Drivers for Windows NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User's Guide
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1. Drivers for Windows NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide NVIDIA Corporation Version 1 0 November 2009 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 Pe2. r Using the MetaModes option specify this in the Device section of the X Config file xorg config as follows Option MetaModes GPU 0 DFP 0 1920 0 GPU 1 DFP 0 1920x1024 1024 0 1920 1024 This results in the following display positions GPU 0 s DFP 0 at the top left 0 0 GPU 0 s DFP 1 at the top right 1920 0 GPU 1 s DFP 0 at bottom left 1024 0 GPU 1 s DFP 1 at bottom right 1920 1024 20 1920x1024 0 0 GPU 0 DFP 1 1920x1024 GPU 1 DFP 1 1920x1024 INVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide DISPLAY CONNECTIONS To achieve proper performance the individual displays within a mosaic pattern must be connected to specific connectors on the Quadro Plex unit This appendix describes the display positions and corresponding connections to use when configuring SLI Mosaic mode e Quadro Plex D2 Display Connections on page 22 e Quadro Plex Model IV Display Connections on page 34 NVIDIA Corporation 21 APPENDIX A NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide Display Connections Quadro Plex D2 Display Connections e Quadro Plex D2 2 Display Mosaic Connections on page 23 e Quadro Plex D2 3 Display Mosaic Connections on page 24 e Quadro Plex D2 4 Display Mosaic Connections on page 25 e Dual Quadro Plex D2 6 Display Mosaic Connections on page 26 e Dual Quadro Plex D2 8 Display Mosaic Connections on page 27 e Quadro Plex D2 4 Display
3. Change resolution Adjust desktop color settings ee Rotate display 1 The timing server is Run mutiple display wizard On another system Set up multiple displays Op this system Video amp Television O On tis set Adjust video color settings Modify full screen video options Workstation ees J cae Adjust edge overlap 2 Select displays to lock to the server Active Display E NECLCD1760Vm Figure 2 1 NVIDIA Control Panel Sychnorize Displays Page 2 Under The timing server is select the On another system radio button 3 Under Select displays to lock to the server select the check box for the display that appears 4 Click Apply 10 INVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide CHAPTER 2 Using NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode Set up SLI Mosaic Mode 1 From the Select a Task navigation pane under Workstation click Manage Quadro Plex Settings to open the associated page J NVIDIA Control Panel Select a Tack E 30 Settings Adjust image settings with preview Use this page to manage features for the NVIDIA Quadro Plex Run display optimization wezard Multiple display options Change resolution O The displays are not synced O Use swap groups for synchronized displays Use SU Mosaic Mode Change fiat panel scaling Adjust desktop color settings Rotate splay Manage custom resok tions Deplay setup fan Run multiple display waard seem 4 Set up mulagle d
4. Connections for 2 Display Passive Stereo Mosaic on page 28 e Dual Quadro Plex D2 6 Display Connections for 3 Display Passive Stereo Mosaic on page 29 e Dual Quadro Plex D2 8 Display Connections for 4 Display Passive Stereo Mosaic on page 31 22 INVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide APPENDIX A Display Connections Quadro Plex D2 2 Display Mosaic Connections Connect the numbered connector to the display located at the corresponding mosaic position 225 NVIDIA Corporation 23 APPENDIX A NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide Display Connections Quadro Plex D2 3 Display Mosaic Connections Connect the numbered connector to the display located at the corresponding mosaic position 24 INVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide APPENDIX A Display Connections Quadro Plex D2 4 Display Mosaic Connections Connect the numbered connector to the display located at the corresponding mosaic position 2 s NVIDIA Corporation 25 APPENDIX A NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide Display Connections Dual Quadro Plex D2 6 Display Mosaic Connections This section describes the display connections to two Quadro Plex units see Connect your QuadroPlex Units on page 6 Connect the numbered connector to the display located at the corresponding mosaic position Quadro Plex Unit 1 Quadro Plex Unit 2 26 INVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s G
