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NVIDIA Quadro Professional DriversRelease 178 NotesTable of Contents1. Introduction to Release 178NotesStructure of the Document . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Changes in this Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12. Changes in the Release 178Driver for Windows XPVersion 178.62 Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4What’s New in Release 178 . . . . . . . . . . 4What’s New in Version 178.62 . . . . . . . . . 5Special Instructional Notes for this Release. . . . 6Turning Off V-Sync to Boost Performance . . . 6NVIDIA Application Configuration Engine (ACE)6SLI Mosaic Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Changes in Version 178.62 . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Fixed Issues–Windows XP 32-bit . . . . . . . 9Fixed Issues–Windows XP x64 . . . . . . . 10Changes in Version 178.49 . . . . . . . . . . . 11Fixed Issues–Windows XP 32-bit . . . . . . 11Fixed Issues–Windows XP x64 . . . . . . . 12Open Issues in Version 178.62 . . . . . . . . . 13NVIDIA Recommendations. . . . . . . . . . 13Windows XP x86 Issues . . . . . . . . . . . 14Windows XP x64 Issues . . . . . . . . . . . 15Not NVIDIA Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163. The Release 178 Driver forWindows XPHardware and Software Support . . . . . . . . 17Supported Operating Systems . . . . . . . . 17Supported NVIDIA Products . . . . . . . . . 18Supported Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Driver Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . 20NVIDIA Driver History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Known Product Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . 25SLI Connector Requirement on NVIDIA QuadroSLI Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Image Sharpening Control not Available withQuadro FX 4600 and later GPUs. . . . . . 26DVD Playback Issues with Dual NVIDIA QuadroNVS Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26PowerDVD 5.0 Does Not Display Correctly innView Span Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26DirectX Fails When Detaching/ReattachingDisplays in Dualview Mode . . . . . . . . 27OpenGL Viewport Scaling Problem in HorizontalSpan Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Video Playback in nView Clone and SpanModes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Monitor Ordering in the Windows Settings Page28Applying Workstation Application Profiles . . 29No Antialiasing of 3DMark03 Image QualityScreen Captures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Windows XP/2000 Issue with Settings TabMonitor Positioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Antialiasing Problems With Certain Applications31Poor Quality S-Video Output on Some TVs . 31AGP and PCI-E Programs May Hang With AMDK7 and K8 Processors . . . . . . . . . . . 32Desktop Manager Does Not Re-Center LogonScreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32A. Mode Support for WindowsGeneral Mode Support Information . . . . . . . 34Default Modes Supported by GPU for Windows XP35Understanding the Mode Format . . . . . . 35NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 and 4600 Family ofGPUs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 and 4500 Family ofGPUs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800 Family of GPUs . 48TV-Out Modes Supported by TV Encoders . . . 55NVIDIA Corporationi
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