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1. Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 36 Chapter 03 THE RELEASE 275 DRIVER Table 3 2 Supported NVIDIA Notebook GPUs Consumer Products GeForce 9500M G GeForce 9400M G GeForce 9400M GeForce 9300M GS GeForce 9300M G GeForce 9200M GS GeForce 9200M GE GeForce 9100M G GeForce 8800M GTX GeForce 8800M GTS GeForce 8800M GS GeForce 8700M GT GeForce 8600M GT GeForce 8600M GS GeForce 8400M GT GeForce 8400M GS GeForce 8400M G GeForce 8200M G GeForce 8200M Table 3 3 Supported NVIDIA NVS and Quadro NVS GPUs Consumer Products NVS 5100M NVS 4200M NVS 3100M NVS 2100M Quadro NVS 320M Quadro NVS 160M Quadro NVS 150M Quadro NVS 140M Quadro NVS 135M Quadro NVS 130M Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 37 Chapter 03 THE RELEASE 275 DRIVER Table 3 4 Supported NVIDIA Quadro and Quadro FX GPUs Consumer Products Quadro 5010M Quadro 5000M Quadro 4000M Quadro 3000M Quadro 2000M Quadro 1000M Quadro FX 3800M Quadro FX 3700M Quadro FX 3600M Quadro FX 2800M Quadro FX 2700M Quadro FX 1800M Quadro FX 1700M Quadro FX 1600M Quadro FX 880M Quadro FX 770M Quadro FX 570M Quadro FX 380M Quadro FX 370M Quadro FX 360M Release 275 Graphics2. 640 480 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240 720 480 8 60 720 576 8 50 800 x 600 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240 024 768 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240 152 864 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 280 720 8 60 280 768 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 280 800 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 280 960 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 280 1024 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 360 768 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 600 x 900 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 600 1024 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 600 1200 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 680 1050 8 60 920 1080 8 60 920 1200 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 920 1440 8 60 70 72 75 85 2048 1536 8 60 640 480 6 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240 720 480 6 60 720 576 6 50 800 600 6 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240 024 768 6 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240 152 864 6 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 280 720 6 60 280 768 6 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 280 800 6 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 280 960 6 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 280 x 1024 6 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 360 x 768 6 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 600 x 900 6 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 600 x 1024 6 60 70 72 75 85
3. Windows Vista Considerations on page 13 Windows 7 Considerations on page 13 Unsupported Features on page 14 OpenGL Application Issues on page 15 Application Issues on page 16 v www Nw V Operating System Issues on page 21 Windows Vista Considerations These are behaviors that may be different from Windows XP and are related directly to the Windows Vista operating system NVIDIA TurboCache Windows Vista now controls the allocation of system memory to the GPU for TurboCache functions The Windows Vista Display Properties pages show the shared system memory SSM or how much memory is allocated for NVIDIA GPUS to use for TurboCache For more information on graphics memory reporting under Windows Vista visit http www microsoft com whdc device display graphicsmemory mspx Windows 7 Considerations Hotplug Action Unlike the hotplug activity under Windows Vista the default settings are not applied when a new display is hotplugged and there is no message balloon alert stating that a new display was detected Under Windows 7 all display connection and detection events are handled through the Windows 7 Connecting and Configuring Displays CCD mechanism Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 13 Not NVIDIA Issues NVIDIA Control Panel Rotate Display Page The rotation radio button labels are changed slightly under Windows 7 to be consistent with the
4. gt Open Issues in Version 275 27 on page 9 gt gt Known Product Limitations page 22 Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 2 Chapter 02 RELEASE 275 DRIVER CHANGES Version 275 27 Highlights This section provides highlights of version 275 27 of the NVIDIA Release 275 Driver for Windows Vista Windows 7 What s New in Release 275 gt What s New in Version 275 27 Limitations in This Release gt Special Instructional Notes What s New in Release 275 The section summarizes the following driver changes in Release 275 NVIDIA Control Panel Updates General Interface Added NVIDIA Update feature that notifies you when there is a driver available for download from nvidia com that is newer than what you have installed This is an optional feature that you have the opportunity to install or not install when installing Release 270 or later drivers 3D Settings gt Manage Updates link now applies if the NVIDIA Updates driver component is installed Clicking the link opens the NVIDIA Updates dialog where you can manage NVIDIA Updates Display gt Revised the Adjust Desktop Size and Position page to provide improved controls for desktop scaling and resizing e Includes a preview window e Available for all displays including VGA and HDMI connections e Scaling override option for Windows 7 gaming 3D Vision With Release 275 drivers the 3D Vision C
