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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Graphics Driver Release 300 Graphics Drivers for Windows - Version 301.42 Driver Version RN-W30142-01v01 |i
1 Introduction to Release Notes .................................................. 1
Structure of the Document ........................................................ 1Changes in this Edition ............................................................. 1
2 Release 300 Driver Changes ..................................................... 2
Version 301.42 Highlights .......................................................... 2
Whats New in Release 300..................................................... 3
Whats New in Version 301.42 ................................................. 6
Limitations in This Release..................................................... 8
Advanced Driver Information .................................................. 9
Changes and Fixed Issues in Version 301.42.................................... 11Fixed Single-GPU Issues........................................................ 11
Fixed Multi-GPU Issues ......................................................... 12
Changes and Fixed Issues in Version 301.24.................................... 13
Fixed Single-GPU Issues........................................................ 13
Fixed Multi-GPU Issues ......................................................... 13
Open Issues in Version 301.42.................................................... 14
Windows Vista/Windows 7 32-bit Issues..................................... 14
Windows Vista/Windows 7 64-bit Issues..................................... 15
Not NVIDIA Issues................................................................... 19
Windows Vista Considerations ................................................ 19
Windows 7 Considerations ..................................................... 19
Unsupported Features.......................................................... 20
OpenGL Application Issues .................................................... 21
Application Issues............................................................... 22
Operating System Issues ....................................................... 27
Known Product Limitations ....................................................... 28
Increasing 4-way SLI/Multi-GPU Performance.............................. 293D Vision USB Driver Does Not Get Installed................................ 29
No PhysX Acceleration Using the GPU ....................................... 30
NVIDIA PhysX System Software Cannot be Installed or Uninstalled inWindows Safe Mode ............................................................ 30
3DMark 11 Does not Run in Stereoscopic 3D Mode......................... 30
Previous Driver Files Remain After Overinstalling with Release 256 or
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Chapter :
Earlier Drivers ................................................................... 31
Do not Use Windows Rollback for Graphics Drivers........................ 31
Uninstalling Drivers Using Device Manager is not Supported............. 31
Changing the Primary Display Across SLI GPUs Takes Longer than Expected32
Understanding the DirectX Version Shown in the NVIDIA System InformationWindow........................................................................... 32
Using HDMI Audio with Displays that have a High Native Resolution ... 33
Using HDMI Displays that do not Support Audio ............................ 34
Using HDMI/DisplayPort Audio in Dualview or Clone Mode Configurations35
Flat Panel Scaling Controls are Non-functional for Some TV Modes for SomeDisplays........................................................................... 35
GPU Runs at a High Performance Level (full clock speeds) in Multi-displayModes ............................................................................ 36
GeForce GTX 295 Fan Control Does not Function With NVIDIA Control PanelPerformance Group version 6.03.06.00 ..................................... 36
1280x1024 @ 60 Hz not Available on BenQ FP241W Monitors............ 36
Image Sharpening Control not Available with GeForce 8 Series and laterGPUs .............................................................................. 36
Gigabyte GA-6BX Motherboard ............................................... 37
3 The Release 300 Driver .........................................................38
About the Release 300 Driver .................................................... 38
Hardware and Software Support................................................. 39
Supported Operating Systems................................................. 39
Supported NVIDIA Desktop Products ......................................... 39
Supported NVIDIA Notebook Products ....................................... 44
Supported Languages........................................................... 48
Driver Installation.................................................................. 48
Minimum Hard Disk Space ..................................................... 48
Before You Begin................................................................ 49
Installation Instructions........................................................ 49
Appendix A: Mode Support for Windows.......................................51
General Mode Support Information ............................................. 52
Understanding the Mode Format ............................................. 53
GeForce 600, 500, 400 , 300, 200, 100, 9 Series, 8 Series, 7 Series, 6Series, and nForce 7xx/6xx GPUs ........................................... 54
GeForce 9M, 8M, 100M, 200M, 300M, 400M, 500M Series, and Quadro NVSand Quadro FX Notebook GPUs ............................................... 56
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Chapter :
Modes Supported by TV Encoders................................................ 58
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LIST OF TABLES
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Table 3.1 Supported NVIDIA Desktop GPUs................................................ 39
Table 3.2 Supported NVIDIA Notebook GPUs .............................................. 44
Table 3.3 Supported NVIDIA NVS and Quadro NVS M GPUs.............................. 47
Table 3.4 Supported NVIDIA Quadro M and Quadro FX M GPUs........................ 47
Table A.1 Modes Supported for High Resolution Displays ............................... 52
Table A.2 Non-standard Modes Supported................................................. 52
Table A.3 Mode Support for S-Video and Composite Out................................ 58
Table A.4 Mode Support for Component YPrPb Out and DVI Out....................... 58
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02 RELEASE 300 DRIVER CHANGES
Thischapterdescribesopenissuesforversion301.42,andresolvedissuesanddriverenhancementsforversionsoftheRelease300driveruptoversion301.42.
Thechaptercontainsthesesections:
Version301.42Highlightsonpage 2
ChangesandFixedIssuesinVersion301.42onpage 11
ChangesandFixedIssuesinVersion301.24onpage 13
OpenIssuesinVersion301.42onpage 14
NotNVIDIAIssuesonpage 19
KnownProductLimitationsonpage 28
Version 301.42 Highlights
Thissectionprovideshighlightsofversion301.42oftheNVIDIARelease300DriverforWindowsVista/Windows7.
WhatsNewinRelease300
WhatsNewinVersion301.42
LimitationsinThisRelease
AdvancedDriverInformation
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Multiple Displays
TheRelease300driverssupportthemultipledisplaycapabilityofGPUsthatcandrivemorethantwodisplaysatatime.PreviousGPUshavebeenlimitedtodrivingtwodisplaysatatime.NewerGPUdesignsfeaturetheabilitytodriveuptofourdisplaysatatime,withthatnumberincreasingdependingonthedesign.
GPU Boost Technology
NVIDIAGPUBoosttechnologydynamicallymaximizestheGPUclockspeedsbasedontheworkloadofthegametoachievethebestperformanceofeverygame.
Adaptive Vertical Sync
NVIDIAAdaptiveVerticalSyncdynamicallyenablesverticalsyncbasedonyourcurrentframeratestoachievethesmoothestgamingexperience.ThiscontrolisavailableintheNVIDIAControlPanel>Manage3DSettingspage.
Fast Approximate Antialiasing (FXAA) Technology
NVIDIAFXAAisshaderbasedantialiasingtechnologyenabledfromtheNVIDIAControlPanelonlyforgamesthatdonothavebuiltinsupportforFXAA.FXAAdeliversqualitysimilarto4xmultisampleantialiasing(MSAA),butisupto60%faster,providingsubstantiallyhigherperformanceingames.
Frame Rate Target
NVIDIA
Frame
Rate
Target
dynamically
adjusts
the
game
frame
rate
to
a
user
specified
target.ThisfeatureavailablewiththirdpartyapplicationsviaNVAPI.
NvEncodeAPI
NvEncodeAPIletsthirdpartyapplicationdevelopersprogramNVENC,thenewhardwarebasedH.264videoencoderincludedinthelatestgenerationofGPUssuchastheGeForceGTX680.
NVIDIA Control Panel Changes
Thefollowing
pages
have
been
updated:
Manage3DSettingspage
AddedAdaptiveoptionstoVSyncsetting.ExpressedinEnglishoninternationaldriverinstallationsforthisrelease.
AddedFXAAsetting.
SetSLI/PhysXConfigurationpage
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VisualizershowsallDisplayPort1.2displaysconnected.
SetUpDigitalAudiopage
ShowsallaudiocapabledisplaysthatareconnectedthroughthesameconnectorontheGPUforDisplayPort1.2displays.
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Whats New in Version 301.42
Product Support
Addedsupportfor thefollowingproducts:
GeForceGTX690
GeForceGTX680
GeForceGTX670
GeForceGT600seriesGPUs
NVIDIA PhysX System Software
ThisdriverpackageinstallsNVIDIAPhysXSystemSoftwarev9.12.0213.
NVIDIAGPUPhysXaccelerationisavailableonlyonsystemswithGeForce8series
and
later
GPUs
with
a
minimum
of
256MB
dedicated
graphics
memory.
NVIDIAGPUPhysXaccelerationisnotavailableifthereisanonNVIDIAgraphicsprocessorinthesystem,evenifitisnotusedforrendering.
HD Audio Driver
ThisdriverpackageinstallstheHDaudiodriver,version1.3.16.0.
SLI Support
Addedsupportfor4waySLIfortheGeForceGTX670.
SLI Profiles
AddsorupdatesthefollowingSLIprofiles:
AlanWake
CallofJuarez:TheCartel
CounterStrike:GlobalOffensive
DeusEx:HumanRevolution TheMissingLink
Left4Dead
OrcsMustDie!
Portal2
ResidentEvil:OperationRaccoonCity
Risen2:DarkWaters
TheDarknessII
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SLIProfileUpdatessince301.24Drivers:
Battlefield:BadCompany2
CrusaderKingsII
MaxPayne3
SniperEliteV2
StreetFighterXTekken
3D Vision
Addsorupdatesthefollowing3DVisionprofiles:
AllZombiesMustDie! ratedFair
Ghosts nGoblinsOnline ratedGood
OilRush rated3DVisionReady
PostalIII ratedGood
RaymanOrigins ratedGood
SevenCore ratedFair
Stacking ratedGood
UnigineHeavenBenchmarkv3.0 rated3DVisionReady
Wargame:EuropeanEscalation ratedGood
Warp ratedGood
WingsofPrey ratedFair
Krater ratedPoor
3DVisionProfileUpdatessince301.24Drivers:
AdamsVentureEpisode1 ratedPoor
Blacklight:Retribution ratedPoor
TheDarknessII updatedingamerecommendedsettings
DepthHunter updatedprofile
Dirt:Showdown ratedGood
PassionLeads
Army
Benchmark
rated
3D
Vision
Ready
ResidentEvil:OperatingRaccoonCity RatedFair
rFactor2 changedratingto3DVisionReady
Trackmania2:Canyon ratedFair
Unigine3.0HeavenBenchmark updatedprofile
WorldofTanks changedratedtoExcellent.
