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PNY Quadro2 Series User Manual

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    Pny quadro professional graphics accelerators user manual quadro4 xgl series quadro4 nvs series quadro2 series pny technologies, inc. 299 webro road parsippany, nj 07054 (usa) zac du phare rue joseph cugnot, bp-181 cedex, merignac 33708 (france).

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    Table of contents chapter 1 introduction .............................................. 1 chapter 2 hardware installation................................. 3 chapter 3 software installation................................. 12 chapter 4 nvidia nview installation......................... 13 chapter 5 d...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 1 chapter 1 introduction congratulations on the purchase of your quadro graphics accelerator board from pny technologies. You are now the owner of a state-of-the-art graphics accelerator that was designed for professional 3d and 2d applications, and offers features and fu...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 2 before you begin • before installing the display driver, make sure your windows® /2000/ xp or nt was installed in vga mode and functions properly. • to use an agp graphics card with windows® nt4.0, you may need to re-install nt with service pack 5 (sp5) or service pack ...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 3 chapter 2 hardware installation important static electricity can severely damage electronic parts. Please take these precautions when installing your graphics card: • before touching any electronic parts, discharge the static electricity from your body by touching the i...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 4 selecting the proper expansion slot most computers have a combination of agp, pci and isa expansion slots. All these slots may look similar at first, however you will notice their differences once you examine them more closely. The isa connectors are black and are the l...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 5 inserting your graphics card remove the back of the pc cover for the slot you intend to use and save the screw for the mounting bracket of your new pny quadro graphics card. Position the quadro graphics card over the expansion slot that coincides with the type (agp or p...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 6 plug your monitor or flat panel display cable into the appropriate connector on your graphic card. All cables must be connected before your computer is powered on. Quadro4 550 xgl, quadro4 200 nvs and quadro4 400 nvs connectors the quadro4 200 nvs and the quadro4 550 xg...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 7 quadro4 700/750 xgl connectors the quadro4 700/750 xgl has both vga and dvi-i connectors. These connectors support: • single vga output • dual vga output (using one dvi-i to vga adapter) • single dvi-i output • vga + dvi-i output • the quadro4 750 xgl also supports 3d s...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 8 quadro4 900 xgl connectors the quadro4 900 xgl has dual dvi-i connectors. This card supports: • single vga output (using a dvi-i to vga adapter) • dual vga output (using two dvi-i to vga adapters) • vga + dvi-i output (using a dvi-i to vga adapter) • dvi-i + dvi-i outpu...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 9 quadro dcc connectors the quadro dcc has both vga and dvi-i connectors, but only supports a single display. This card supports: • single vga output • single dvi-i output • the quadro dcc also supports tv out vga connector tv out connector dvi-i connector.

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    Pny quadro user manual page 10 quadro2 mxr connectors the quadro2 mxr has both vga and dvi-i connectors. This card supports: • single vga output • dual vga output (using a dvi-i to vga adapter) • vga + dvi-i output dvi-i connector vga connector.

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    Pny quadro user manual page 11 quadro2 ex connector the quadro2 ex has a single vga connector, supporting a single monitor. Vgaconnector.

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    Pny quadro user manual page 12 chapter 3 software installation did you uninstall your existing vga driver? • if yes, proceed with chapter 3. • if no, go back to chapter 1 ‘uninstalling your vga driver’, complete the process and then continue with chapter 3. Installing the standard graphics adapter (...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 13 chapter 4 nvidia nview installation about nvidia nview nvidia’s nview is a desktop utility designed to give you an easier way of managing multiple displays and enhancing your desktop. Once you install the nvidia drivers and reboot, the nvidia nview wizard will appear. ...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 27 using nview desktop manager: once nview is setup, you can access the nview desktop manager and adjust different settings to how you wish. There are a total of 5 options to go through: profiles, windows, effect, hot keys and desktops. Profiles:.

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    Pny quadro user manual page 28 windows:.

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    Pny quadro user manual page 29 effects:.

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    Pny quadro user manual page 30 hot keys:.

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    Pny quadro user manual page 31 desktops:.

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    Pny quadro user manual page 32 chapter 5 display properties color settings and screen area after completing installation of the display drivers, you are now ready to configure the display properties of your card. To open the properties page of your computer or change the display properties, simply r...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 33 quadro properties the following screenshots are representative of the quadro based products, but may vary based on actual card installed. The following screenshots were taken using a quadro4 900 xgl. Dpi setting: enables you to set the dots per inch so that screen item...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 34 adapter information this tab displays adapter information and system information. Properties: shows driver version number and resource settings. List all modes: displays the supported monitor resolutions and refresh rates..

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    Pny quadro user manual page 35 monitor the monitor tab displays the identification and refresh rate information for the connected monitor. Properties: shows driver version number for the monitor..

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    Pny quadro user manual page 36 troubleshoot the troubleshoot tab enables you to adjust the level of hardware acceleration when attempting to solve problems with your system..

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    Pny quadro user manual page 37 color management the color management tab enables you to load color profiles for your monitor..