5. 1 3 the game crashes when launched 290506 This is an issue with the application patch under Windows Vista Nascar Simracing the game crashes when launched 270792 This is an issue with the application under Windows Vista gt Call of Duty 2 Only solid colors render during game play when 4xAA is enabled 257454 The application is not applying antialiasing properly Please try selecting 2x AA disabling antialiasing or using NVIDIA Enhanced application or Override antialiasing modes NVIDIA is pursuing a fix with the application developer gt Age of Empires III the game has rendering artifacts such as textured squares for smoke 258036 gt Flight Simulator X pressing Alt Tab to switch to the desktop does not work 293729 gt Everquest 2 with NVIDIA driver versions 100 xx the following error message appears 273346 You currently have a 7 15 11 120 video card installed We recommend that you download version 7772 drivers before playing Everquest Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 17 Not NVIDIA Issues This occurs because the application is not checking the driver version correctly but this does not affect game play Please select Continue Anyway to launch the game The problem does not occur with a previous Release 95 driver xx xx format NVIDIA is pursuing a fix with the application developer gt Windows Vista 64 bit PhysX TheGameCreators PhysX
6. Change resolution 1 screen Select this resolution from your application to achieve the most desired viewing Note Some games or applications may not support the new resolu tion Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 6 Changes in Version 275 27 Changes in Version 275 27 The following sections list the important changes and the most common issues resolved since version 270 61 This list is only a subset of the total number of changes made in this driver version The NVIDIA bug number is provided for reference Windows Vista Windows 7 32 bit Issues Resolved Fixed Single GPU Issues gt After installing the driver over the inbox driver there is no NVIDIA icon in the Windows system tray 782837 gt Resident Evil 5 blurriness occurs occasionally 811143 gt GeForce 500 400 series 3D Vision When viewing 3D photos on 3dvisionlive com using 3D Vision the photos flash everytime the browser is scaled or scrolled 807192 gt GeForce GTX 580 560 Ti Empire Total War the game flickers and then hangs 813058 Fixed Multi GPU Issues gt SLI GeForce GTX 285M With SLI mode enabled the NVIDIA Control Panel gt Change Resolution page highlights the wrong HD resolution when attempting to select the other HD resolution for example 1680x1050 instead of 1920x1080 and 1176x664 instead of 1280x720 719333 Windows Vista Windows 7 64 bit Issues Resolved Fixed Single GPU Issue
7. GeForce 8600 GT Battlefield 2 the game crashes to desktop when set to 1900x1440 resolution 8x antialiasing This problem occurs only when you have FRAPS 2 6 4 installed It does not occur with FRAPS 2 8 2 gt 316403 GeForce 8 Series GeForce 7 Series NV SDK 9 5 Mandelbrot set fails to render fractal This is an issue with the NV SDK and will be fixed in a newer build Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 19 Not NVIDIA Issues gt GeForce 8 Series Prince of Persia half the screen turns black and the other half turns White during resolution changes 299484 This is an issue with the application gt GeForce 8800 GTX Company of Heroes DirectX 10 the game crashes when the maximum settings are applied at 2560x1600 with 8xAA enabled 321631 This is an issue with the application gt GeForce 7 Series Risen GM there is fog corruption 606532 This is an issue with the application gt GeForce 7950 GX2 Flight SimX water has artifacts 292168 GeForce 6600 Stars Wars Battlefront2 blue screen crash occurs when High settings are used 302213 gt GeForce 6200 Call of Juarez there is corruption at all resolutions 356711 gt GeForce 6100 6150 Gothic there is flickering with a white screen when using the default settings 303552 gt GeForce 6200 Star Wars Empire at War the game menu buttons are corrupt 357713 gt GeForce 8600M GT Warmonger 2 1 the game in
8. Media Center Edition gt NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager The nView Desktop Manager will not be included in drivers for GeForce products OpenGL Application Issues The following are known compatibility issues for OpenGL applications developed under Windows XP gt Mixed GDI and OpenGL rendering does not work A number of applications use GDI to render UI components and object highlighting This is not supported in the Windows Vista driver model NVIDIA recommends converting GDI rendering to OpenGL The following are some applications that are known to have this issue e 7 01 gt Applications Tools and Benchmarks not Supported Under Windows Vista e GLperf Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 15 Not NVIDIA Issues e 3ds max 8 later releases may be supported e CATIA V5R15 V5R16 is supported PTC s CDRS 2001 gt Front buffered rendering may be slow especially when DWM is enabled Flushing the rendering queue while rendering to the front buffer may cause the window manager to recomposite Applications should therefore minimize the frequency with which they flush the rendering queue Application Issues gt GeForce 400 Series Dirt 2 the game does not show any 3D rendered objects when multisample antialiasing is increased to 16xCSAA or higher 644651 gt GeForce 400 Series Aliens vs Predator DirectX 11 there is ghosting in the sky textures 660817 gt GeForce 40