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Fixed Issues
SeeChangesandFixedIssuesinVersion301.42onpage 11foralistofotherchangesandresolvedissuesinthisdriverversion.
Limitations in This ReleaseThefollowingarefeaturesthatarenotcurrentlysupportedorhavelimitedsupportinthisdriverrelease:
SurroundGamingwith3waySLI
Surroundgamingisnotsupportedona3waySLIsystemusingGeForceGTX200seriesGPUs.[681228/683943]
NVIDIAControlPanelDisplayCategory
TheGraphtabontheAdjustDesktopColorSettingspageisnotavailable.
HybridPower
SupportforHybridPower,aHybridSLItechnology,isdiscontinuedandnotavailablewiththisdriver.
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Advanced Driver Information
Thissectioncontainsthefollowingadditionalinformationaboutthedriver:
HelpforResizingYourHDTVDesktop
Understanding
Dynamic
GPU
Performance
Mode
Help for Resizing Your HDTV Desktop
Thebestwaytoresizethescreeninordertoviewtheentirecontentistousethecontrolsprovidedbythedisplayhardware.ClickthelinkontheSizetabtoviewaguidetochangingthesettingsonyourdisplayhardware.
TheresizecontrolsontheNVIDIAControlPanelareprovidedincasesatisfactoryresultscannotbeachievedusingthecontrolsonthedisplay.
AfterresizingtheHDTVdesktopusingtheNVIDIAControlPanelResizecontrols,thenewcustomresolutioncreatedisnowaddedtothelistofavailableresolutionsforthatdisplay,andalsoaddedtotheresolutionlistwithinthegameorapplication.
InRelease190andlaterdrivers,themethodforresizingtheHDTVdesktophaschangedtoprovidebetterimagequalitywhenapplyingunderscan.Thismethodresultsinanewcustomresolutionbeingcreatedwhichneedstobeselectedfromgamesorapplicationstoapplytheresizing.Intheexampledisplayedinthefollowingscreenshot,theunderscanhascreatedanewresolution(1216x682).Althoughthisresolutionlooksdifferent,itisstill
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inHDformat.Remembertoselectthisresolutioninyourgameorotherapplicationinordertotakeadvantageofit.
Understanding Dynamic GPU Performance Mode
WiththeRelease280drivers,NVIDIAGPUclockspeedswillincreasemorequicklyinresponsetoincreasedgraphicsdemands.Conversely,withlowergraphicsusetheGPUclockspeedslowsdownmorequickly,conservingasmuchpoweraspossible.
IntheRelease280drivers,someusersreportedanoticeablefluctuationinclockspeedswhileengaginginvarioustasksonthePC.WiththeRelease285andlaterdrivers,adjustmentshavebeenmadetoreducethesensitivitytolevelssimilartotheR275driver.
Note: Some games or applications may not support the new resolu-
tion.
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Changes and Fixed Issues in Version 301.42
Changes and Fixed Issues in Version 301.42
Thefollowingsectionslisttheimportantchangesandthemostcommonissuesresolvedsinceversion301.24and301.34.Thislistisonlyasubsetofthetotalnumberofchangesmadeinthisdriverversion.TheNVIDIAbugnumberisprovidedforreference.
Fixed Single-GPU Issues
[3DTVPlay]:Addsupportforthefollowingdisplays:
SamsungUE46ES80003DTV
SamsungUE40ES65303DTV
SamsungUE40ES67103DTV
SamsungUN40ES6500F3DTV
Sharp
LC
70C7450U
3DTV MitsubishiHC7800DProjector
WhensettingacustomresolutiononthesecondaryDualview(extendedmode)display,thedisplaygoesblank.[915624]
[GeForce600series][NVIDIAControlPanel:TheNVIDIAControlPanelincorrectlyreportsDirectXsupportasDirectX11.0insteadofDirectX11.1[959041]
[GeForce600series][WorldofTank]:Redscreencrashoccurswhenplayingthegame.[970269]
[GeForce600series][DragonAge2]:DragonAge2shadowsrandomlybecomecorruptedasyoumovecharactersaround.[978455]
[GeForce600series][Formula12012]:Thebottomedgeofthescreeneventuallyturnscompletelyblack.[978406]
[GeForce600series][ASUSVE278Q]:Uponbootup,theDisplayPortdisplayresolutionissetto1680x1050insteadofitsnative1920x1080.[967158]
[GeForce600series][Bully:ScholarshipEdition]:Themaingamecharacterisdrawnincorrectly.[964628]
[GeForce500series][MassEffect]:Antialiasingturnsoffforsomeobjectsatvariouspositions.[956500]
[GeForce500series][NECPA241W]:TheNECMultiProfilerCalibrationsoftwareis
unableto
communicate
with
the
monitor.
[945251]
[GeForce400/400Mseries][HDMIdisplays]:ChangesmadetotheNVIDIAControlPanel>AdjustDesktopColorSettings>Contenttype(ITC)reportedtothedisplaysettingarenotpreservedacrosssystemrebootsorsuspend/resumecycles.[966131]
[GeForce400series]:ThereisnopicturewhenusingLAVDirectShowFiltersonMPCHCforMPEG4videoplayback.[952108]
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Changes and Fixed Issues in Version 301.42
[GeForce200series][3DVision]:Thestereoscopic3Dimagecapturefunction(viahotkeys)doesnotwork.[955400]
Fixed Multi-GPU Issues
[3DSurround]
With
four
displays
connected,
the
displays
used
for
Surround
may
not
matchwhattheWizarddepicts.[816579]
[3DSurround,SLI][GeForceGTX500series][Batman:ArkhamCity]:Thereisheavyflickeringinthecutsceneswith3DSurroundenabled.[916431]
[Surround][GeForce600series]:TheConfinetaskbarfeaturefailswhentheaccessorydisplayissetastheprimarydisplay.[948856]
[SLI][GeForce600series]:WhenshuttingdownthesystemwithSLIenabled,thedriverhangsandrequiresthesystemtobeshutoffusingthepowerswitch.
[SLI][GeForce600series][3DSurround]:TheWindowstaskbarappearsontopofgameswhenviewedinwindowedfullscreenmode.[964239]
[SLI][GeForce500series][3DVision][ASUSVG278H]:The3Dmonitordoesnotreturnto2Dmodewhenexitingastereoscopic3Dvideoorgame.[952503]
[2way/3way/4waySLI][GeForce500series][Dirt3]:Stutteringoccursinthemenusandloadingscreens,andoccasionallyduringarace.[834048]
[SLI][GeForce500/200series][3DTVPlay]:Blackbarsappearinthelowerrightportionofthescreenofalternateframesin3DTVPlayfor720p@60Hz.[965463]
[3way/4waySLI][GeForce600/500Series]:CertaincustomresolutionsresultinDisplayDriverNotRespondingerrorswhenrunningDirectX11games.[970009]
[SLI][GeForce500/400series]:WithSLIenabled,themotherboardremainspowered
on
even
after
shutting
down
Windows.
[846510] [SLI][GeForce400series]:IfSLIisenabledimmediatelyafterinstallingthedriver,
thereisscreencorruptionuponsystembootup.IfSLIisnotenabled,thenthereisnooptiontoenableSLIafterthesystembootsup.[934524]
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Changes and Fixed Issues in Version 301.24
Changes and Fixed Issues in Version 301.24
Thefollowingsectionslisttheimportantchangesandthemostcommonissuesresolvedsinceversion296.10.Thislistisonlyasubsetofthetotalnumberofchangesmadeinthisdriverversion.TheNVIDIAbugnumberisprovidedforreference.
Fixed Single-GPU Issues
[GeForce500series]:WhenbothanHDTVandPCmonitorareconnectedtotheGPU,thereisnovideoonthesecondaryextendedmodedisplay.[939925]
[GeForce500/400Series]:MediaPlayerClassicthereisnopicturewhenusingLAVDirectShowfiltersMPEG4videoplayback. [952108]
[GeForceGTX400series]:TheNVIDIAControlPaneldoesnotdetectadisplayhotpluggedtotheVGAconnector.[923778]
Todetectthedisplay,performadevicescanfromtheWindowsDeviceManager.
[Notebook]:The[Fn+F10]hotkeysforswitchingbetweenmultidisplayconfigurationsdonotwork.[925467]
Fixed Multi-GPU Issues
[3DSurround,SLI],GeForce500series:OnlyonedisplayremainsactiveafterswitchingfromSurroundtoMaximize3Dperformance.[805322]
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Open Issues in Version 301.42
Open Issues in Version 301.42
Aswitheveryreleaseddriver,version301.42oftheRelease300driverhasopenissuesandenhancementrequestsassociatedwithit.Thissectionincludeslistsofissuesthatareeithernotfixedornotimplementedinthisversion.Someproblemslistedmaynothave
beenthoroughly
investigated
and,
in
fact,
may
not
be
NVIDIA
issues.
Others
may
have
workaroundsolutions.
Fornotebookcomputers,issuescanbesystemspecificandmaynotbeseenonyourparticularnotebook.
