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NVIDIA Quadro Professional DriversRelease 162 NotesTable of Contents1. Introduction to Release 162NotesStructure of the Document . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Changes in this Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12. Changes in the Release 162Driver for Windows XPVersion 162.50 Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4What’s New in Version 162.50 . . . . . . . . . 4Special Instructional Notes for this Release. . . . 5Turning Off V-Sync to Boost Performance . . . 5Changes in Version 162.50 . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Fixed Issues–Windows XP 32-bit . . . . . . . 6Fixed Issues–Windows XP x64 . . . . . . . . 7Open Issues in Version 162.50 . . . . . . . . . . 8NVIDIA Recommendations. . . . . . . . . . . 8NVIDIA Issues—Single GPU. . . . . . . . . . 9NVIDIA Issues—SLI Mode . . . . . . . . . . 12Known Product Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . 13SLI Connector Requirement on NVIDIA QuadroSLI Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13DVD Playback Issues with Dual NVIDIA QuadroNVS Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14PowerDVD 5.0 Does Not Display Correctly innView Span Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14DirectX Fails When Detaching/ReattachingDisplays in Dualview Mode . . . . . . . . . 14OpenGL Viewport Scaling Problem in HorizontalSpan Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Driver Reports 256 MB Memory on NVIDIAQuadro FX 330 Cards . . . . . . . . . . . 15Video Playback in nView Clone and SpanModes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Monitor Ordering in the Windows Settings Page15Applying Workstation Application Profiles . . 17No Antialiasing of 3DMark03 Image QualityScreen Captures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Medal of Honor Under Windows XP / Windows2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Windows XP/2000 Issue with Settings TabMonitor Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Antialiasing Problems With Certain Applications18Poor Quality S-Video Output on Some TVs . 19AGP and PCI-E Programs May Hang With AMDK7 and K8 Processors . . . . . . . . . . . 19Desktop Manager Does Not Re-Center LogonScreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Issues with Video Mirror–Windows XP/2000 203. The Release 162 Driver forWindows XPHardware and Software Support . . . . . . . . 21Supported Operating Systems. . . . . . . . 21Supported NVIDIA Products . . . . . . . . . 22Supported Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Driver Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 24NVIDIA Driver History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27A. Mode Support for WindowsGeneral Mode Support Information . . . . . . . 30Default Modes Supported by GPU for Windows XP31Understanding the Mode Format . . . . . . 31NVIDIA Quadro FX Family of High End GPUs .32NVIDIA Quadro FX Family of GPUs . . . . . 39Modes Supported by DACs and TV Encoders . 46External DAC Mode Support . . . . . . . . 46TV-Out Mode Support . . . . . . . . . . . . 47NVIDIA Corporationi
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