9. TNT2 TNT RIVA RIVA TNT VOODOO VOODOO GRAPHICS WAVEBAY Accuview Antialiasing Detonator Digital Vibrance Control ForceWare NVRotate NVSensor NVSync PowerMizer Quincunx Antialiasing Sceneshare See What You ve Been Missing StreamThru SuperStability T BUFFER The Way It s Meant to be Played Logo TwinBank TwinView and the Video amp Nth Superscript Design Logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the United States and or other countries Other company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are associated Copyright 2009 2011 NVIDIA Corporation All rights reserved www nvidia com NVIDIA
10. W275 27 01v01 20 Not NVIDIA Issues gt Quad SLI GeForce 9800 2 Test Driver Unlimited there is pausing hitching during the cut scene transitions 395207 gt SLI GeForce 8800 GTX GeForce 8600 GeForce 6 Series Company of Heroes there is corruption in the ground textures 294118 This is an application issue and has been fixed with the latest patch for the game gt SLI GeForce 8800 GTX Battlefield 2 and Battlefield 2142 the games crash when exiting back to the menu after being played at 2048x1536 using 8xAA or higher 301985 This is an issue with the application gt SLI GeForce 7900 GTX Chess Titans with Aero glass enabled there is blanking when resizing the game window 346775 This is an issue with the application gt SLI GeForce 8800 While uninstalling driver the driver the error message Windows host process Rund1132 has stopped working appears 294219 280920 gt SLI GeForce 8800 Splinter Cell Double Agent the game crashes when minimized and then invoked again 294205 gt SLI GeForce 8800 Battlefield 2142 8xAA cannot be set from the game control panel 294231 gt SLI GeForce 7900 Microsoft Flight simulator X corruption and flickering occur while flying close to land objects 293882 Operating System Issues gt Direct X diagnostics tool DXDIAG may report an unexpected value for the display adapter s memory 673360 See the Microsoft KB a
11. a High Performance Level full clock speeds in Multi display ARE 27 GeForce 295 Fan Control and NVIDIA Control Panel Performance Group version 06 UD Leu op RN EKK 28 1280x1024 e 60 Hz not Available on BenQ FP241W Monitors 28 Image Sharpening Control not Available with GeForce 8 Series and later 01218 MN RSV PUO UU Ec 28 Gigabyte GA 6BX Motherboard 28 4 The Release 275 Driver 29 About the Release 275 Driver ssssssssssssssscssessscss 29 Hardware and Software 30 Supported Operating 5 30 Supported NVIDIA Desktop Products 31 Supported NVIDIA Notebook Products 35 Supported Languages iiie io eee re RE EEUU E CIN UE EEUU UE MER 39 Driver 11 40 11 1 FTTFTTTTFTTTTrrTTT 39 Minimum Hard Disk Space nan rx Rn 39 Belofe YOU Begin 40 Installation 40 Appendix A Mode Support for 41 General Mode Support 42 Understanding the Mode Form
12. family of graphics drivers versions 275 xx to 279 xx for Microsoft Windows Vista Windows 7 NVIDIA provides these notes to describe performance improvements and bug fixes in each documented version of the driver Structure of the Document This document is organized in the following sections gt Release 275 Driver Changes on page 2 gives a summary of changes and fixed and open issues in this version gt The Release 275 Driver on page 29 describes the NVIDIA products and languages supported by this driver the system requirements and how to install the driver gt Mode Support for Windows on page 41 lists the default resolutions supported by the driver Changes in this Edition This edition of the Release Notes for Windows Vista Windows 7 includes information about NVIDIA graphics driver version 275 27 and lists changes made to the driver since the Release 270 driver version 270 61 These changes are discussed beginning with the chapter Release 275 Driver Changes on page 2 Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 1 RELEASE 275 DRIVER CHANGES This chapter describes open issues for version 275 27 and resolved issues and driver enhancements for versions of the Release 275 driver up to version 275 27 The chapter contains these sections gt Version 275 27 Highlights on page 3 Changes in Version 275 27 on page 7 Not NVIDIA Issues on page 13 gt
13. mode to Maximum 3D Performance sets displays to Clone mode instead of Extend Dualview mode 700863 gt SLI GeForce 400 Series Surround gaming Race Driver GRID the game fails to launch when Surround is enabled 666734 You can launch the game if you do not use Surround bezel correction GeForce 200 Series gt SLI GeForce 200 Series Surround gaming Medusa the game doesn t span completely across the monitors if any resolution other than the native resolution is set 670390 gt SLI GeForce GTX 285M After enabling SLI mode the NVIDIA Control Panel gt Adjust Desktop Size and Position page does not show the connected display images to select 724229 GeForce 9 Series gt 3 way SLI nForce 790i GeForce 9800 GTX Crysis 64 bit DirectX 9 there is lengthy pause or the system freezes when firing a weapon 450562 This issue does not occur with the DirectX 10 version of the game which is the recommended version This issue does not occur on systems with 3GB or more of system memory GeForce 8 Series gt SLI GeForce 8800M GTX Multi display mode is not preserved between users after performing a Fast User Switch 541252 Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 12 Not NVIDIA Issues Not NVIDIA Issues This section lists issues that are not due to the NVIDIA driver as well as features that are not meant to be supported by the NVIDIA driver for Windows Vista
14. 0 Series S T A L K E R Clear Sky there is flickering in the background when Sun Shadow is enabled 667627 gt Dirt2 distant terrain is clipped 644821 Dark Void if you experience issues playing Dark Void NVIDIA recommends the following steps a Install all game patches Retail box owners can get the patch here http download nvidia com downloads nZone patches DarkVoid_PhysX_Update_Patch exe b From the Windows Control Panel gt Add Remove programs uninstall NVIDIA Game System Software 2 8 1 c From the Windows Control Panel gt Add Remove programs right click NVIDIA PhysX and then click Repair If you still experience problems after performing these steps then either enable V Sync or skip the cut scenes by pressing Enter twice at the cut scene gt Operation Flashpoint Dragon Rising the game crashes to the desktop when it starts to load This is an issue in the application the problem does not occur if you disconnect your internet cable gt World of Warcraft if you have run the 3D Vision setup wizard then the game automatically enables 3D stereo even after you disable it To work around this issue you must uninstall the 3D Vision driver gt Counter Strike the application crashes to the desktop if the resolution or bit depth is changed from the in game video options menu 416582 This is an application issue but the problem does not occur if you change the resolution or bit depth from the game s main
15. 100 120 600 x 1200 6 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 680 x 1050 6 60 920 x 1080 6 60 Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 44 Appendix MODE SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS 1920 x 1200 16 60 70 72 75 85 100 1920 x 1440 16 60 70 72 75 85 2048 x 1536 16 60 640 x 480 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240 720 x 480 32 60 720 x 576 32 50 800 x 600 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240 024 x 768 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240 152 864 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 280 x 720 32 60 280 768 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 280 800 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 280 960 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 280 1024 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 360 768 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 600 900 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 600 1024 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 600 x 1200 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 680 x 1050 32 60 920 x 1080 32 60 920 x 1200 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 920 x 1440 32 60 70 72 75 85 2048 x 1536 32 60 Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 45 Appendix MODE SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS GeForce 9M 8M 100M 200M 300M 400M Series and Quadro NVS and Quadro FX Notebook GPUs This sections lists the supported display resolutions color depths and refresh rates for the products listed in Supported
16. 2 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 600 x 1024 6 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 600 x 1200 6 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 680 x 1050 6 60 920 x 1080 6 60 Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 46 Appendix MODE SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS 1920 x 1200 16 60 70 72 75 85 100 1920 x 1440 16 60 70 72 75 85 2048 x 1536 16 60 640 x 480 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240 720 x 480 32 60 720 x 576 32 50 800 x 600 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240 024 x 768 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240 152 864 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 280 x 720 32 60 280 768 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 280 800 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 280 960 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 280 1024 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 360 768 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 600 900 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 600 1024 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 600 x 1200 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 680 x 1050 32 60 920 x 1080 32 60 920 x 1200 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 920 x 1440 32 60 70 72 75 85 2048 x 1536 32 60 640 480 64 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240 720 480 64 60 720 576 64 50 800 600 64 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240 024 x 768 64 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240 152 864 64 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 1
17. 50 170 200 280 x 720 64 60 280 768 64 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 280 800 64 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 280 960 64 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 280 x 1024 64 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 360 768 64 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 600 900 64 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 600 1024 64 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 600 x 1200 64 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 680 x 1050 64 60 920 x 1080 64 60 920 x 1200 64 60 70 72 75 85 100 920 x 1440 64 60 70 72 75 85 2048 x 1536 64 60 Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 47 Appendix MODE SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS Modes Supported by TV Encoders Table A 3 and Table A 4 list the NTSC PAL and HDTV TV Out modes supported by the NVIDIA driver Table A 3 Mode Support for S Video and Composite Out Resolution Bit Comments depth 320x200 8 16 32 DirectDraw mode not selectable as a Windows desktop 320x240 8 16 32 DirectDraw mode not selectable as a Windows desktop 640x400 8 16 32 DirectDraw mode not selectable as a Windows desktop 640x480 8 16 32 720x480 8 16 32 Overscans for video 720x576 8 16 32 Overscans for video 800x600 8 16 32 1024x768 8 16 32 Conexant 25871 only Table A 4 Mode Support for Component YPrPb Out and DVI Out Resolution Comments 480i SDTV 480p EDTV 720p HDTV Supported on graphics boa
18. 800 GTX GeForce 9800 GTX GeForce 9800 GT GeForce 9600 GT GeForce 9600 GS GeForce 9600 GSO GeForce 9500 GT GeForce 9500 GS GeForce 9400 GT GeForce 9400 GeForce 9300 GS GeForce 9300 GE GeForce 9300 GeForce 9200 GeForce 8800 Ultra GeForce 8800 GTX GeForce 8800 GTS 512 GeForce 8800 GTS GeForce 8800 GT GeForce 8800 GS GeForce 8600 GTS GeForce 8600 GT GeForce 8600 GS GeForce 8500 GT GeForce 8400 GS GeForce 8400 SE GeForce 8400 GeForce 8300 GS GeForce 8300 GeForce 8200 Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 32 Table 3 1 Supported NVIDIA Desktop GPUs Consumer Products GeForce 8100 nForce 720a nForce 780a SLI nForce 7601 SLI nForce 750a SLI nForce 730a GeForce 7950 GX2 GeForce 7950 GT GeForce 7900 GTX GeForce 7900 GT GTO GeForce 7900 GS GeForce 7800 SLI GeForce 7800 GTX GeForce 7800 GT GeForce 7800 GS GeForce 7650 GS GeForce 7600 GT GeForce 7600 GS GeForce 7600 LE GeForce 7500 LE GeForce 7350 LE GeForce 7300 SE GeForce 7300 LE GeForce 7300 GT GeForce 7300 GS GeForce 7200 GS GeForce 7100 GS GeForce 7150 NVIDIA nForce 630i GeForce 7100 NVIDIA nForce 630i GeForce 7050 NVIDIA nForce 620i GeForce 7050 NVIDIA n
19. Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 38 Supported Languages Chapter 03 THE RELEASE 275 DRIVER The Release 275 Graphics Drivers supports the following languages in the main driver Control Panel English USA English UK Arabic Chinese Simplified Chinese Traditional Czech Danish Dutch Finnish French German Greek Hebrew Hungarian Italian Japanese Korean Norwegian Polish Portuguese Brazil Driver Installation Minimum Hard Disk Space Portuguese Euro Iberian Russian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Spanish Latin America Swedish Thai Turkish The hard disk space requirement for 32 bit is minimum 150 MB for English only and 220 for International The hard disk space requirement for 64 bit is minimum 220 MB for English only and 250 for International Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 39 Chapter 03 THE RELEASE 275 DRIVER Before You Begin nTune If you have previously installed NVIDIA nTune NVIDIA recommends that you uninstall nTune before installing this driver After the driver install is complete you can reinstall NVIDIA nTune Notebooks Check to make sure that your notebook has a supported GPU and is not listed in the exclusion list see Supported NVIDIA Notebook Products on page 35 gt It is recommended that you back up your current system configuration gt If you own
20. Force 500 400 series 3D Vision Windows Aero cannot be turned ON if windowed stereoscopic 3D is ON 812662 gt GeForce 500 400 series 3DVision Homefront Heaven DirectX 11 benchmark stereoscopic 3D cannot be enabled in windowed mode 812600 gt GeForce GTX 580 HAWX during the game an outline of an air plane appears in the upper left corner of the screen after pressing Alt Tab 746186 gt GeForce GTX 560 Ti Battlefield Bad Company 2 there is corruption on the edges of some objects when Transparency AA is enabled 780734 GeForce 400 Series gt GeForce 400 series Total War Shogun 2 the sun and surrounding area within the game flickers 807036 gt GeForce 400 Series The default settings on the NVIDIA Control Panel gt Adjust Video Color Settings page are incorrect 716620 gt GeForce 400 Series DualView mode is not set automatically after hotplugging a second display 712892 gt GeForce 400 Series Company of Heroes there are thin yellow lines of corruption when played in DirectX 10 mode with Transparency AA enabled 679697 Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 10 Open Issues in Version 275 27 GeForce 200 Series gt GeForce GTX 280 With DualView mode enabled after attempting to set the resolution to 1080p HD resolution the PC resolution 1920x1080 gets applied instead 724778 Multi GPU Issues gt 3D Surround With four displays connected the disp
21. Force 6101 GeForce 7100 NVIDIA nForce 620i GeForce 7050 PV NVIDIA nForce 630a GeForce 7050 PV NVIDIA nForce 630a GeForce 7025 NVIDIA nForce 630a GeForce 6800 XT Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 Chapter 03 THE RELEASE 275 DRIVER RN W275 27 01v01 33 Chapter 03 THE RELEASE 275 DRIVER Table 3 1 Supported NVIDIA Desktop GPUs Consumer Products GeForce 6800 XE GeForce 6800 Ultra GeForce 6800 Series GPU GeForce 6800 LE GeForce 6800 GT GeForce 6800 GS XT GeForce 6800 GS GeForce 6800 GeForce 6700 XL GeForce 6610 XL GeForce 6600 VE GeForce 6600 LE GeForce 6600 GT GeForce 6600 GeForce 6500 GeForce 6250 GeForce 6200SE TurboCache GeForce 6200 TurboCache GeForce 6200 LE GeForce 6200 A LE GeForce 6200 GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 GeForce 6150 LE GeForce 6150 GeForce 6100 nForce 420 GeForce 6100 nForce 405 GeForce 6100 nForce 400 GeForce 6100 Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 34 Chapter 03 THE RELEASE 275 DRIVER Supported NVIDIA Notebook Products The following tables list the NVIDIA notebook products supported by the Release 275 driver version 275 27 Note Hybrid Power technology with Intel chipsets is not supported by this release The following Sony VAIO notebooks are supported Son
22. GI NVIDIA Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction to Release Notes 1 Structure of the Document sscsscscesscssesescseseses 1 Changes in this Edition sssssscsscescsssssesecesesce 1 2 Release 275 Driver Changes 2 Version 275 27 Highlights a RGIA aM 3 What s New in Release 275 anst niun blink KRE KREE 3 What s New in Version 275 27 sssssssessseesscesssesssosseceesesseeesseee 5 Limitations in This Release scescesceseeeeeeeceeco 5 Special Instructional Notes sas o ELEA OS RJ 6 Changes in Version 275 27 iaa GG UU EEL kar 7 Windows Vista Windows 7 32 bit Issues Resolved 7 Windows Vista Windows 7 64 bit Issues Resolved 7 Open Issues in Version 275 27 sseccsssssssssesvsvessssensvos 9 Windows Vista Windows 7 32 bit 1550 9 Windows Vista Windows 7 64 bit IssUeS sssssssssss 10 Not NVIDIA ISSUBS sepopo 13 Windows Vista Considerations ssssssssssssssesssesccscs 13 Windows 7 ConsideratiOons ssssssssssssssscesesccesesescs 13 Unsupported Features ssssesssssssssssssesscssesseess 14 OpenGL Applicatio
23. GeForce 8800 GT Company of Heroes DirectX10 the application crashes when MSAA is enabled 346495 This is a Fraps 2 9 2 issue gt GeForce 8 Series Quake 4 there are white flashing artifacts 273476 gt GeForce 8800 City of Heroes there are corrupted textures in certain missions 290659 This has been fixed with the latest patch for the game gt GeForce 8800 Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter the gadget side bar bleeds through on the right side of the screen during game play 281304 gt GeForce 8800 GTX Star Wars Battle front 2 screen corruption occurs at 2560x1600 resolution 325457 gt GeForce 8800 GTX GeForce 7900 GTX Neverwinter Nights 2 the mini map loses its background when the resolution is changed 273788 Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 18 Not NVIDIA Issues gt GeForce 8800 GTX Civilization 4 setting in game 16x antialiasing AA disables all antialiasing 303283 gt GeForce 8800 GTX Flight Simulator the terrain changes to low resolution when switching from Air Traffic controlled to player controlled airplane 304840 gt GeForce 8800 GTX Scarface corruption during the game 290007 gt GeForce 8800 GTX Neverwinter Nights 2 only overlays render when switching to 2560x1600 using 8xAA 302061 314148 gt GeForce 8800 GTX Command amp Conquer Tiberium Wars the game crashes at 2560x1600 resolution with 8x antialiasing enabled and when in game setti
24. Microsoft panel Table 2 1 NVIDIA Control Panel Rotation Page Radio Buttons Clockwise Windows 7 Label Windows Vista Label Rotation 0 degrees Landscape No rotation Landscape 90 degrees Portrait 90 degrees to the right Inverted Portrait 180 degrees Landscape flipped 180 degree rotation Inverted landscape 270 degrees Portrait flipped 90 degrees to the left Portrait Limitation gt When switching the refresh rate from 59 Hz to 60Hz the refresh rate remains at 59 Hz See the Microsoft KB article KB2006076 at http support microsoft com kb 2006076 Unsupported Features The following are features and functionality that were available in driver releases supporting Windows but are not and will not be available in driver releases for Windows Vista High resolution scaling desktop HRSD gt MultiView Display Mode for NVIDIA Quadro NVS graphics cards NVKeystone gt Unified back buffer UBB controls gt OpenGL Video Overlays This is an operating system limitation Vista window manager features will provide new ways of accomplishing overlays but will require application porting gt Overclocking GPU overclocking is no longer supported in the default GPU driver control panel This feature is available in the NVIDIA System Tools software which you can download from NVIDIA com gt GPU Temperature Monitoring Temperature monitoring is no longer supported in the default GP
25. NVIDIA Notebook Products on page 35 Standard Modes 640 480 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240 720 x 480 8 60 720 576 8 50 800 x 600 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240 024 768 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240 152 864 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 280 720 8 60 280 768 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 280 800 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 280 960 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 280 1024 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 360 768 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 600 x 900 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 600 1024 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 600 1200 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 680 1050 8 60 920 1080 8 60 920 1200 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 920 1440 8 60 70 72 75 85 2048 1536 8 60 640 480 6 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240 720 480 6 60 720 576 6 50 800 600 6 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240 024 768 6 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240 152 864 6 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 280 720 6 60 280 768 6 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 280 800 6 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 280 960 6 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 280 x 1024 6 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 360 x 768 6 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 600 x 900 6 60 70 7
26. PU mode is enabled 794339 Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 8 Open Issues in Version 275 27 Open Issues in Version 275 27 As with every released driver version 275 27 of the Release 275 driver has open issues and enhancement requests associated with it This section includes lists of issues that are either not fixed or not implemented in this version Some problems listed may not have been thoroughly investigated and in fact may not be NVIDIA issues Others may have workaround solutions For notebook computers many of these issues are system specific and may not be seen on your particular notebook gt Windows Vista Windows 7 32 bit Issues on page 9 gt Windows Vista Windows 7 64 bit Issues on page 10 Windows Vista Windows 7 32 bit Issues Single GPU Issues All GPUs gt NVIDIA Control Panel From the Adjust Desktop Color Settings page the previous settings are not restored if Cancel is clicked after changing two or more settings on the page 823146 GeForce 500 Series gt GeForce 500 series With Clone mode enabled the primary display cannot be changed 794224 Hn gt Windows 7 When installing the driver the driver files are extracted to a WinVista folder instead of a Win7 folder 728546 GeForce 200 Series gt GeForce 200 Series After installing the driver and then rebooting twice without changing the display resolution the resolution swi
27. Position page are not intended to be used for TV modes and normally the controls are not available for TV or HDTV displays However Microsoft requires that certain TV HDTV modes be available for all digital displays including DVI and HDMI even if they are not HDTV While the NVIDIA flat panel scaling controls are available for those displays they will not be functional for the TV modes that appear in compliance with the Microsoft requierements The affected modes are as follows gt 1920x1080i 50 59 94 60 Hz gt 1280x720p 50 59 94 60 Hz gt 720x480p 59 94 60 Hz gt 720x576p 50 Hz GPU Runs at a High Performance Level full clock speeds in Multi display Modes This is a hardware limitation and not a software bug Even when no 3D programs are running the driver will operate the GPU at a high performance level in order to efficiently drive multiple displays In the case of SLI or multi GPU PCs the second GPU will always operate with full clock speeds again in order to efficiently drive multiple displays Today all hardware from all GPU vendors have this limitation Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 27 Known Product Limitations GeForce GTX 295 Fan Control and NVIDIA Control Panel Performance Group version 6 03 06 00 The GeForce GTX 295 fan control does not function properly when using the NVIDIA Control Panel Performance Group version 6 03 06 00 For proper fan control use ve
28. S Default Modes Supported by GPU This section lists the modes that are included by default in the driver INF for the following product families GeForce 500 and 400 300 200 100 9 Series 8 Series 7 Series 6 Series and nForce 7xx 6xx GPUs on page 44 gt GeForce 9M 8M 100M 200M 300M 400M Series and Quadro NVS and Quadro FX Notebook GPUs on page 46 Understanding the Mode Format Figure A 1 gives an example of how to read the mode information presented in this section Resolution Color Depth Refresh Rates Example entry 1024 x 768 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 Meaning Resolution 1024 x 768 Color depth 32 bpp Refresh rates 60 Hz 70 Hz 72 Hz 75 Hz 85 Hz 100 Hz 120 Hz 140 Hz 144 Hz 150 Hz 170 Hz and 200 Hz Figure A 1 Mode Format Note Horizontal spanning modes of 3840x1080 and above and vertical spanning modes of 1920x2160 and above generally require at least 32 MB of video memory at 32 bpp e An i next to the refresh rate indicates an interlaced refresh rate Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 43 Appendix MODE SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS GeForce 500 and 400 300 200 100 9 Series 8 Series 7 Series 6 Series and nForce 7xx 6xx GPUs This sections lists the supported display resolutions color depths and refresh rates for the products listed in Supported NVIDIA Desktop Products on page 31 Standard Modes
29. Screen Saver doesn t get installed properly 491613 This is not an NVIDIA issue but a bug in Vista 64 bit OS that affects the installation of many screen savers To work around locate the corresponding scr file for the screen saver then right click and select Install Note PhysXscreensaver scr is located in windows SysWOW64 gt GeForce 9800 GTX Flight Simulator Acceleration DirectX 10 the sky box does not render correctly when zoomed all the way out 436158 This is not an NVIDIA bug but rather an application issue gt GeForce 9800 GTX Flight Simulator Acceleration DirectX 10 there is no antialiasing preview window 436156 gt GeForce 9800 GX2 Fury DirectX 10 the character names flicker 384917 This is not an NVIDIA bug but rather an application issue gt GeForce 9600 GT GeForce 9800 GX2 GeForce 8800 GTX Ultra GTS GT Assassin s Creed Directors Cut the shadow flickers 400541 This is not an NVIDIA bug but rather an application issue gt GeForce 9600 GT Crysis DirectX 9 there is corruption in the game 399261 This is not an NVIDIA bug but rather an issue with the application issue To avoid this issue use the DirectX 10 option of the game gt GeForce 8800 GTX Tabula Rasa there is ghosting on the game character while standing below the drop ship after enabling refraction from the game control panel 357271 This is not an NVIDIA bug but rather an application issue gt