5. the application you are using then click Apply Set OpenGL Stereo Settings Set the OpenGL Stereo settings as needed On the Manage 3D Settings page e If you are not using OpenGL stereo make sure that Stereo is disabled e If you are using active OpenGL stereo then enable stereo and select the appropriate stereo display mode e If you are using passive OpenGL stereo then enable stereo and select the Clone mode stereo display mode NVIDIA Corporation 9 CHAPTER 2 NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide Using NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode Synchronize Displays Across Two QuadroPlex D2 Units If your configuration involves one QuadroPlex D2 unit four or fewer displays you can skip this section and proceed to Set up SLI Mosaic Mode If your configuration involves two QuadroPlex D2 units more than four displays you must synchronize the displays as follows 1 From the Select a Task navigation pane under Workstation click Synchronize displays to open the associated page Ed NVIDIA Control Panel Ele Edt yew Workstation Help Q x O Standard Settings Select a Task 3 pamm l Synchronize Displays Adjust image settings wth preview Restore Defaults Monitor temperature levels You can synchronize frame rendering across displays This is useful when you wart to peesent graphics across multiple displays or Display synchionize one or mary systems to a house sync source Run display optimization wizard Move CRT screen postion
6. E Ee RE de ee ee Re eee bb es 9 Set OpenGL Stereo Seungss e o i bebe ede ee BEE Oa EO be eR E Oe oe Rew eS 9 Synchronize Displays Across Two QuadroPlex D2 Units 2 2 e 10 Setup SLIMoOsalc Mode os creo rd e hex 11 Troubleshooting 2 24 6 a ar a a A eae a A A 14 Display position does not match the diagrams in AppendixA e 14 Only 800x600 resolution is available o o e o 14 ISSUE 2 correr AAA De CGEM SEER Re EE HSA SEE SE 14 RESONON s 2 borsuk oO Beh de ee Re ee aR Ee ee ee ee Ok a 14 SLI Mosaic options are missing from the Manage Quadro Plex Settings page 15 ISSUES AAA AS Be Ee Hew be E a a ee oe ee Se 15 RESOMMOM 2 ger do 2 MEA GE eh eR eee ee BE Se ab ele ee ee oe Be ee eS 15 3 Setting up Mosaic Mode Under Linux 2200 eee eee eee eee 17 Using the SLI Mosaic Settings Page re er eiae ew OEE EOS Othe ad e OP EM tee LS Re 18 Adjusting Display Positioning Using MetaModes 1 2 0 0 ee a 19 About MetaModes and SLI Mosale 246 soc PPE TRE EEE Sd Bee he Be Se ER 19 VIMAR e ald ig eke ea ate ar aI a a a o ck Re ea Re Ete DR e 19 DeSchplOn aia y OL pews eed fees HERES Se ee PEE He eh ee HS SPs 19 Example Using MetaModes to Set Up a 2x2 Mosaic aaau aaa aa e 20 Appendix A Display Connections Quadro Plex D2 Display Connections oe cc ra 46685 e be ee ee ee 22 Quadro Plex D2 2 Display Mosaic Connections oao
7. a e 23 Quadro Plex D2 3 Display Mosaic Connections esa coc ssa oee draa eaa ea a 24 Quadro Plex D2 4 Display Mosaic Connections esite sgre territa ie bbp nrEi 25 Dual Quadro Plex D2 6 Display Mosaic Connections 2 0 e ee 26 Dual Quadro Plex D2 8 Display Mosaic Connections lt s aa o e o o 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 2 2662 8 ee 8 be a eee we ee a 34 Quadro Plex Model IV 2 Display Mosaic Connections 2 00 0000 ee ee 34 Quadro Plex Model IV 3 or 4 Display Mosaic Connections 2 0 a ee ee 35 Quadro Plex Model IV 4 Display Connections for 2 Display Passive Stereo Mosaic 36 NVIDIA Corporation iii NVIDIA Drivers NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide NVIDIA Corporation ABOUT NVIDIA SLI Mosaic MODE NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode takes the multiple GPUs in a Quadro Plex Visual Computing System VCS and presents them as a single logical Quadro GPU to the operating system In this way using multiple display hardware acceleration SLI Mosaic mode lets you use multiple displays to create a larger virtual canvas with zero or minimal performance impact on 2D or 3D applicati
8. age and then the refresh rate should appear on the Manage QuadroPlex Settings page 7 Set the Horizontal and or Vertical edge overlap as needed to accommodate a variety of configurations For example you can introduce gaps negative overlap to accommodate bezeled displays 8 Click Apply to save your changes NVIDIA Corporation 13 CHAPTER 2 NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide Using NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode Troubleshooting e Display position does not match the diagrams in Appendix A e Only 800x600 resolution is available e SLI Mosaic options are missing from the Manage Quadro Plex Settings page Display position does not match the diagrams in Appendix A Due to differences in system BIOS configurations with respect to the GPU the display positioning on your system may not match the arrangement given in Appendix A If this is the case e Use the Verify Display diagrams to determine the correct connections for your system and then reconnect the displays accordingly e If you are using a configuration that does not use all of the display connections on the Quadro Plex unit and not all of your displays are lit then connect displays to all of the connector outputs to determine which outputs are being used Only 800x600 resolution is available The following information applies only to driver releases 190 and later Issue On the Manage Quadro Plex Settings page only 800x600 is listed under Resolutions per displ
9. ation in the horizontal direction Total pixel output for a configuration is the total horizontal pixels by total vertical pixels Total size on the Manage Quadro Plex Settings page calculates the total pixel dimension for you The total pixels displayed is a combination of the Display configuration resolution setting and edge overlap settings e Minimum Resolution SLI Mosaic Mode also requires that individual displays use a resolution greater than 800 x 600 pixel output If a display in your configuration is set to one of the smaller pixel output resolutions e g 640 x 480 or 800 x 600 the Quadro Plex system will revert to single display mode e Matching Displays All displays must be the same type and use the same type of connection for example all DVI to DVI or all DVI to VGA Mixed display use is not supported 2 NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide CHAPTER 1 About NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode e Maximum Number of Displays NVIDIA Quadro Plex Model IV Supports up to four displays NVIDIA Quadro Plex D2 Supports up to eight displays when using an NVIDIA Dual Output HIC DoHIC card NVIDIA Corporation 3 CHAPTER 1 NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide About NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode 4 NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide UsinG NVIDIA SLI Mosaic MODE This chapter describes how to set up your displays and configure the NVIDIA software for SLI Mosaic Mode Note See the NVIDIA Con
10. ay Resolution Verify the following and make the necessary corrections e All displays are the same type all VGA or all DVI and that they have the same EDID information and capabilities e All the displays are connected to the connector locations as indicated in Appendix A 14 INVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide CHAPTER 2 Using NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode SLI Mosaic options are missing from the Manage Quadro Plex Settings page The following information applies only to driver releases 190 and later Issue Either the SLI Mosaic section is missing entirely from the Manage Quadro Plex Settings page or an expected option from the Display Setup list is missing Resolution 1 With the system turned on and the NVIDIA Control Panel opened disconnect hot unplug all displays except for the primary boot display 2 In the NVIDIA Control Panel select Manage Quadro Plex Settings to open the associated page All appropriate display configurations should appear in the Display setup list Only 800x600 resolution is available 3 Click the Display setup list arrow and then select the topology you wish to configure The topology should be activated but only the first display will be visible If VNC is available the full topology can be viewed from a remote machine 4 Connect hot plug the remaining displays until all are visible The displays may not appear in the proper topology order This can b
11. e corrected later 5 When all displays are visible click the The displays are not synced radio button to exit SLI Mosaic mode 6 Enable SLI Mosaic mode verify the display configuration and make corrections as needed as described in Set up SLI Mosaic Mode on page 11 NVIDIA Corporation 15 CHAPTER 2 NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide Using NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode 16 INVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide SETTING UP MOSAIC MODE UNDER LINUX This chapter explains how to set up NVIDIA SLI Mosaic mode under Linux It contains the following sections e Using the SLI Mosaic Settings Page on page 18 e Adjusting Display Positioning Using MetaModes on page 19 NVIDIA Corporation 17 CHAPTER 3 NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide Setting up Mosaic Mode Under Linux Using the SLI Mosaic Settings Page See Connect Your Hardware on page 6 for information on connecting your QuadroPlex units and displays 1 After starting X Windows enter nvidia settings from the command line The NVIDIA X Server Settings page appears 2 Click SLI Mosaic Mode Settings from the side navigation tree The SLI Mosaic Mode page appears NVIDIA X Server Settings X Server Information IV X Screen 0 NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode Settings Use SLI Mosaic Mode X Server Color Correction X Server XVideo Settings Display Configuration rows x columns gt Cursor Shadow 2x 4 grid OpenGL Settings OpenGL GLX Info
12. eplays fa Video A Television 1280 x 1024 Adjust video color settings Modify full screen video options E Workstation 0 Cines z an View system topology Synchronize displays 75 Hertz QJ System Information Figure 2 2 NVIDIA Control Panel Manage Quadro Plex Settings Page 2 Click the Use SLI Mosaic Mode check box to enable SLI Mosaic Mode settings 3 Click the Display setup list arrow and then select the display configuration that matches your arrangement Note Available configurations list the number of display rows vertical by the number of display columns horizontal For example a 1x4 configuration would be used for a single row of 4 displays lined up side by side a 2x1 configuration would be used for a single column with 2 displays stacked one on top of the other 4 Click Verify display positions to make sure your displays are attached to the correct Quadro Plex connectors A diagram appears on each display in the mosaic surface and indicates which Quadro Plex output is being driven NVIDIA Corporation 11 CHAPTER 2 NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide Using NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode Figure 2 3 shows an example of the diagrams that should appear in each display of a 2x2 SLI Mosaic arrangement Figure 2 3 2x2 Verify Display Example If the diagrams match your display layout you can close all the diagrams by clicking the X in the upper right corner of any of the diagrams If the diagrams do not match your disp
13. isplay located at the corresponding mosaic position NVIDIA Corporation 35 APPENDIX A NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide Display Connections Quadro Plex Model IV 4 Display Connections for 2 Display Passive Stereo Mosaic Connect the numbered connector to the display located at the corresponding mosaic position Left Eye Right Eye Left Eye Right Eye 36 INVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide
14. lay layout then make the necessary corrections as follows Note Do not disconnect the displays while the system is still powered on Doing so can disable Mosaic mode a Determine and make a note of the correct connections using the diagrams as a guide b Close all applications and shut down your system c Rearrange the display connections d Turn your system back on and verify the configuration 5 Set the resolution per display Click the Resolution per display list arrow and then select the resolution to which you want each display set Make sure your settings fall within the following limits Maximum total resolution 8192 horizontal or vertical Minimum individual resolution 800x600 6 Set the refresh rate 12 INVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide CHAPTER 2 Using NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode Click the Refresh rate list arrow and then select the refresh rate you want applied to all displays Note The refresh rate list box contains the refresh rates that are available for the resolution selected The Manage QuadroPlex Settings page shows a limited number of refresh rates For VGA displays you may not see a refresh rate that you know is supported If a refresh rate supported by your display is not listed you can set it by locating and then setting it using the Windows Display Properties page Alternatively you can define a custom mode using the NVIDIA Control Panel gt Change resolution p
15. nectors on the NVIDIA DoHIC card bracket 6 INVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide CHAPTER 2 Using NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode Connect Your Displays Connect all the displays that you intend to use in SLI Mosaic mode to the NVIDIA Quadro Plex unit See Display Connections on page 21 for the proper connectors to use based on your Quadro Plex model and display configuration All displays must be connected to the Quadro Plex and be part of the SLI Mosaic configuration For example the 2x2 configuration cannot be set with only 3 displays connected Additional displays that are not part of the desired SLI Mosaic configuration should not be connected as this may result in unpredictable behavior SLI Mosaic mode cannot be enabled when only one display is connected to the Quadro Plex All displays must be the same type and use the same type of connection for example all DVI to DVI or all DVI to VGA The visual characteristics of displays vary by manufacturer and model from the same manufacturer NVIDIA recommends using the same make and model for all displays NVIDIA Corporation 7 CHAPTER 2 NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide Using NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode Configure Your Driver Settings There are several settings that you should configure before enabling Mosaic mode e Configure Display Settings Enable SLI Mode e Enable V Sync e Set OpenGL Stereo Settings e Synchronize Displays Acros
16. ntium 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 NVIDIA Corporation 2701 San Tomas Expressway Santa Clara CA 95050 www nvidia com NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide amp Table of Contents 1 About NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode 0 00 cece eee 1 About This DOCUMENT o ses dedy teaa OG a ER SM wh ee ESS BOs 2 System Requirements la 2 224 ebb eee toed y d o ES Kk 2 LIMAONS 2 aeii goal de wo abe ok se ew ee a ool OPES Res 2 2 Using NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode 0 cece eee eee eee 5 Connect Your MardWale e c s mas be ene CRM ES AA Ye ee AS x 6 Connect your QuadroPlex UNIS gt oe ce cube abba ee kee vee Ree ee eee A EERE i 6 Connect Your Displays acea s ARG eee A OB EAS ES rd 7 Configure Your DnverSenings e se s ae aoe ee Gow RO Ot A Goel ee pm bee ow S 8 Configure Display Settings se t s 2 8 0G en E63 be ea be weed BEATE SES BOWED BR OE 8 Enable SEl Mode so do tf amp Sk amp are Gekko ae GR os ee OW et A ee ee ee 8 Enable VeSYNE ss 242 neh oe eee et Bed be R
17. ons Each display defines a unique uniform region within a larger virtual canvas 4096 Region 1 Region 2 Display n 2160 Region 4 Figure 1 1 SLI Mosaic Mode Regions In order to eliminate the hard edge between adjacent displays SLI Mosaic mode can be configured to repeat the edges of adjacent displays so that the display edges can be overlapped to create a seamless composite projection NVIDIA Corporation 1 CHAPTER 1 NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide About NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode About This Document This document explains the SLI Mosaic Mode settings and how to connect your displays for optimum performance System Requirements e NVIDIA Quadro Plex Model IV or D2 Series Visual Computing System VCS e The following operating systems are supported Microsoft Windows xp Professional with Service Pack 2 or later Linux e NVIDIA Quadro Professional Driver Release 185 or later NVIDIA recommends using the latest NVIDIA drivers explicitly targeted for NVIDIA Quadro Plex products Limitations e Maximum Resolution SLI Mosaic Mode is bounded by GPU rendering limitations currently 8192 x 8192 pixels For proper operation do not configure display settings that will total greater than 8192 pixels in either the horizontal or vertical direction For example a 1 x 4 array consisting of panels of 2560 x 1600 pixel output each would have a total pixel output dimension of 10240 x 1600 This would exceed the 8192 limit
18. rmation Resolution per display Refresh Rate l 1920x1200 60Hz 4 Antialiasing Settings Y GPU 0 Quadro FX 5800 Edge Overlap Total Size Thermal Settings Horizontal pixels 7680 x 2400 PowerMizer Vertical pixels Maximum Size DFP 0 DELL 2408WFP 8192x8192 DFP 1 DELL 2408WFP Y GPT Quadra FX SRANN x Save to X Configuration File E Save to x Configuration Fie _ Quer Hou 3 Click the Use SLI Mosaic Mode check box 4 Use the corresponding up or down arrows to select the desired Display Configuration rows x columns Resolution per display Refresh Rate 5 Under Edge Overlap set the Horizontal and or Vertical edge overlap as needed to accommodate a variety of configurations For example you can introduce gaps negative overlap to accommodate bezeled displays 6 Click Save to X Configuration File 7 Restart the Linux X server 18 INVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide CHAPTER 3 Setting up Mosaic Mode Under Linux Adjusting Display Positioning Using MetaModes You can modify the configuration file in order to adjust the screen positions within the mosaic in the event that your connections do not match the layout as described in Display Connections on page 21 About MetaModes and SLI Mosaic Mosaic mode under Linux is an extension of Linux TwinView which uses MetaModes to control each display MetaModes are containers
19. ro Plex D2 8 Display Connections for 4 Display Passive Stereo Mosaic This section describes the display connections to two Quadro Plex units see Connect your QuadroPlex Units on page 6 Connect the numbered connector to the display located at the corresponding mosaic position Quadro Plex Unit 1 Quadro Plex Unit 2 Left Eye Right Eye NVIDIA Corporation 31 APPENDIX A NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide Display Connections Quadro Plex Unit 1 Quadro Plex Unit 2 Right Eye 32 INVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide APPENDIX A Display Connections Quadro Plex Unit 1 Quadro Plex Unit 2 Left Eye Right Eye NVIDIA Corporation 33 APPENDIX A NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide Display Connections Quadro Plex Model IV Display Connections e Quadro Plex Model IV 2 Display Mosaic Connections on page 34 e Quadro Plex Model IV 3 or 4 Display Mosaic Connections on page 35 e Quadro Plex Model IV 4 Display Connections for 2 Display Passive Stereo Mosaic on page 36 Quadro Plex Model IV 2 Display Mosaic Connections Connect the numbered connector to the display located at the corresponding mosaic position lt me m iif 2 2 34 INVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide APPENDIX A Display Connections Quadro Plex Model IV 3 or 4 Display Mosaic Connections Connect the numbered connector to the d
20. s Two QuadroPlex D2 Units Configure Display Settings Before you enable SLI Mosaic mode only one display is lit The display settings that you set on this display will be applied to all the displays after enabling SLI Mosaic mode 1 Open the NVIDIA Control Panel by right clicking the desktop and then clicking NVIDIA Control Panel from the context menu 2 Configure your display settings before enabling SLI Mosaic Mode Display settings may include but are not limited to Desktop color settings Flat panel scaling Video and TV settings Enable SLI Mode 1 From the NVIDIA Control Panel Select a Task pane under 3D Settings select Set SLI configuration to open the associated page 2 Under Select the SLI configuration for your system click Enable SLI technology 3 Click Apply 4 Check the Antialiasing Setting feature to make sure it is not set to any of the SLI AA values e g 16x SLI AA 32x SLI AA If it is select a non SLI AA setting then click Apply 8 INVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide CHAPTER 2 Using NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode Enable V Sync 1 From the Manage 3D Settings Global presets pulldown menu select Base profile 2 From the Settings listbox select Vertical sync and change its value to Force on then click Apply 3 From the Global presets pulldown menu select 3D App Default Global Settings the driver s default profile or use the application profile that matches
21. that store information about what mode should be used on each display device at any given time See http us download nvidia com XFree86 Linux x86 185 18 14 README chapter 13 html for more information about NVIDIA TwinView and Linux MetaModes For SLI Mosaic mode MetaModes let you specify the mode and offset within the X screen of each display Syntax lt GPU Display identifier Resolution Offset gt Description Following are descriptions of each element e GPU Display identifier format Each display can be identified by GPU and display For CRTs use GPU CRT and for digital displays use GPU DFP Resolution format horizontal x vertical pixels e Offset format horizontal pixel offset vertical pixel offset You can also specify offsets to produce arbitrary overlap NVIDIA Corporation 19 CHAPTER 3 Setting up Mosaic Mode Under Linux NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide Example Using MetaModes to Set Up a 2x2 Mosaic As an example a particular 2x2 mosaic might be described by the information in the following figure 1920 0 0 0 r Connection GPU 0 DFP 0 Resolution 1920x1024 Mosaic Offset 0 0 0 1024 Connection GPU 1 DFP 0 Resolution 1920x1024 Mosaic Offset 0 1024 k s Connection GPU 0 DFP 1 Resolution 1920x1024 Mosaic Offset 1920 0 Connection GPU 1 DFP 1 Resolution 1920x1024 Mosaic Offset 1920 1024
22. trol Panel Quick Start Guide for an overview of the interface SLI Mosaic Mode settings are found on the Manage Quadro Plex Settings page in your NVIDIA Control Panel When SLI Mosaic mode is enabled the Microsoft Windows Display Properties panel will show multiple displays but you will not be able to interact with them Instead use the settings on the Manage Quadro Plex Settings page to adjust the display resolution and refresh rate There are three basic stages for setting up SLI Mosaic mode e Connect Your Hardware e Configure Your Driver Settings e Set up SLI Mosaic Mode e Troubleshooting NVIDIA Corporation 5 CHAPTER 2 NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide Using NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode Connect Your Hardware Connect your QuadroPlex Units Connect your QuadroPlex unit to your host system If your monitor layout consists of more than four displays e Connect two Quadro Plex D2 units to an NVIDIA Dual Output HIC DoHIC card installed in your host system Typically the north connector on the NVIDIA DoHIC card is connected to the Quadro Plex D2 unit 1 but you may need to experiment to determine the connection in your system e You also need to synchronize the displays across the Quadro Plex units Connect the Quadro Plex units to each other using an RJ45 cable connected to the G Sync connectors Quadro Plex D2 Unit 1 Quadro Plex D2 Unit 2 Connect any RJ45 connector from one unit to the other Con
23. uide NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide APPENDIX A Display Connections Dual Quadro Plex D2 8 Display Mosaic Connections This section describes the display connections to two Quadro Plex D2 units see Connect your QuadroPlex Units on page 6 Connect the numbered connector to the display located at the corresponding mosaic position Quadro Plex Unit 1 Quadro Plex Unit 2 Windows NVIDIA Corporation 27 APPENDIX A NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide Display Connections Quadro Plex D2 4 Display Connections for 2 Display Passive Stereo Mosaic Connect the numbered connector to the display located at the corresponding mosaic position Right Eye Left Eye Right Eye 28 INVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide APPENDIX A Display Connections Dual Quadro Plex D2 6 Display Connections for 3 Display Passive Stereo Mosaic This section describes the display connections to two Quadro Plex units see Connect your QuadroPlex Units on page 6 Connect the numbered connector to the display located at the corresponding mosaic position Quadro Plex Unit 1 Quadro Plex Unit 2 Right Eye NVIDIA Corporation 29 APPENDIX A NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide Display Connections Quadro Plex Unit 1 Quadro Plex Unit 2 Left Eye Right Eye 30 INVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide NVIDIA SLI Mosaic Mode User s Guide APPENDIX A Display Connections Dual Quad
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