======================================================= NVIDIA Display Driver for Windows Win8, Win7, and Vista ======================================================= 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 C1060 NVIDIA Tesla C2050 NVIDIA Tesla C2075 NVIDIA Quadro 400 NVIDIA Quadro 600 NVIDIA Quadro 2000 NVIDIA Quadro 2000 D NVIDIA Quadro 4000 NVIDIA Quadro 5000 NVIDIA Quadro 6000 NVIDIA NVS 300 NVIDIA NVS 310 NVIDIA Quadro 410 NVIDIA NVS 510 NVIDIA Quadro K600 NVIDIA Quadro K2000 NVIDIA Quadro K2000D NVIDIA Quadro K4000 NVIDIA Quadro K5000 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 Vista/Win7 Installation Instructions 2.4 Manual Microsoft Windows Win8 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! In addition, if you already have an Nvidia driver installed, please uninstall the driver before installing another version of the driver. 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, 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 Vista/Win7 Installation Instructions ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Click "Start" then right click on "Computer" and then click on "Properties". 2. Click on "Device Manager". 3. Expand "Display adapters" then Right click on the graphics controller shown and Select Update Driver Software. 4. You will have a choice of having Windows search automatically for updated driver software or Browse my computer for driver software. 5. Select "Browse my computer for Driver software". 6. After finding the driver you want installed, click the "Next" button. 7. The operating system will now install the driver. 8. Click the "Close" button and restart your computer. 2.4 Manual Microsoft Windows Win8 Installation Instructions ----------------------------------------------------------- 1. At the Start screen, type "Computer". 2. Right click on "Computer" and then click on "Properties". 3. Click on "Device Manager". 4. Expand "Display adapters" then Right click on the graphics controller shown and Select Update Driver Software. 5. You will have a choice of having Windows search automatically for updated driver software or Browse my computer for driver software. 6. Select "Browse my computer for Driver software". 7. After finding the driver you want installed, click the "Next" button. 8. The operating system will now install the driver. 9. Click the "Close" button and restart your computer. 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: Please 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. For Vista/Win7, from the Windows taskbar, click Start > Control Panel to open the Control Panel window. For Win8, at the Start screen, type "Control Panel". 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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