WindowsVista/Windows732bitIssuesonpage 14
WindowsVista/Windows764bitIssuesonpage 15
Windows Vista/Windows 7 32-bit Issues
Single GPU Issues
GeForce 600 Series
[GeForce600series]:ThesystemhangsanddoesnotpostafterrebootduringdriverinstallationifaDisplayPort1.2branchdeviceisconnectedtotheDisplayPortconnector.[942821]
GeForce 500 Series
[GeForce
500
series]
[Need
for
Speed:
The
Run]:
During
the
race
the
sun
flickers
and
therearebrightblipsandblackpatches.[909577]
[GeForce500Series]:Metro2033lightbloomincreasesanddecreasesthroughoutthegameatlightsourcessuchasbulbs,lanterns,orfire.[846214]
[GeForce500Mseries(Notebook)][3DStereo]:Afterinstallingthe3DVisionsoftware,stereoscopic3Disnotenabled.[887875]
GeForce 200 Series GPUs
GeForce200/200Mseries(notebookanddesktop):DVDplaybackflickersandisnotinstereoscopic3DwhenusingtheNVIDIA3DVisionplayer.[862445]
GeForce 8/7 Series GPUs
GeForce8600:HDresolutionshigherthan720parenotavailable.[308627]
GeForce7900GS:WithananalogdisplayconnectedinCompositemode,thesignalformatcannotbesettoPAL.[848419]
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Open Issues in Version 301.42
Multi-GPU Issues
[QuadSLI][GeForceGTX295]:SLIconnectorismissingballoonpopsupeveniftheSLIbridgeconnectorisattached.[919269]
[SLI],GeForceGTX200Mseries:WhenoneoftheGPUsisdedicatedtoPhysX,theNVIDIAControlPanelstillindicatesthatSLIisenabled.[890342]
[SLI],GeForce400series:Afterinstallingthedriveroverapreviouslyinstalleddriver,theresolutionswitchesto800x600.[768919]
Windows Vista/Windows 7 64-bit Issues
Single GPU Issues
[NVIDIAControlPanel]:AfterchangingthescalingusingtheNVIDIAControlPanel>AdjustDesktopSizeandPositionpage,thesettingsdonotrevertbackwhenclickingCancel.[860129]
GeForce 600 Series
[GeForce600series][ASUSKGPE D16motherboard]:GPUdoesnotworkwiththetheASUSKGPE D16motherboard.[957580]
[GeForce600series]:ThesystemhangsanddoesnotpostafterrebootduringdriverinstallationifaDisplayPort1.2branchdeviceisconnectedtotheDisplayPortconnector.[942821]
[GeForce600Mseries][notebook]:Droppedframesoccurduring3DBluraydiscplaybackwhentheUsetheNVIDIAsettingoptionisselectedfortheNVIDIAControlPanel>Adjustvideoimagesettingspage>Noisereductioncontrol,orfortheAdjustvideo
colorsettingspage.[986105]Theissuedoesnotoccurwiththeedgeenhancementcontrol.
Forsmoothplayback,selecttheUsethevideoplayersettingoptioninstead.
GeForce 500 Series
[GeForce500series][Stereoscopic3D][TwoWorld2]:Theapplicationcrasheswhenswitchingtowindowedmodewithstereoscopic3Denabled.[909749]
[GeForce500series][NeedforSpeed:TheRun]:Duringtheracethesunflickersandtherearebrightblipsandblackpatches.[909577]
GeForce
500M
series
(Notebook),
3D
Vision:
Battlefield
Bad
Company
2when
played
withstereoscopic3Denabled,thereisadropinperformancegoingfromfullscreentowindowedmode.[880762]
[GeForce500Mseries(Notebook)][3DVision]:Afterinstallingthe3DVisionsoftware,stereoscopic3Disnotenabled.[887875]
GeForce500series:DeusEx:HumanRevolutionsomeobjectshaveagrainytexturewheningameantialiasingissettoMLAA.[861713]
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Open Issues in Version 301.42
GeForce500series:DeusExthereiscorruptiononthegroundinlaterlevelsofthegame.[871486]
GeForce500Series:Metro2033lightbloomincreasesanddecreasesthroughoutthegameatlightsourcessuchasbulbs,lanterns,orfire.[846214]
GeForce500/400series,3DVision:WindowsAerocannotbeturnedONifwindowed
stereoscopic3DisON.[812662] GeForce500/400series,3DVision:HomefrontHeaven(DirectX11)benchmark
stereoscopic3Dcannotbeenabledinwindowedmode.[812600]
GeForceGTX580:HAWXduringthegame,anoutlineofanairplaneappearsintheupperleftcornerofthescreenafterpressingAlt+Tab.[746186]
GeForce400series:AfterinstallingtheVGAdriverandthenchoosingtherestartlateroption,thedisplaygoesblankwhensubsequentlyinstallingtheNVIDIAdriver.[890299]
GeForce400series:TotalWar:Shogun2thesunandsurroundingareawithinthegameflickers.[807036]
GeForce 200 Series
[GeForce200series][WindowsMediaCenter]:Withtheresolutionsetto1080p,aDisplaydriverstoppedrespondingmessageappearswhenplayingavideousingWindowsMediaCenter.[930814]
GeForce200/200Mseries(notebookanddesktop):DVDplaybackflickersandisnotinstereoscopic3DwhenusingtheNVIDIA3DVisionplayer.[862445]
GeForce 7/8/9 Series
[GeForce9800GTX][Battlefield3]:WithambientocclusionsettoSSAOandDeferred
AAset
to
2x
or
4x
AA
in
the
in
game
settings,
there
is
grayish
black
textured
shadow
corruptioninthegame.[919427]
GeForce7900GS:WithananalogdisplayconnectedinCompositemode,thesignalformatcannotbesettoPAL.[848419]
NVS Series
NVS4200M,Optimus:F12011thegamehangswhileselecting QuitToMainMenuduringgameplay.[879537]
Multi-GPU Issues
[SLI],[Company
of
Heroes:
Tales
of
Valor]:
With
SLI
enabled,
there
is
heavy
flickering
inthegameafterswitchingfromwindowedmodetofullscreenmode.[892264]
[3DSurround,4waySLI]:TheNVIDIAControlPanel>ConfigureDisplaysforSurrounduserassistancescreendoesnotshowthecorrectGPUstoconnectthedisplaysona4waySLIsystem.[865376]
[3DSurround,SLI][FarCry2DirectX10]:Theambientocclusioneffectismisplacedinthegamewheningameantialiasingissetto4xorhigherandambientocclusion,stereoscopic3DandSurroundareenabledfromtheNVIDIAControlPanel.[986112]
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Open Issues in Version 301.42
GeForce 500 Series
[SLI][GeForce500series]:WithSLIenabled,thesecondaryDualviewdisplaymaygoblankafterhotpluggingtheDisplayPortmonitorandthenrebootingthesystem.[906810]
[3DSurround,SLI],GeForce500Series:WithSurroundenabled,alldisplaysmaynot
beactivatedwhenselectingActivateAll
DisplaysfromtheNVIDIAControlPanel
>SetSLIConfigurationpage.[905544]
Toworkaround,activatethedesireddisplaysusingtheNVIDIAControlPanel>SetUpMultipleDisplayspage.
[3DSurround,SLI],GeForce500series:WithSurroundandSLIenabled,afterresumingfromsuspendmodeandthenplayingvideoon5InternetExplorertabs,thedisplaydriverunloadswhendisablingSLI.[878245]
[3DSurround],GeForce500series:With3DSurroundenabled,theresolutionlistintheNVIDIAControlPanelchangeswhenusingbezelcorrection.[801586]
[3DSurround],3xGeForce500/400Series:Whenoutputtingafourthdisplayoutsideof
theGPUSurroundgroup,theSurroundresolution(3wide)switchestoanonSurroundresolution(singledisplay).[736859]
[SLI],GeForce500Series:DragonAgeII(DirectX11)shadowsflickerinthecutscenewhenSLIisenabled.[849235]
[SLI],GeForceGTX580:CallofDuty:BlackOpswithSLIandAAenabled,highfrequencyflickeringoccurswhenviewingtheingamesun.[760596]
GeForce 400 Series
[SLI][3DVision][GeForce400Mseries,notebook][CivilizationV DirectX11]:WithSLIenabled,the3DVisionlefteyegoesblankwhenrunningthegameinDirectX11
mode.[956630]
[SLI],GeForce400series:AfterenablingSLI,thedesktopwallpaperresizesandsomepartsofthescreenarenotaccessible.[861194]
[SLI],GeForce400series,Surroundgaming:DragonAgeOriginsthegamedoesnotrendersinglemonitorresolutionscorrectlywhenSurroundgamingisenabled.[663802]
[SLI],GeForce400Series,3DVisionSurroundgaming:SwitchingfromSpandisplaywithSurroundmodetoMaximum3DPerformancesetsdisplaystoClonemodeinsteadofExtend(Dualview)mode.[700863]
GeForce 200 Series
[QuadSLI][GeForceGTX295]: SLIconnectorismissingballoonpopsupeveniftheSLIbridgeconnectorisattached.[919269]
[QuadSLI/MultiGPU],[GeForce200series][Batman:ArkhamCityDirectX9]: GameperformancedropswhenQuadSLIorMultiGPUmodeisenabled.[891613]
[SLI],[GeForce200series]:Thedisplaymaygoblankforcloseto30secondswhiledisablingSLI.[922557]
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[SLI],GeForce200Series,Surroundgaming:Medusathegamedoesntspancompletelyacrossthemonitorsifanyresolutionotherthanthenativeresolutionisset.[670390]
[SLI],GeForceGTX285M:AfterenablingSLImode,theNVIDIAControlPanel >AdjustDesktopSizeandPositionpagedoesnotshowtheconnecteddisplayimagestoselect.[724229]
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Not NVIDIA Issues
ThissectionlistsissuesthatarenotduetotheNVIDIAdriveraswellasfeaturesthatarenotmeanttobesupportedbytheNVIDIAdriverforWindowsVista/Windows7.
WindowsVistaConsiderationsonpage 19
Windows7Considerationsonpage 19
UnsupportedFeaturesonpage 20
OpenGLApplicationIssuesonpage 21
ApplicationIssuesonpage 22
Windows Vista Considerations
ThesearebehaviorsthatmaybedifferentfromWindowsXPandarerelateddirectlytotheWindowsVistaoperatingsystem.
NVIDIATurboCache
WindowsVistanowcontrolstheallocationofsystemmemorytotheGPUforTurboCachefunctions.TheWindowsVistaDisplayPropertiespagesshowthesharedsystemmemory(SSM),orhowmuchmemoryisallocatedforNVIDIAGPUstouseforTurboCache.
FormoreinformationongraphicsmemoryreportingunderWindowsVista,visithttp://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/display/graphicsmemory.mspx.
Windows 7 Considerations
Hotplug Action
UnlikethehotplugactivityunderWindowsVista,thedefaultsettingsarenotappliedwhenanewdisplayishotplugged,andthereisnomessageballoonalertstatingthatanewdisplaywasdetected.UnderWindows7,alldisplayconnectionanddetectioneventsarehandledthroughtheWindows7ConnectingandConfiguringDisplays(CCD)mechanism.
NVIDIA Control Panel Rotate Display Page
Therotation
radio
button
labels
are
changed
slightly
under
Windows
7to
be
consistent
withtheMicrosoftpanel
Table 2.1 NVIDIA Control Panel Rotation Page Radio Buttons
Clockwise
Rotation
Windows 7 Label Windows Vista Label
0 degrees Landscape No rotation (Landscape)
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Limitation
Whenswitchingtherefreshratefrom59Hzto60Hz,therefreshrateremainsat59Hz.
SeetheMicrosoftKBarticleKB2006076athttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/2006076.
Unsupported Features
ThefollowingarefeaturesandfunctionalitythatwereavailableindriverreleasessupportingWindowsXP,butarenotandwillnotbeavailableindriverreleasesforWindowsVista/Windows7:
Highresolutionscalingdesktop(HRSD)
MultiViewDisplayMode(forNVIDIAQuadroNVSgraphicscards)
NVKeystone
Unifiedbackbuffer(UBB)controls
OpenGLVideoOverlays
Thisisanoperatingsystemlimitation.
Vistawindowmanagerfeatureswillprovidenewwaysofaccomplishingoverlays,butwillrequireapplicationporting.
Overclocking
GPUoverclockingisnolongersupportedinthedefaultGPUdrivercontrolpanel.ThisfeatureisavailableintheNVIDIASystemToolssoftware,whichyoucandownloadfromNVIDIA.com.
GPUTemperatureMonitoring
TemperaturemonitoringisnolongersupportedinthedefaultGPUdrivercontrolpanel.ThisfeatureisavailableintheNVIDIASystemToolssoftware,whichyoucandownloadfromNVIDIA.com.
AGPSettingsAdjustment
VideoZoom
Pan&Scan theprocessofpanningacrossthedesktopinordertodisplayadesktoponamonitorwithlowerresolution
90 degrees Portrait 90 degrees to the right (Inverted
Portrait)
180 degrees Landscape (flipped) 180 degree rotation (Inverted
landscape)
270 degrees Portrait (flipped) 90 degrees to the left (Portrait)
Table 2.1 NVIDIA Control Panel Rotation Page Radio Buttons
Clockwise
Rotation
Windows 7 Label Windows Vista Label
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PerdisplayDesktopColorSettingAdjustments
ForClonemode,thedesktopcolorsettingadjustmentsthroughtheNVIDIAControlPanelcanonlybemadeacrossalldisplaysinasystem,andnotonaperdisplaybasis.
PerdisplayVideoColorSettingAdjustments
For
Dualview
mode,
the
video
color
setting
adjustments
through
the
NVIDIA
Control
Panelcanonlybemadeacrossalldisplaysinasystem,andnotonaperdisplaybasis.
EdgeBlending
Rundisplayoptimizationwizard
Runmultipledisplaywizard
Runtelevisionsetupwizard
nViewHorizontalandVerticalSpanModes
DuetoarchitecturalchangesinthenewWindowsVistaWindowDisplayDriverModel(WDDM),spanmodecannotbesupportedinNVIDIAgraphicsdrivers.
NVIDIA
recommends
using
the
built
in
Windows
Vista
multi
display
modes. Display/ConnectionWizard(suchaswasprovidedwithWindowsMediaCenter
Edition)
DVD/MPEGExtensions(suchaswasprovidedwithWindowsMediaCenterEdition)
AudioExtensions(suchaswasprovidedwithWindowsMediaCenterEdition)
NVIDIAnViewDesktopManager
ThenViewDesktopManagerwillnotbeincludedindriversforGeForceproducts.
OpenGL Application Issues
ThefollowingareknowncompatibilityissuesforOpenGLapplicationsdevelopedunderWindowsXP:
MixedGDIandOpenGLrenderingdoesnotwork.
AnumberofapplicationsuseGDItorenderUIcomponentsandobjecthighlighting.ThisisnotsupportedintheWindowsVistadrivermodel.
NVIDIArecommendsconvertingGDIrenderingtoOpenGL.
Thefollowingaresomeapplicationsthatareknowntohavethisissue:
Maya7.01
Applications,Tools,andBenchmarksnotSupportedUnderWindowsVista
GLperf
3dsmax8(laterreleasesmaybesupported)
CATIAV5R15(V5R16issupported)
PTCsCDRS2001
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Frontbufferedrenderingmaybeslow,especiallywhenDWMisenabled.
Flushingtherenderingqueuewhilerenderingtothefrontbuffermaycausethewindowmanagertorecomposite.Applicationsshouldthereforeminimizethefrequencywithwhichtheyflushtherenderingqueue.
Application Issues
AdobeFlash10.x/11.x1080pvideocontentstuttersduringbrowserplaybackinfullscreenmode.
TheissueisresolvedwithFlash11.0.1.83andlater.
GeForce500Series:Crysis2(DirectX11mode)with16xAntisotropicfilteringsetusingtheNVIDIAControlPanel,thereisLODdistortionandotherissueswithAF.[848406]
GeForce400Series:Dirt2thegamedoesnotshowany3Drenderedobjectswhenmultisampleantialiasingisincreasedto16xCSAAorhigher.[644651]
GeForce400Series:AliensvsPredator(DirectX11)thereisghostingintheskytextures.[660817]
GeForce400Series:S.T.A.L.K.E.RClearSkythereisflickeringinthebackgroundwhenSunShadowisenabled.[667627]
Dirt2distantterrainisclipped.[644821]
DarkVoidifyouexperienceissuesplayingDarkVoid,NVIDIArecommendsthefollowingsteps:
a Installallgamepatches.
Retailboxownerscangetthepatchhere:http://download.nvidia.com/downloads/
nZone/patches/DarkVoid_PhysX_Update_Patch.exeb FromtheWindowsControlPanel>Add/Removeprograms,uninstallNVIDIAGameSystemSoftware2.8.1.
c FromtheWindowsControlPanel>Add/Removeprograms,rightclickNVIDIAPhysXandthenclickRepair.
Ifyoustillexperienceproblemsafterperformingthesesteps,theneitherenableVSyncorskipthecutscenesbypressing[Enter]twiceatthecutscene.
OperationFlashpoint:DragonRisingthegamecrashestothedesktopwhenitstartstoload.
Thisisanissueintheapplicationtheproblemdoesnotoccurifyoudisconnectyourinternet
cable.
WorldofWarcraftifyouhaverunthe3DVisionsetupwizard,thenthegameautomaticallyenables3Dstereoevenafteryoudisableit.
Toworkaroundthisissue,youmustuninstallthe3DVisiondriver.
CounterStriketheapplicationcrashestothedesktopiftheresolutionorbitdepthischangedfromtheingamevideooptionsmenu.[416582]
http://download.nvidia.com/downloads/nZone/patches/DarkVoid_PhysX_Update_Patch.exehttp://download.nvidia.com/downloads/nZone/patches/DarkVoid_PhysX_Update_Patch.exehttp://download.nvidia.com/downloads/nZone/patches/DarkVoid_PhysX_Update_Patch.exehttp://download.nvidia.com/downloads/nZone/patches/DarkVoid_PhysX_Update_Patch.exe -
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Thisisanapplicationissue,buttheproblemdoesnotoccurifyouchangetheresolutionorbitdepthfromthegamesmainmenuandnotwhileinagame.
StarWars:KnightsOfTheOldRepublic2thegamefailstolaunch,andanapplicationhasstoppedworkingerrormessageappears.[420115]
Thisoccursbecausetheapplicationisnotabletointerpretthedriverversioncorrectly.
TigerWoodsPGATour2007Flybyshotbeforeeachholeblacksouttextures.[274697]
NVIDIAisworkingwiththedevelopertoresolvethisissue.
CityofHeroesThemousecursordoesnotdisplay.[259256]
Thisisanapplicationissuethatcanbeworkedaroundinfullscreenmodebyaddingcompatiblecursors1totheCityofHeroesdesktopshortcut.
NVIDIAispursuingafixwiththeapplicationdeveloper.
Sims2SmoothEdges(AA)optionisnotavailablewithRelease100drivers.[272477]
Thisoccursbecauseofanincorrectdriverversioncheckintheapplication.
NVIDIAhasworkedaroundthisissueintheoperatingsystembychangingthewaythedriverversionisreportedtothisapplication.
Warhammer40kDawnofWar(allversions)doesnotrunwithRelease100drivers.[273154]
Thisoccursbecauseofanincorrectdriverversioncheckintheapplication.
NVIDIAhasworkedaroundthisissueintheoperatingsystembychangingthewaythedriverversionisreportedtothisapplication.
NeedforSpeedCarbonAfterupgradingwithpatch1.3,thegamecrasheswhen
launched.[290506]
ThisisanissuewiththeapplicationpatchunderWindowsVista.
NascarSimracingthegamecrasheswhenlaunched.[270792]
ThisisanissuewiththeapplicationunderWindowsVista.
CallofDuty2Onlysolidcolorsrenderduringgameplaywhen4xAAisenabled.[257454]
Theapplicationisnotapplyingantialiasingproperly.Pleasetryselecting2xAA,disablingantialiasing,orusingNVIDIAEnhancedapplicationorOverrideantialiasingmodes.
NVIDIAispursuingafixwiththeapplicationdeveloper
AgeofEmpiresIIIthegamehasrenderingartifacts,suchastexturedsquaresforsmoke.[258036]
FlightSimulatorXpressingAlt+Tabtoswitchtothedesktopdoesnotwork.[293729]
Everquest2withNVIDIAdriverversions100.xx,thefollowingerrormessageappears:[273346]
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Youcurrentlyhavea(7.15.11.120)videocardinstalled.Werecommendthatyoudownloadversion7772driversbeforeplayingEverquest.
Thisoccursbecausetheapplicationisnotcheckingthedriverversioncorrectly,butthisdoesnotaffectgameplay.Pleaseselect ContinueAnyway tolaunchthegame.TheproblemdoesnotoccurwithapreviousRelease95driver(xx.xxformat).
NVIDIAispursuingafixwiththeapplicationdeveloper. WindowsVista64bit,[PhysX]:TheGameCreatorsPhysXScreenSaverdoesntget
installedproperly.[491613]
ThisisnotanNVIDIAissue,butabuginVista64bitOSthataffectstheinstallationofmanyscreensavers.Toworkaround,locatethecorresponding.scrfileforthescreensaver,thenrightclickandselectInstall.
Note:PhysXscreensaver.scrislocatedin\\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]
Thisisnot
an
NVIDIA
bug,
but
rather
an
issue
with
the
application
issue.
To
avoid
this
issue,
usetheDirectX10optionofthegame.
GeForce8800GTX:TabulaRasathereisghostingonthegamecharacterwhilestandingbelowthedropshipafterenablingrefractionfromthegamecontrolpanel.[357271]
ThisisnotanNVIDIAbug,butratheranapplicationissue.
GeForce8800GT:CompanyofHeroesDirectX10 theapplicationcrasheswhenMSAAisenabled.[346495]
ThisisaFraps2.9.2issue.
GeForce8Series:Quake4therearewhiteflashingartifacts.[273476]
GeForce8800:CityofHeroestherearecorruptedtexturesincertainmissions.[290659]
Thishasbeenfixedwiththelatestpatchforthegame.
GeForce8800:GhostRecon AdvancedWarfighterthegadgetsidebarbleedsthroughontherightsideofthescreenduringgameplay.[281304]
GeForce8800GTX:StarWarsBattlefront2screencorruptionoccursat2560x1600resolution.[325457]
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GeForce8800GTX,GeForce7900GTX:NeverwinterNights2theminimaplosesitsbackgroundwhentheresolutionischanged.[273788]
GeForce8800GTX:Civilization4settingingame16xantialiasingAAdisablesallantialiasing.[303283]
GeForce8800GTX:FlightSimulatortheterrainchangestolowresolutionwhen
switchingfromAirTrafficcontrolledtoplayercontrolledairplane.[304840]
GeForce8800GTX:Scarfacecorruptionduringthegame.[290007]
GeForce8800GTX:NeverwinterNights2onlyoverlaysrenderwhenswitchingto2560x1600using8xAA.[302061,314148]
GeForce8800GTX:Command&Conquer:TiberiumWarsthegamecrashesat2560x1600resolution,with8xantialiasingenabled,andwheningamesettingsaresettothehighestlevels.[308248/316633]
GeForce8800GT/GTX:Crysis(DirectX10) gameperformancedropsafterswitchingtoahigherresolutionandthenswitchingbacktothelowerresolution.[368740]
GeForce
7900:
Flight
Simulator
X
rendering
becomes
corrupted
after
pressing
the
Windowskey. [293727296232]
GeForce7600:RainbowSixVegasantialiasingisnotappliedwhensettingantialiasingoverridemodeintheNVIDIAControlPanel.[294215]
AntialiasingissupportedinthisapplicationonlyonGeForce8seriesandhigherGPUs.
GeForce8500/8400/8300:CorruptionoccurswhilerunningMicroSoftSDKBasicHLSLsampleapplication.[302209]
GeForce8500/8400/8300:DarkMessiahofMightandMagicanapplicationerroroccurswhenquittingthegame.[300980]
Thisisanissuewiththeapplication.
GeForce8500/8400/8300:ElderScrollsIV:Oblivionthegamecrashesafterrestoringfromminimization.[296725]
GeForce7900GTX:CPUusageisextremelyhighduringH.264playbackofBluraydisc,resultingindroppedframes.[304480]
GeForce7300GS:RainbowSixVegasthedisplayturnsblackat1600x1200resolution.[302319]
GeForce7300GT:FarCrygeometryiscorruptedduringrenderingofblood.[304348]
GeForce7300GT:CompanyOfHeroestheshadowsarecorruptatthedefaultgamesettingswithSLImodeenabled.[346746]
Thisisanissuewiththeapplication.
GeForce8600GT:Battlefield2thegamecrashestodesktopwhensetto1900x1440resolution8xantialiasing.[322008]
ThisproblemoccursonlywhenyouhaveFRAPS2.6.4installed.ItdoesnotoccurwithFRAPS2.8.2
316403GeForce8Series,GeForce7Series:NVSDK9.5Mandelbrotsetfailstorenderfractal.
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ThisisanissuewiththeNVSDKandwillbefixedinanewerbuild.
GeForce8Series:PrinceofPersiahalfthescreenturnsblackandtheotherhalfturnswhiteduringresolutionchanges.[299484]
Thisisanissuewiththeapplication.
GeForce8800GTX:CompanyofHeroes(DirectX10)thegamecrasheswhenthemaximumsettingsareappliedat2560x1600with8xAAenabled.[321631]
Thisisanissuewiththeapplication.
GeForce7Series:Risen[GM]thereisfogcorruption.[606532]
Thisisanissuewiththeapplication.
GeForce7950GX2:FlightSimXwaterhasartifacts.[292168]
GeForce6600:StarsWarsBattlefront2bluescreencrashoccurswhenHighsettingsareused.[302213]
GeForce6200:CallofJuarezthereiscorruptionatallresolutions.[356711]
GeForce6100/6150:
Gothicthere
is
flickering
with
awhite
screen
when
using
the
defaultsettings.[303552]
GeForce6200:StarWarsEmpireatWarthegamemenubuttonsarecorrupt.[357713]
GeForce8600MGT:Warmonger2.1thegameintermittentlystopsrespondingafterchangingingameresolution.[482889]
GeForce8600MGT:DeadSpace ayourgraphicscarddoesnotmeetDeadSpaceminimumrequirementerrormessageappearsafterlaunchingthegame. [491410]
Thisisalimitationoftheapplication,andonlyoccursifyourmonitordoesnotsupport60Hzrefreshrate.
GeForce8600MGT:MPEG1andMPEG2playbackusingiTunesischoppy.[537550]
Theapplicationdoesnotusehardwareacceleration.
Application Issues Under SLI Mode
[SLI],GeForce200series,Surroundgaming:PacificFightersthegamefailstoswitchtoSurroundgamingresolutionseventhoughtheyarelistedinthegamemenu.[670389]
[SLI],GeForce200Series:BioShock2artifactsappearinthegamewhenSLImodeisenabled.[653303]
ThisisanapplicationmultiGPUcompatibilityissue.
[SLI]:NVIDIASLIscalingonsomeapplicationsunderWindowsVistamaynotbeasmuchasunderWindowsXP.Someapplicationsinclude S.T.A.L.K.E.R.,HalfLife2:LostCoast,CompanyofHeroes,Battlefield2142,CallofDuty2,Hitman:BloodMoney,andFarCry.[302534290803]
ThisisanapplicationissuewhichhasbeenresolvedwiththelatestSteampatch.
[SLI],GeForce9800GX2:TheWitcherabloominglightshinesthroughobjectswithSLImodeenabled.[396736]
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ThisisnotanNVIDIAbug,butratheranapplicationissue.
[QuadSLI],GeForce9800GX2:TestDriverUnlimitedthereispausing/hitchingduringthecutscenetransitions.[395207]
[SLI],GeForce8800GTX,GeForce8600,GeForce6Series:CompanyofHeroesthereiscorruptioninthegroundtextures.[294118]
Thisisanapplicationissue,andhasbeenfixedwiththelatestpatchforthegame.
[SLI],GeForce8800GTX:Battlefield2andBattlefield2142thegamescrashwhenexitingbacktothemenuafterbeingplayedat2048x1536using8xAAorhigher.[301985]
Thisisanissuewiththeapplication.
[SLI],GeForce7900GTX:ChessTitanswithAeroglassenabled,thereisblankingwhenresizingthegamewindow.[346775]
Thisisanissuewiththeapplication.
[SLI],GeForce8800:Whileuninstallingthedriver,theerrormessage Windowshost
process(Rundll32)hasstoppedworking appears.[294219280920]
[SLI],GeForce8800:SplinterCellDoubleAgentthegamecrasheswhenminimizedandtheninvokedagain.[294205]
[SLI],GeForce8800:Battlefield21428xAAcannotbesetfromthegamecontrolpanel.[294231]
[SLI],GeForce7900:MicrosoftFlightsimulatorXcorruptionandflickeringoccurwhileflyingclosetolandobjects.[293882]
Operating System Issues
DirectXdiagnosticstool(DXDIAG)mayreportanunexpectedvalueforthedisplayadaptersmemory.[673360]
SeetheMicrosoftKBarticlehttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/2026022.
[SLI],GeForce8800GTX:Whileinstallingthegraphicsdriver,themessageIncompatibledisplayadapterhasbeendisabled appearsandthedisplayturnsblank.[318173]
ThisissueisresolvedinWindows7.
WhenSvideoandDVIdisplaysaresetupinClonemodeandrotated90degrees,thescreenturnsblack.[304267,283546]
ThisisanissuewithDirectX.
GeForce8300GS:WithAeroglassenabled,thescreenflickersafterrotatingthedisplay90degreeswithSVideoastheprimarydisplay.[317347]
ThisissueisresolvedinWindows7.
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Known Product Limitations
Thissectiondescribesproblemsthatwillnotbefixed.Usually,thesourceoftheproblemisbeyondthecontrolofNVIDIA.Followingisthelistofproblemsandwheretheyarediscussedinthisdocument:
Increasing4waySLI/MultiGPUPerformanceonpage 29
3DVisionUSBDriverDoesNotGetInstalledonpage 29
NoPhysXAccelerationUsingtheGPUonpage 30
NVIDIAPhysXSystemSoftwareCannotbeInstalledorUninstalledinWindowsSafeModeonpage 30
3DMark11DoesnotRuninStereoscopic3DModeonpage 30
PreviousDriverFilesRemainAfterOverinstallingwithRelease256orEarlierDriversonpage 31
DonotUseWindowsRollbackforGraphicsDriversonpage 31
UninstallingDriversUsingDeviceManagerisnotSupportedonpage 31
ChangingthePrimaryDisplayAcrossSLIGPUsTakesLongerthanExpectedonpage 32
UnderstandingtheDirectXVersionShownintheNVIDIASystemInformationWindowonpage 32
UsingHDMIAudiowithDisplaysthathaveaHighNativeResolutiononpage 33
UsingHDMIDisplaysthatdonotSupportAudioonpage 34
UsingHDMI/DisplayPortAudioinDualvieworCloneModeConfigurationsonpage 35
FlatPanelScalingControlsareNonfunctionalforSomeTVModesforSomeDisplaysonpage 35
GPURunsataHighPerformanceLevel(fullclockspeeds)inMultidisplayModesonpage 36
GeForceGTX295FanControlDoesnotFunctionWithNVIDIAControlPanelPerformanceGroupversion6.03.06.00onpage 36
1280x1024@60HznotAvailableonBenQFP241WMonitorsonpage 36
ImageSharpeningControlnotAvailablewithGeForce8SeriesandlaterGPUsonpage 36
GigabyteGA6BXMotherboardonpage 37
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Increasing 4-way SLI/Multi-GPU Performance
Issue
Withsomegamesandapplications,youmayexperiencelittletonoperformancegainor
evenaperformancedropwith4waySLIormultiGPUconfigurations.
Resolution
1 OpentheNVIDIAControlPanel,thenclickManage3DSettingsfromthenavigationpane.
2 ClicktheGlobalSettingstab,thenscrolltothePowermanagementmodefeature,clickthecorrespondinglistarrowandselectPrefermaximumperformance,thenaclickApply.
3D Vision USB Driver Does Not Get Installed
Issue
AfterinstallingtheNVIDIAgraphicsdriver, ifthe3DVisionUSBemitterwasnotpluggedin,the3DVisionUSBControllerdriverdoesnotgetinstalled.Ifyouplugintheemitterafterinstallingthedriver,theindicatorlightontheemitterwillflashredandwillnotturngreen.
Resolution
Tofixthisissue,NVIDIArecommendsperformingadriverreinstallwiththe3DVisionUSBemitterconnected. Pleasedownloadthelatestdriversandfollowthesesteps:
3 Pluginthe3DVisionUSBemitter.
4 ReinstalltheNVIDIAdriver.
SelectCustom(Advanced)andthenselectPerformacleanInstallationduringthedriverinstallation.
5 Reboot.
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No PhysX Acceleration Using the GPU
IfafterinstallingthePhysXSystemSoftwareyoufindthatthereisnoPhysXaccelerationonsupportedapplications,repeatthePhysXsetupasfollows:
1 RebootthePC.
2 OpentheNVIDIAControlPanelandthen,under3DSettings,clickSetPhyXconfigurationtoopenthatpage.
3 UnderSelectaPhysXprocessor,verifythateitherautoselectoraspecificNVIDIAGPUisselected.
4 ClickApply.
NVIDIA PhysX System Software Cannot be Installed or
Uninstalled in Windows Safe Mode
Issue
BeginningwithRelease280,theNVIDIAPhysXSystemSoftwareisnotincludedintheNVIDIAdriverinstallation/uninstallationundersafemode.
Explanation
TheNVIDIAPhysXSystemSoftwareinstallerisnotcompatiblewithMicrosoftspolicyforWindowssafeMode.Consequently,installationoruninstallationofthePhysXSystemSoftwareundersafemodewouldfail.Toallowinstallationoruninstallationof
thegraphics
driver
under
safe
mode,
the
NVIDIA
PhysX
System
Software
is
blocked
fromtheprocess.
3DMark 11 Does not Run in Stereoscopic 3D Mode
Issue
Whenattemptingtorun3DMark11withNVIDIA3DVisionenabled,thebenchmarkmayhang,presentablackscreen,orinotherwaysnotappearcorrectly.
Explanation
3DMark11isnotcompatiblewithrunninginstereoscopic3D.Tofacilitaterunningthebenchmark,recentdriverswillrunitinmonoscopicmode,evenwith3DVisionenabled.
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Known Product Limitations
Previous Driver Files Remain After Overinstalling with
Release 256 or Earlier Drivers
Issue
WheninstallingaRelease256orearlierdriveroveraRelease260orlaterdriver,someofthepreviousdriverfilesremainontheharddisk,resultinginpotentialconflicts.
Workaround
AfterinstallingaRelease260orlaterdriver,youmustuninstallthedriverfirstbeforeinstallingaRelease256orearlierdriver.
Do not Use Windows Rollback for Graphics Drivers
ToreinstallapreviousorolderNVIDIAgraphicsdriver,donotusetheWindowsrollbackfeature.Thismethodwillnotreliablyrestoreallthepreviousdriverfiles.
Instead,usetheWindowsAddandRemoveprogramstoremovethecurrentdriver,andtheninstalltheolderdriverusingsetup.exe.
Uninstalling Drivers Using Device Manager is not Supported
Issue
OnallsupportedversionsofMicrosoftWindows,uninstallingtheNVIDIAdriverusingtheWindowsDeviceManagermaynotremoveassociatedfilesorapplications.
Explanation
Microsofthasconfirmedthatthisbehaviorisbydesign.IfyouwishtouninstalltheNVIDIAdriver,itisrecommendedthatyoudosousingAddandRemoveprograms.
SeetheMicrosoftKBarticle2278714.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2278714http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2278714http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2278714http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2278714http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2278714http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2278714http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2278714http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2278714 -
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Changing the Primary Display Across SLI GPUs Takes Longer
than Expected
Issue
OnanSLIsystem,switchingtheprimary(orSLIfocus)displaywheneachdisplayintheSLIgroupisconnectedtoadifferentGPUtakeslongerthanexpected.
Explanation
OnanSLIsystemwitheachSLIGPUdrivingadisplay,thedisplayconnectedtotheslaveGPUistheprimarydisplay(alsotheSLIfocusdisplay).InordertoswitchtheprimarydisplaytotheoneconnectedtotheotherGPU,themasterandslaveGPUconfigurationmustalsoswitch.InordertoreassignwhichGPUisthemasterandwhichistheslave,thedrivermustbereloaded.Ittheprocessofreloadingthedriverthattakestheadditionaltime.
Understanding the DirectX Version Shown in the NVIDIA
System Information Window
TheSystemInformationwindowaccessedbyclickingSystemInformationatthebottomleftcorneroftheNVIDIAControlPanelprovidestechnicalinformationabouttheNVIDIAgraphicscardsanddriverinstalledinthesystem.
ItalsoprovidesinformationabouttheWindowsversionaswellastheDirectXversionthatisinstalled.
However,inordertousetheversionofDirectXreportedintheSystemInformationwindow,theNVIDIAGPUandgraphicsdrivermustalsosupportthatDirectXversion.
Forexample,driverversion197.45andWindowsVista(withavailablepatch)supportDirectX11.ButonlyNVIDIAgraphicscardsbasedontheFermiarchitecturereleasedin2010supportDirectX11.SoyoursystemmusthaveoneofthesecardsinstalledinordertotakeadvantageofDirectX11performance.
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Known Product Limitations
Using HDMI Audio with Displays that have a High Native
Resolution
TouseHDMIaudiowithsomedisplaysthathaveanativeresolutionhigherthan1920x1080,youmustsetthedisplaytoalowerHDresolution.
SomeHDMIdisplayshaveanativeresolutionthatexceedsthemaximumsupportedHDmode.Forexample,displayswithanativeresolutionof1920x1200exceedthemaximumsupportedHDmodeof1920x1080.
ApplyingthisnativemoderesultsindisplayoverscanwhichcannotberesizedusingtheNVIDIAControlPanelsincethemodeisnotanHDmode.
Toavoidthissituationandprovideabetteruserexperience,thedrivertreatscertainTVssuchastheViewsonicVX2835wmandtheWestinghouseLVM 37w3asaDVImonitorwhenapplyingthenativemode.BecausethedriverdoesnottreattheTVasanHDMIinthiscase,theHDMIaudioisnotused.
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Using HDMI Displays that do not Support Audio
SomeHDMIdisplaysdonotsupportaudio,orhaveissueswithGeForce9seriesandearlier,andGeForceGTX200seriesNVIDIAgraphicscards.
The
NVIDIA
driver
attempts
to
identify
such
displays
and
automatically
disables
the
audio.Forexample,theNVIDIAdriverdisablesHDMIaudioforallPhilipsHDMITVs,asthesehavebeenidentifiedashavingissueswithGeForce9seriesandearlier,andGeForceGTX200seriesNVIDIAgraphicscards.
Theremaybecaseswhereeitherthedriverdisablesaudioeventhoughthereisnoproblem,ordoesnotdisabletheaudiowheninfacttheaudiodoesnotwork.Thefollowingsectionsdescribethesesituationsandprovidesguidanceforhandlingthem.
Corrupted video and no audio
Thedriverhasnotdisabledaudioandthedisplaysaudiosignalisincompatiblewiththe
graphicscard,causingvideocorruption.
Withadifferentdisplayconnectedinordertoestablishvideo,disableaudiofortheHDMIdisplayusingtheNVIDIAControlPanel>SetUpDigitalAudiopage.ClickthearrowfortheproblemdisplayandthenclickTurnoffaudio.
Video but no audio
CheckthedisplaylistfortheproblemconnectionontheNVIDIAControlPanel>SetUpDigitalAudiopage.
IfTurnoffaudioisselectedandyouwanttotestwhetheryourHDMIaudiodoes,in
fact,work,thenclickthelistarrowandselectthenameofthedisplay.
ThedriverwillpromptyouwithinstructionsfortestingHDMIaudiowiththatdisplay.
Ifthedisplaynameisselected,thenthedriverhasnotsuccessfullydetectedthatanincompatibledisplayisconnected.
Futuredriveversionswillproperlyidentifysuchdisplaysanddisableaudio.
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Known Product Limitations
Using HDMI/DisplayPort Audio in Dualview or Clone Mode
Configurations
Two Audio-enabled Ports
InamultidisplayconfigurationwherebothHDMI/DisplayPortaudioportsareenabled,onlytheprimarydisplaywillprovidetheaudio.
One Audio-enabled Port
Inamultidisplayconfigurationwhereonlyoneaudioportisenabled,suchaswhenonedisplayisaDVIdisplay,thentheHDMI/DisplayPortdisplaycanprovidetheaudiowhetherisittheprimaryorsecondarydisplay.
Flat Panel Scaling Controls are Non-functional for Some TV
Modes for Some Displays
TheNVIDIAControlPanelflatpanelscalingcontrolsonthe AdjustDesktopSize&Position pagearenotintendedtobeusedforTVmodes,andnormallythecontrols arenotavailableforTVorHDTVdisplays.
However,MicrosoftrequiresthatcertainTV/HDTVmodesbeavailableforalldigitaldisplays,includingDVIandHDMI,eveniftheyarenotHDTV.
WhiletheNVIDIAflatpanelscalingcontrolsareavailableforthosedisplays,theywillnotbefunctionalfortheTVmodesthatappearincompliancewiththeMicrosoft
requierements.Theaffectedmodesareasfollows:
1920x1080i@50/59.94/60Hz
1280x720p@50/59.94/60Hz
[email protected]/60Hz
720x576p@50Hz
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Known Product Limitations
GPU Runs at a High Performance Level (full clock speeds) in
Multi-display Modes
ThisisahardwarelimitationwithdesktopandoldernotebookGPUs,andnotasoftwarebug.Whenmultipledisplaysareconnectedandactive,theGPUwillalwaysoperatewith
fullclockspeedsinordertoefficientlydrivemultipledisplaysevenwhenno3Dprogramsarerunning.
GeForce GTX 295 Fan Control Does not Function With
NVIDIA Control Panel Performance Group version6.03.06.00
TheGeForceGTX295fancontroldoesnotfunctionproperlywhenusingtheNVIDIAControlPanelPerformanceGroupversion6.03.06.00.Forproperfancontrol,useversion6.03.12.00orlater.
1280x1024 @ 60 Hz not Available on BenQ FP241W Monitors
EventhoughthemonitorEDIDlists1280x1024@60Hz,thescreenturnsblankwhen
usinganHDMIconnection.ThisisanissuewiththemonitorandnottheNVIDIAdriver.
Becauseofthisissuewiththemonitor,theNVIDIAdriverblockstheproblemmode(1280x1024@60Hz)andmakesitunavailable.
Image Sharpening Control not Available with GeForce 8
Series and later GPUs
WithGeForce8Seriesandlatergraphicscards,theImagesharpeningsliderontheNVIDIAControlPanel>Display>AdjustDesktopColorSettingspageisgrayedout.
ThiscontrolisintentionallydisabledbecauseimagesharpeningisnotsupportedonGeForce8seriesandlaterGPUs.
Note: NVIDIA notebook GeForce 5xxM series and later GPUs do not
have this limitation. For those GPUs the driver can adjust the per-
formance level, depending on demand, even when driving multiple
displays.
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Known Product Limitations
Gigabyte GA-6BX Motherboard
ThismotherboardusesaLinFinityregulatoronthe3.3Vrailthatisratedtoonly5AlessthantheAGPspecification,whichrequires6A.Whendiagnosticsorapplicationsarerunning,thetemperatureoftheregulatorrises,causingthevoltagetotheNVIDIAchip
todrop
as
low
as
2.2
V.
Under
these
circumstances,
the
regulator
cannot
supply
the
currentonthe3.3VrailthattheNVIDIAchiprequires.
Thisproblemdoesnotoccurwhenthegraphicsboardhasaswitchingregulatororwhenanexternalpowersupplyisconnectedtothe3.3Vrail.
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03 THE RELEASE 300 DRIVER
Thischaptercoversthefollowingmaintopics:
AbouttheRelease300Driveronpage 38
HardwareandSoftwareSupportonpage 39
DriverInstallationonpage 48
About the Release 300 Driver
ThisdriverreleaseisfromtheRelease300familyofdrivers(versions300.xxto301.xx).ThisdriverpackagesupportstheGeForce6,7,8,9,100,200,300,400, 500,and600seriesdesktopGPUsaswellasIONdesktopGPUs.SeeSupportedNVIDIADesktopProductsonpage 39forthelistofspecificproductssupportedinthisrelease.
ThenotebookdriverispartoftheNVIDIAVerdeNotebookDriverProgram,andcanbe
installedonsupportedNVIDIAnotebookGPUs.However,pleasenotethatyournotebookoriginalequipmentmanufacturer(OEM)providescertifieddriversforyourspecificnotebookontheirwebsite.NVIDIArecommendsthatyoucheckwithyournotebookOEMaboutrecommendedsoftwareupdatesforyournotebook.OEMsmaynotprovidetechnicalsupportforissuesthatarisefromtheuseofthisdriver.
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Hardware and Software Support
SupportedOperatingSystemsonpage 39
SupportedNVIDIADesktopProductsonpage 39
SupportedNVIDIANotebookProductsonpage 44
SupportedLanguagesonpage 48
Supported Operating Systems
ThisRelease300driverincludesdriversdesignedforthefollowingMicrosoftoperatingsystems:
MicrosoftWindows7,andsupportsboth32bitand64bitversions.
MicrosoftWindowsVista,andsupportsboth32bitand64bitversions.
Supported NVIDIA Desktop Products
ThefollowingtableliststheNVIDIAproductssupportedbytheRelease300driver,version301.42:
Table 3.1 Supported NVIDIA Desktop GPUs
Consumer Products
ION
ION LE
GeForce GTX 690
GeForce GTX 680
GeForce GTX 670
GeForce GT 645
GeForce GT 640
GeForce GT 630
GeForce GT 620
GeForce GT 610
GeForce 605
GeForce GTX 680
GeForce GTX 680
GeForce GTX 590
GeForce GTX 580
GeForce GTX 570
GeForce GTX 560 SE
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GeForce 9800 GTX+
GeForce 9800 GTX
GeForce 9800 GT
GeForce 9600 GT
GeForce 9600 GS
GeForce 9600 GSO
GeForce 9500 GT
GeForce 9500 GS
GeForce 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
GeForce 8400
GeForce 8300 GS
GeForce 8300
GeForce 8200
GeForce 8100 / nForce 720a
nForce 780a SLI
nForce 760i SLI
nForce 750a SLI
nForce 730a
Table 3.1 Supported NVIDIA Desktop GPUs
Consumer Products
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GeForce 6800 GS/XT
GeForce 6800 GS
GeForce 6800
GeForce 6700 XL
GeForce 6610 XL
GeForce 6600 VE
GeForce 6600 LE
GeForce 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
Table 3.1 Supported NVIDIA Desktop GPUs
Consumer Products
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Supported NVIDIA Notebook Products
ThefollowingtableslisttheNVIDIAnotebookproductssupportedbytheRelease300driver,version301.42:
Note:
Hybrid Power technology with Intel chipsets is not supported by this
release.
The following Sony VAIO notebooks are supported: Sony VAIO F Series with
NVIDIA GeForce 310M, GeForce 315M (All-in-One system), GeForce GT
330M, GeForce GT 425M, GeForce GT 520M, or GeForce GT 540M (All-in-
One system). Other Sony VAIO notebooks are not supported at this time
(please contact Sony for driver support).
Fujitsu notebooks are not supported by this release (Fujitsu Siemens note-
books are supported).
Table 3.2 Supported NVIDIA Notebook GPUs
Consumer Products
ION
ION LE
GeForce GT 635M
GeForce GT 630M
GeForce GT 610M
GeForce GTX 580M
GeForce GTX 570M
GeForce GTX 560M
GeForce GT 555M
GeForce GT 550M
GeForce GT 540M
GeForce GT 525M
GeForce GT 520MXGeForce GT 520M
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GeForce GTX 485M
GeForce GTX 480M
GeForce GTX 470MGeForce GTX 460M
GeForce GT 445M
GeForce GT 435M
GeForce GT 425M
GeForce GT 420M
GeForce GT 415M
GeForce 410M
GeForce GTS 360M
GeForce GTS 350M
GeForce GTS 250M
GeForce GT 335M
GeForce GT 330M
GeForce GT 325M
GeForce GT 320M
GeForce 320M
GeForce 315M
GeForce 310M
GeForce 305M
GeForce GTX 285MGeForce GTX 280M
GeForce GTX 260M
GeForce GT 240M
GeForce GT 230M
GeForce GT 220M
GeForce GTS 160M
GeForce GT 130M
GeForce GT 120M
GeForce G 210M
GeForce G 110M
GeForce G 105M
GeForce G 103M
GeForce G 102M
GeForce 9800M GTX
Table 3.2 Supported NVIDIA Notebook GPUs
Consumer Products
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GeForce 9800M GTS
GeForce 9800M GT
GeForce 9800M GS
GeForce 9700M GTS
GeForce 9700M GT
GeForce 9650M GT
GeForce 9650M GS
GeForce 9600M GT
GeForce 9600M GS
GeForce 9500M GS
GeForce 9500M G
GeForce 9400M G
GeForce 9400M
GeForce 9300M GS
GeForce 9300M G
GeForce 9200M GS
GeForce 9200M GE
GeForce 9100M G
GeForce 8800M GTX
GeForce 8800M GTS
GeForce 8800M GS
GeForce 8700M GT
GeForce 8600M GT
GeForce 8600M GS
GeForce 8400M GT
GeForce 8400M GS
GeForce 8400M G
GeForce 8200M G
GeForce 8200M
Table 3.2 Supported NVIDIA Notebook GPUs
Consumer Products
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Table 3.3 Supported NVIDIA NVS and Quadro NVS M GPUs
Consumer Products
NVS 5100M
NVS 4200M
NVS 3100MNVS 2100M
Quadro NVS 320M
Quadro NVS 160M
Quadro NVS 150M
Quadro NVS 140M
Quadro NVS 135M
Quadro NVS 130M
Table 3.4 Supported NVIDIA Quadro M and Quadro FX M GPUsConsumer Products
Quadro 5010M
Quadro 5000M
Quadro 4000M
Quadro 3000M
Quadro 2000M
Quadro 1000M
Quadro FX 3800M
Quadro FX 3700MQuadro FX 3600M
Quadro FX 2800M
Quadro FX 2700M
Quadro FX 1800M
Quadro FX 1700M
Quadro FX 1600M
Quadro FX 880M
Quadro FX 770M
Quadro FX 570MQuadro FX 380M
Quadro FX 370M
Quadro FX 360M
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Supported Languages
TheRelease300GraphicsDriverssupportsthefollowinglanguagesinthemaindriverControlPanel:
Driver Installation
Minimum Hard Disk Space
Theharddiskspacerequirementfor32bitisminimum180MBforEnglishonly,and270MBforInternational.
Theharddiskspacerequirementfor64bitisminimum250MBforEnglishonly,and350MBforInternational.
English (USA) German Portuguese (Euro/
Iberian)
English (UK) Greek Russian
Arabic Hebrew Slovak
Chinese (Simplified) Hungarian Slovenian
Chinese (Traditional) Italian Spanish
Czech Japanese Spanish (Latin America)
Danish Korean Swedish
Dutch Norwegian Thai
Finnish Polish Turkish
French Portuguese (Brazil)
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Before You Begin
nTune
IfyouhavepreviouslyinstalledNVIDIAnTune,NVIDIArecommendsthatyouuninstall
nTunebeforeinstallingthisdriver.Afterthedriverinstalliscomplete,youcanreinstallNVIDIAnTune.
Notebooks
ChecktomakesurethatyournotebookhasasupportedGPU(seeSupportedNVIDIANotebookProductsonpage 44).
Itisrecommendedthatyoubackupyourcurrentsystemconfiguration.
IfyouownaDellInspiron1420,DellXPSM1330,orDellXPSM1530,orDellLatitudeD630orD630c,itishighlyrecommendedthatyoufirstinstallthisDellsoftwareupdate.
Installation Instructions
1 FollowtheinstructionsontheNVIDIA.comWebsitedriverdownloadpagetolocatetheappropriatedrivertodownload,basedonyourhardwareandoperatingsystem.
2 Fromthedriverdownloadpage,clicktheDownloadbutton.
TheDownloadConfirmationpageappears.
3 Ifyouagreetothe LicenseForCustomerUseofNVIDIASoftware ,clicktheAgree&Downloadbuttontobeginthedownload.
TheFileDownloaddialogappears.
4 EitherclickSavetosavethefileandthenrunitfromyourPC,orclickRun.
AnextractionpathdialogappearspromptingyoutospecifywhereonyourPCyouwantthedriverfilestobeinstalled.
5 ClickOKtousethedefaultlocation,orclickthefoldericonandspecifyanalternatelocationtoinstallthedriverfiles.
ThefilesareextractedandthentheNVIDIAInstallerislaunchedautomatically.
6 AttheLicenseAgreementpageoftheInstaller,clickAgreeandContinue.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/recommended_software_updates.htmhttp://www.nvidia.com/object/recommended_software_updates.htmhttp://www.nvidia.com/object/recommended_software_updates.htmhttp://www.nvidia.com/object/recommended_software_updates.htmhttp://www.nvidia.com/object/recommended_software_updates.htmhttp://www.nvidia.com/object/recommended_software_updates.htmhttp://www.nvidia.com/object/recommended_software_updates.htm -
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7 FollowtheinstructionsintheNVIDIAInstallertocompletetheinstallation.
Seealsotheinstallation/uninstallationconsiderationsexplainedinKnownProductLimitationsonpage 28.
Note: The driver presents game screenshots while the driver is
installing. If you are not connected to the internet during the installa-
tion, you may see a "Navigation to the webpage was cancelled" mes-
sage instead. The message can be ignored and does not affect theinstallation. The message wont appear if the browser cache is
cleared.
Note: The NVIDIA PhysX System Software will not be included in the
installation if the same version or a later version is already installed.
Note: After the driver installation, Windows may default to 16-bpp
color and disable the Desktop Window Manager (DWM). To work around
this issue, set the color to 32-bpp and then reboot the PC.
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APPENDIX A MODE SUPPORT FORWINDOWS
ThischapterdetailstheWindowsmodessupportedbytheRelease300driverforNVIDIAproducts.Itcontainsthesesections:
GeneralModeSupportInformationonpage 52
DefaultModesSupportedbyGPUonpage 53
ModesSupportedbyTVEncodersonpage 58
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Appendix A : MODE SUPPORTFOR WINDOWS
General Mode Support Information
TheNVIDIAgraphicsdriverincludesastandardlistofdisplaymodesthataresupportedbydefault. ThesemodesarelistedinthesectionDefaultModesSupportedbyGPUonpage 53.
Theactualmodesavailabledependonthecapabilitiesofthedisplay. Inaddition,theNVIDIAgraphicsdriverhasadynamicEDIDdetectioncapabilityandwillmakeavailableadditionalmodesthatarelistedinthedisplayEDID,providedthegraphicshardwarecansupportit.
TheNVIDIAgraphicsdriveralsosupportsthehighresolutionsavailablewiththedisplayslistedinTableA.1aswellasthenonstandardmodeslistedinTableA.2.
Table A.1 Modes Supported for High Resolution Displays
Display Maximum Resolution
Apple 30 Cinema HD Display(Dual link DVI)
2560x1600 @ 60 Hz
Dell WFP 3007 (Dual Link DVI) 2560x1600 @ 60 Hz
HP LP3065 dual-link DVI flat
panel
2560x1600 @ 60Hz.
Table A.2 Non-standard Modes Supported
Resolution
1680 x 1050
1366 x 768
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Appendix A : MODE SUPPORTFOR WINDOWS
Default Modes Supported by GPU
ThissectionliststhemodesthatareincludedbydefaultinthedriverINF forthefollowingproductfamilies:
GeForce600,500,400,300,200,100,9Series,8Series,7Series,6Series,andnForce7xx/6xx GPUsonpage 54
GeForce9M,8M,100M,200M,300M,400M,500MSeries,andQuadroNVSandQuadroFXNotebookGPUsonpage 56
Understanding the Mode Format
FigureA.1givesanexampleofhowtoreadthemodeinformationpresentedinthissection.
Figure A.1 Mode Format
Note:
Horizontalspanningmodesof3840x1080andabove,andverticalspanningmodesof1920x2160andabovegenerallyrequireatleast32MBofvideomemoryat32bpp.
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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Appendix A : MODE SUPPORTFOR WINDOWS
GeForce 600, 500, 400 , 300, 200, 100, 9 Series, 8 Series, 7
Series, 6 Series, and nForce 7xx/6xx GPUs
Thissectionsliststhesupporteddisplayresolutions,colordepths,andrefreshratesfortheproductslistedinSupportedNVIDIADesktopProductsonpage 39.
Standard Modes
640 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
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
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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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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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640 x 480 64 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240
720 x 480 64 60
720 x 576 64 50800 x 600 64 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240
1024 x 768 64 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240
1152 x 864 64 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200
1280 x 720 64 60
1280 x 768 64 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170
1280 x 800 64 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170
1280 x 960 64 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170
1280 x 1024 64 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170
1360 x 768 64 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170
1600 x 900 64 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150
1600 x 1024 64 60 70 72 75 85 100 1201600 x 1200 64 60 70 72 75 85 100 120
1680 x 1050 64 60
1920 x 1080 64 60
1920 x 1200 64 60 70 72 75 85 100
1920 x 1440 64 60 70 72 75 85
2048 x 1536 64 60
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Modes Supported by TV Encoders
TableA.3andTableA.4listtheNTSC,PAL,andHDTVTVOutmodessupportedbytheNVIDIAdriver.
Thedriversupportsmanualoverscancor