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    Pny quadro user manual page 38 graphic’s card specific settings this tab enables you to make adjustments to settings specific to your accelerator card. Display driver version numbers and other key information on your card are displayed. Additional properties: brings up the subsequent dialogs to adju...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 39 antialiasing settings this tab will allow you to manually or automatically select the antialiasing mode to be used with your 3d applications you can allow applications to adjust the antialiasing mode, or manually override and select the type of antialiasing your desire...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 40 opengl settings performance and compatibility options: these options can increase application performance in opengl 3d applications. Default color depth for textures: this option determines the color depth of textures used by default in opengl applications: 16 bpp, 32 ...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 41 direct3d settings the following direct3d performance and compatibility options are explained so that the user may adjust the settings if needed to obtain optimal performance. Enable fog table emulation this option is used to turn fog table emulation on or off. Direct3d...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 42 direct3d settings (continued) pci texture memory size this allows the graphics processor to utilize up to specified amount of system memory for texture storage (in addition to the memory installed on the display adapter itself). Note: the maximum amount of system memor...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 43 more direct3d settings texel alignment: this option changes the hardware texture addressing scheme for texels (texture elements). Changing these values will change where texel origin is defined. The default values conform to the direct3d specifications. Some software m...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 44 overlay controls brightness, contrast, hue and saturation control allows the adjustment ofthe quality of video or dvd playback on your monitor. You can independently control the brightness, contrast, hue and saturation to achieve optimal quality when playing back video...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 45 desktop utilities quick tweak lets you add the nvidia quick tweak icon to the windows taskbar. The icon allows you to apply any of the custom direct3d, opengl or color settings “on the fly” from a convenient popup menu. The menus also contain items for restoring defaul...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 46 nview nvidia nview is an extremely flexible system for managing multiple displays as a single desktop space. Complete nview documentation is located on the software installation cd in the nview directory. Nview modes allows you to control the relative position of multi...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 47 color correction digital vibrance gives you more control over color separation and intensity, resulting in brighter cleaner images in all of your applications. Active color channel allows you to select the color channel controlled by the sliders. You can adjust the red...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 48 device selection this tab enables you to select the output display device (monitor or digital flat panel) depending on which devices your display adapter supports. Detect displays is used to have your quadro card recognize the displays that are connected. Device adjust...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 49 screen adjustment this tab enables you to fine tune the position of the desktop on your monitor..

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    Pny quadro user manual page 50 display timing this tab enables you to fine tune the position of the desktop on your monitor. Auto-detect allows windows to receive the proper timing information directly from the monitor itself. This is the default setting. Note that some older monitors may not suppor...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 51 digital flat panel the options on this tab allow you to determine the placement of the image on your flat panel display when running at resolutions lower than the maximum resolution supported..

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    Pny quadro user manual page 52 chapter 6 maxtreme introduction maxtreme is a 3d driver that is specifically optimized for use with the pny quadro4 750 xgl and the pny quadro4 900 xgl workstation graphics cards. Together, this driver and your new graphics hardware enhances the capabilities of the int...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 53 before you install and use this driver, you must have the following components fully functional on your system: • windows nt 4.0 or windows 2000/xp operating system • a pny quadro workstation graphics card • windows 2000/xp display driver or windows nt 4.0 display driv...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 54 chapter 7 powerdraft introduction powerdraft is designed to enhance the performance and features of the following applications: • autocad 2002/2000/2000i • autocad architectural desktop version 2/3.3 • autodesk mechanical desktop 4/5/6 for detailed information on the f...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 55 to install powerdraft: 1. Make sure autocad is not running. 2. Start setup.Exe from the powerdraft installation directory. The driver is installed in a separate driver directory. Setup creates a program group containing the following icons: • "powerdraft help" opens th...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 56 chapter 8 quadroview introduction nvidia quadroview is an add-on 3d viewing application designed for use with any of these applications: • autocad 2002/2000/2000i • autocad architectural desktop release 2/2i • mechanical desktop release 4/5/6 note: quadroview can also ...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 57 to install quadroview, click the setup.Exe icon in the quadroview directory and follow the prompts from the installshield program. Note: if the installation program stops processing and generates an error message, try to run the installer after logging in with administ...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 58 chapter 9 technical specifications display modes table resolution colors vertical refresh rate 640x480 8/16/32 bits 60hz to 240hz 800x600 8/16/32 bits 60hz to 240hz 1024x768 8/16 bits 60hz to 240hz 1024x768 32 bits 60hz to 200hz 1152x864 8/16 bits 60hz to 200hz 1152x86...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 59 display modes table (continued) 1600x900 8/16 bits 60hz to 150hz 1600x900 32 bits 60hz to 120hz 1600x1200 8/16 bits 60hz to 120hz 1600x1200 32 bits 60hz to 100hz 1920x1080 8/16 bits 60hz to 100hz 1920x1080 32 bits 60hz to 85hz 1920x1200 8/16 bits 60hz to 100hz 1920x120...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 60 digital flat panel supported modes the following flat panel displays have been certified for use with the pny quadro4 200 nvs: compaq tft5010 hp 1520 compaq tft5030 ibm t560 dell 1702fp ibm t84h eizo l365 ibm t545 eizo l685 princeton senergy 751 eizo l461 samsung syncm...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 61 the following flat panel displays have been certified for use with the pny quadro4 550 xgl: compaq tft7020 compaq tft5010 dell 1702fp eizo l685 eizo l365 eizo l461 flatron lg-782le flatron lg-l1800p hp pavilion f50 hp pavilion f70 hp l1520 ibm t560 ibm t84h ibm t750 sa...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 62 chapter 10 support pny technologies provides ‘live technical support’ 5 days a week from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm monday thru pacific standard time. Our automated technical support system is designed to provide help with common day-to-day graphic card issues. It’s available...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 63 pny’s replacement warranty pny technologies, inc. (“pny”), manufacturer of your newly purchased pny graphics card (the “product”), warrants the product to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for three-years (upon completion of a registration form on pny ’...

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    Pny quadro user manual page 64 fcc information this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class b digital device, pursuant to part 1 5 of the fcc rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation...