========================================= NVIDIA Display Driver for Windows 2000/XP ========================================= Driver Version -------------- Can be determined by opening the NVLW.inf file (contained within the same folder as this Readme.txt file) and referring to the 9th line which will be similar to: DriverVer = 06/23/2008, 6.14.11.6959 In this case, it means that the driver version is 169.59. Adapters Supported ------------------ NVIDIA Quadro FX 370 NVIDIA Quadro FX 380 NVIDIA Quadro FX 570 NVIDIA Quadro FX 580 NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700 NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800 NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700 NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800 NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600 NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800 NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290 NVIDIA Quadro NVS 295 NVIDIA Quadro NVS 420 NVIDIA Quadro NVS 440 NVIDIA Quadro NVS 450 NVIDIA Tesla C870 NVIDIA Tesla C1060 NVIDIA Tesla C2050 NVIDIA Tesla C2075 NVIDIA Quadro 400 NVIDIA Quadro 600 NVIDIA Quadro 2000 NVIDIA Quadro 2000D NVIDIA Quadro 4000 NVIDIA Quadro 5000 NVIDIA Quadro 6000 NVIDIA NVS 300 Please read the entire contents of this document. Information in this file may not appear in printed documentation or online help. This READ-ME file contains the following information: 1. GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 How to get Online help 1.2 Installing the NVIDIA Graphics Adapter 2. INSTALLING THE NVIDIA VIDEO DRIVER 2.1 Menu-controlled Video Driver Installation 2.2 Unattended Video Driver Installation 2.3 Manual Microsoft Windows 2000 Installation Instructions 2.4 Manual Microsoft Windows XP Installation Instructions 2.5 Supported color depth, Resolutions and Refresh Rates 3. UNINSTALLING THE NVIDIA DISPLAY DRIVER SOFTWARE 3.1 Uninstalling Display Driver Software 4. NOTES AND LIMITATIONS 1. GENERAL INFORMATION ---------------------- 1.1 How to Get Online Help -------------------------- Online help, for video device driver related topics, is available by right-clicking on buttons and fields. 1.2 Installing the NVIDIA Graphics Adapter ------------------------------------------ Your computer is shipped with an NVIDIA Graphics Adapter and its factory-installed device driver. Refer to the following directions and information only if you plan to install additional NVIDIA cards. 2. INSTALLING THE NVIDIA VIDEO DRIVER ------------------------------------- Your computer system shipped pre-installed with the graphics software drivers for an NVIDIA graphics cards. For your convenience, the following procedures describe how to install the graphics driver software. The Unattended Video Driver Installation as described in 2.2 allows to install the drivers and configure your monitor settings by a single command line. You can also set parameters for a 'silent' installation (no messages displayed during the installation). NOTE: Before installing the NVIDIA video driver, please close all open application programs and disable any anti-virus software running on your computer until the driver installation is complete! 2.1 Menu-controlled Video Driver Installation --------------------------------------------- 1. Follow the instructions on the NVIDIA .com Web site driver download page to locate the appropriate driver to download, based on your hardware and operating system. 2. Click the driver download link. 3. The license agreement dialog box appears. 4. Click Accept if you accept the terms of the agreement, then either open the file or save the file to your PC and open it later. 5. Extract the zip files to a temporary folder on your PC. 6. Open the NVIDIA driver installation .EXE file to launch the NVIDIA InstallShield Wizard. 7. Follow the instructions in the NVIDIA InstallShield Wizard to complete the installation. 2.2 Unattended Video Driver Installation ---------------------------------------- If you prefer to configure your system by command line editing you may install the video drivers and set the monitor configuration of your primary display as follows: 1. Open a command prompt window by clicking on 'Start', 'Programs', 'Accessories', 'Command Prompt'. 2. Go to the directory which contains the NVIDIA device driver (e.g. C:\NVIDIA_DRVS) 3. Enter the following command: SETUP -h:x -v:y -b:c -j:f -k -s These are the command line options. Please see section 2.3 for valid options: -h:x Resolution (horizontal) -v:y Resolution (vertical) -b:c Color Depth (in bits per pixel) -j:f Refresh rate (in Hz) -k Force a reboot after a silent installation - must precede -s option in command for system to reboot. -s Silent Installation - no installation messages displayed during installation. -n No reboot upon silent installation. Used in conjunction with the -s option ("-n" must precede "-s", i.e. "setup.exe -n -s") Example: For a silent installation of the NVIDIA video drivers, when specifying a resolution via command line, all 4 parameters must be non-zero in order for the values to take effect, configuring your monitor for 800x600 at 75 Hz, 16 bits per pixel, the command looks like this: setup -h:800 -v:600 -b:16 -j:75 -s Warning! Selecting a resolution or refresh rate that your monitor does not support can permanently damage the monitor. Check the documentation of your monitor and make sure that the monitor supports the selected resolution and refresh rate. 2.3 Manual Microsoft Windows 2000 Installation Instructions ----------------------------------------------------------- 1. Right click on "My Computer" icon and then click on "Properties". 2. Click on "Hardware" Tab and select "Device Manager". (NOTE: IF UPDATING DRIVER GO TO STEP 3b) 3a. Double click "Video Controller (VGA Compatible)". (Go To STEP 4) 3b. Select "Display adapters". Double click on the graphics controller shown. 4. Click on "driver" tab and select "Update Driver". 5. Click on the "Next" button (when "Hardware Update Wizard" appears). 6. Select the following option: "Search for a suitable driver for my device" button, click on the "Next" button. (NOTE: IF UPDATING DRIVER GO TO STEP 8) 7. Select "Display adapters". 8. Check the box "Specify a location" and then click on the "Next" button. 9. In "Upgrade Device Driver Wizard" menu, select "Browse" button. 10. Enter the directory where you unzipped the file you downloaded. Highlight the "NVLW.INF" file. Click on the "Open" button. 11. Click on the "OK" button. The installation wizard will automatically detect the driver file and ask if you would like to install the driver. Click on the "Next" button. 12. The operating system will install the driver. Click on the "Finish" button when done. 13. Click on the "Close" button and close all the Device Manager windows. 14. Reboot the system. The driver should now be loaded. 2.4 Manual Microsoft Windows XP Installation Instructions --------------------------------------------------------- 1. Click "Start" then right click on "My Computer" icon and then click on "Properties". 2. Click on "Hardware" Tab and select "Device Manager". (NOTE: IF UPDATING DRIVER GO TO STEP 3b) 3a. Double click "Video Controller (VGA Compatible)". (Go To STEP 4) 3b. Select "Display adapters" then Double click on the graphics controller shown. 4. Click on "driver" tab and select "Update Driver". 5. The Hardware Update Wizard appears and you have several choices: To connect to Windows Update to search for driver software a) Yes, this time only, b) Yes, now and every time I can connect a device, or c) No, not this time. 6. Select "No, not this time" and click the "Next" button. 7. Select the following option: "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)". Click on the "Next" button. 8. Select the following option: "Don't search. I will choose the driver to install". Click on the "Next" button. (NOTE: IF UPDATING DRIVER GO TO STEP 10) 9. Select "Display adapters" and click the "Next" button. 10. Click on the "Have Disk..." button and then the "Browse" button. 11. Enter the directory where you unzipped the file you downloaded. Highlight the "NVLW" file(you may find this file in the Display.Driver folder). Click on the "Open" button. 12. Click on the "OK" button. A window listing all of the available display types should open. Select the display adapter that your system contains and then click on the "Next" button. (NOTE: IF UPDATING DRIVER GO TO STEP 13b) 13. The operating system will install the driver. Click on the "Finish" button when done.(GO TO STEP 14) 13b. The operating system will install the driver. Click on the "Finish" button when done. (GO TO STEP 14b) 14. Click on the "Close" button and then manually reboot the system. After manually rebooting the system, the driver should now be loaded. 14b. Click on the "Close" button and then click on the "Yes" button to reboot. The driver should now be loaded. 2.5 Supported Color depth, Resolutions and Refresh Rates -------------------------------------------------------- Valid Resolution/Color/Refresh combinations for the command line option vary based on your particular graphics card and monitor. See 'modes.txt' 3. UNINSTALLING THE NVIDIA DISPLAY DRIVER SOFTWARE -------------------------------------------------- 3.1 Uninstalling Display Driver Software ---------------------------------------- Note: It is highly recommended that you follow the steps in this section to completely uninstall the NVIDIA Display Driver software before updating to a new version of the software. To uninstall the NVIDIA software, follow these steps: 1. From the Windows taskbar, click Start > Control Panel to open the Control Panel window. 2. Double click Add or Remove Programs. 3. Click the NVIDIA Graphics Driver xxx.xx (where xxx.xx is the driver version) from the list. 4. Click Change/Remove. 5. Please follow the prompt and select the appropriate option that you want for the uninstallation. 4. NOTES AND LIMITATIONS ------------------------ Please refer to the Driver Release Notes for notes and limitations. 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