
antialiasing to work.
Anisotropic Filtering. Use this slider to set the
degree of Anisotropic filtering for improved image quality. Note that image quality
is improved but at the expense of some performance.
Off disables Anisotropic filtering.
2x results in improved image quality but at the expense
of some performance.
4x results in better image quality than 2x but at the
expense of some performance.
8x results in the best image quality.
Texture Sharpening. Enabling this option sharpens textures when
running 3D applications with antialiasing enabled. This can help improve image
quality.
Full-Screen Video Mirroring Controls. The Video Mirror feature allows a
video or DVD application to mirror its playback in full-screen mode on any one
of the connected display devices.
Note:
Video Mirror features are supported only under nView Clone and Dualview (Extended desktop)
modes.
Also note that if you have only one display device connected to your computer,
you will not have Video Mirror functionality but will be able to access the
other Overlay Control features.
Full-Screen Device. Select the display device on which
you want the video to play back in full-screen mode.
Note:After
selecting any of these Full-Screen Device options, you may need to exit and
restart your video application for the settings to take effect.
Disable disables Video Mirror.
Primary display/Secondary display setting are only available
under nView Clone mode. To enable
Full-Screen Device functionality in nView Clone mode, click either primary display or
secondary display as your full-screen Video Mirror display device.
Auto-Select is only available under Dualview (Extended desktop)
mode. Auto-select enables full-screen display functionality, which creates the full-screen mirror on the display device on
which there is no overlay. This implies that if the video being played is
dragged to the other display, the full-screen mirror image will
automatically switch displays.
Brightness, Contrast, Hue, and Saturation. You can independently
control the brightness, contrast, hue, and saturation to achieve optimal image
quality when playing back videos or DVD movies on your computer. Use these
controls to adjust the quality of video or DVD playback on your display. You can
independently control the brightness, contrast, hue and saturation to achieve
optimal image quality when playing back videos or DVD movies on your
computer.
Zoom control options let you zoom into the rendered video. Use the drop-down
menu to select the display type to zoom and click the arrow icons on the screen
image to select
the screen region to zoom.
Video Overlay sets the zoom selection to the primary display on
which the overlay video is rendered.
Video Mirror sets the zoom selection to the secondary display on
which the video mirror is rendered.
Both applies the zoom selection to both the primary and the
secondary display on which the video is rendered.
Note: Video
players that cannot detect the presence of Video Mirror may not update the
zoom factor immediately while displaying a still frame.
Select screen region to zoom. Select the area of the video screen on which
you would like to zoom by clicking on the area. Once it is selected, you can
zoom to that portion of the screen by moving the Out/In slider control.
Out/In. Use the slider to zoom in on or out of the selected portion of
the video playback screen.
Restore Defaults. Click this option to restore all color values to the hardware
factory settings.
The Refresh Rate Overrides panel lets you select refresh rate overrides
to be used in Direct3D applications.
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Applications control refresh rates. When enabled, this option allows
the Direct3D application to select its own refresh rate. (Default means that the
application's refresh rate is used.) Any other value means to set the refresh
rate to the value for full-screen Direct3D applications. If you want to select
refresh rate overrides to be used in Direct3D applications, click Override
refresh rates.
Override refresh rates. When enabled, the list box of
values is enabled so you can select individual refresh rates for each
resolution and combination of bit depths. To override a refresh rate, follow
these steps:
From the Refresh Rate column, click the word Default on the line
that contains the Resolution for which you want to change the refresh rate.
A list box of values appears.
From the list, select the refresh rate you want for the associated value
in the Resolution column.
If you want to eliminate any of the three bit depths in the row, simply
click to disable (remove the check mark from) that bit depth.
You can change the color quality and screen resolution in the
Windows Display Properties Settings panel. For additional information,
see Modifying
Color and Screen Settings.
You can change the screen refresh rate value from the
Windows Display Properties "Monitors" panel. For additional
information, see Modifying Screen
Refresh Rate.
Legend: y
= Combination is
supported.
-- = Combination is not supported.
Notes:
