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Published by NVIDIA Corporation 2701 San Tomas Expressway Santa Clara, CA 95050 Copyright © 2009 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. This software may not, in whole or in part, be copied through any means, mechanical, electromechanical, or otherwise, without the express permission of NVIDIA Corporation. Information furnished is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, NVIDIA assumes no responsibility for the consequences of use of such information nor for any infringement of patents or other rights of third parties, which may result from its use. No License is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of NVIDIA Corporation. Specifications mentioned in the software are subject to change without notice. NVIDIA Corporation products are not authorized for use as critical components in life support devices or systems without express written approval of NVIDIA Corporation. NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, Detonator, Digital Vibrance Control, ForceWare, GeForce, nForce, nView, NVKeystone, NVRotate, Personal Cinema, PowerMizer, Quadro, RIVA, TNT, TNT2, TwinView, and Vanta are registered trademarks or trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. International Color Consortium and the ICC logo are registered trademarks of the International Color Consortium. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel. DirectX, Microsoft, Microsoft Internet Explorer logo, Outlook, PowerPoint, Windows, Windows logo, Windows NT, and/or other Microsoft products referenced in this guide are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. OpenGL is a registered trademark of Silicon Graphics Inc. Other company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are associated. NVIDIA Corporation 2701 San Tomas Expressway Santa Clara, CA 95050 www.nvidia.com
NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User’s Guide Table of Contents 1.About NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 About This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2.Using NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Connect Your Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Connect your QuadroPlex Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Connect Your Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Configure Your Driver Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Configure Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Enable SLI Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Enable V-Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Set OpenGL Stereo Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Synchronize Displays Across Two QuadroPlex D2 Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Set up SLI Mosaic Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Display position does not match the diagrams in Appendix A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Only 800x600 resolution is available. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Resolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 SLI Mosaic options are missing from the Manage Quadro Plex Settings page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Resolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 3.Setting up Mosaic Mode Under Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Using the SLI Mosaic Settings Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Adjusting Display Positioning Using MetaModes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 About MetaModes and SLI Mosaic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Syntax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Example: Using MetaModes to Set Up a 2x2 Mosaic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Appendix A:Display Connections Quadro Plex D2 Display Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Quadro Plex D2: 2-Display Mosaic Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Quadro Plex D2: 3-Display Mosaic Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Quadro Plex D2: 4-Display Mosaic Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Dual Quadro Plex D2: 6-Display Mosaic Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Dual Quadro Plex D2: 8-Display Mosaic Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Quadro Plex D2: 4-Display Connections for 2-Display Passive Stereo Mosaic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Dual Quadro Plex D2: 6-Display Connections for 3-Display Passive Stereo Mosaic . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Dual Quadro Plex D2: 8-Display Connections for 4-Display Passive Stereo Mosaic . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Quadro Plex Model IV Display Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Quadro Plex Model IV: 2-Display Mosaic Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Quadro Plex Model IV: 3 or 4-Display Mosaic Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Quadro Plex Model IV: 4-Display Connections for 2-Display Passive Stereo Mosaic . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 NVIDIA Corporation iii
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