30. U driver control panel This feature is available in the NVIDIA System Tools software which you can download from NVIDIA com Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 14 Not NVIDIA Issues AGP Settings Adjustment Video Zoom gt Pan amp Scan the process of panning across the desktop in order to display a desktop on a monitor with lower resolution Per display Desktop Color Setting Adjustments For Clone mode the desktop color setting adjustments through the NVIDIA Control Panel can only be made across all displays in a system and not on a per display basis gt Per display Video Color Setting Adjustments For Dualview mode the video color setting adjustments through the NVIDIA Control Panel can only be made across all displays in a system and not on a per display basis gt Edge Blending gt Run display optimization wizard gt Run multiple display wizard gt Run television setup wizard gt nView Horizontal and Vertical Span Modes Due to architectural changes in the new Windows Vista Window Display Driver Model WDDM span mode cannot be supported in NVIDIA graphics drivers NVIDIA recommends using the built in Windows Vista multi display modes gt Display Connection Wizard such as was provided with Windows Media Center Edition gt DVD MPEG Extensions such as was provided with Windows Media Center Edition gt Audio Extensions such as was provided with Windows
31. a Dell Inspiron 1420 Dell XPS M1330 or Dell XPS M1530 or Dell LatitudeD630 or D630c it is highly recommended that you first install this Dell software update Installation Instructions 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 The license agreement dialog box appears 3 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 4 Open the NVIDIA driver installation EXE file to launch the NVIDIA InstallShield Wizard 5 Follow the instructions in the NVIDIA InstallShield Wizard to complete the installation Note After the driver installation Windows may default to 16 bpp color and disable the Desktop Window Manager DWM To work around this issue set the color to 32 bpp and then reboot the PC Note For this release 275 27 you must use the setup exe file to install the driver you cannot install the driver from the INF or through the Windows Device Manager See also the installation uninstallation considerations explained in Known Product Limitations on page 22 Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 40 MODE SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS This chapter details the Windows modes supported by the Release 275 driver for NVIDIA products It contains these sec
32. al with the Software without restriction including without limitation the rights to use copy modify merge publish distribute sublicense and or sell copies of the Software and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so subject to the following conditions www nvidia com nVIDIA Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimers Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimers in the documentation and or other materials provided with the distribution Neither the names of the LLVM Team University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this Software without specific prior written permission THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CONTRIBUTORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT TORT OR OTHERWISE ARISING FROM OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS WITH THE SOFTWARE Trademarks NVIDIA the NVIDIA logo NVIDIA nForce GeForce NVIDIA Quadro NVDVD NVIDIA Personal Cinema NVIDIA Soundstorm Vanta
33. and the Westinghouse LVM 37w3 as a DVI monitor when applying the native mode Because the driver does not treat the TV as an HDMI in this case the HDMI audio is not used Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 25 Known Product Limitations Using HDMI DisplayPort Displays that do not Support Audio Some HDMI DisplayPort displays do not support audio or have issues with GeForce 9 series and earlier and GeForce GTX 200 series NVIDIA graphics cards The NVIDIA driver attempts to identify such displays and automatically disables the audio For example the NVIDIA driver disables HMDI audio for all Philips HDMI TVs as these have been identified as having issues with GeForce 9 series and earlier and GeForce GTX 200 series NVIDIA graphics cards There may be cases where either the driver disables audio even though there is no problem or does not disable the audio when in fact the audio does not work The following sections describe these situations and provides guidance for handling them Corrupted video and no audio The driver has not disabled audio and the display s audio signal is incompatible with the graphics card causing video corruption With a different display connected in order to establish video disable audio for the HDMI display using the NVIDIA Control Panel Change Resolution page From the connector list select HDMI HDTV Audio Disabled Video but no audio gt Check the conne
34. at 43 GeForce 500 and 400 300 200 100 9 Series 8 Series 7 Series 6 Series and nForce 7xx 6xx GPUS cocco i axe RERO PHUKET UP 44 GeForce 9M 8M 100M 200M 300M 400M Series and Quadro NVS and Quadro FX Notebook GPUS ss ssssscccssscccsssssccscsss 46 Modes Supported by TV Encoders 48 Graphics Driver Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 Driver Version RN W275 27 01v01 ii LIST OF TABLES Table 3 1 Supported NVIDIA Desktop 31 Table 3 2 Supported NVIDIA Notebook 5 35 Table 3 3 Supported NVIDIA NVS and Quadro NVS M GPUS 37 Table 3 4 Supported NVIDIA Quadro M and Quadro FX GPUs 38 Table A 1 Modes Supported for High Resolution Displays 42 Table A 2 Non standard Modes 42 Table A 3 Mode Support for S Video and Composite OUt 48 Table A 4 Mode Support for Component YPrPb Out and DVI Out 48 Graphics Driver Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 Driver Version RN W275 27 01v01 iii INTRODUCTION TO RELEASE NOTES This edition of Release Notes describes the Release 275
35. cs driver on Hybrid graphics notebooks while in save power mode the NVIDIA HD audio driver cannot be re installed Explanation In Hybrid save power mode after transitioning to the integrated graphics the NVIDIA driver disables the HD audio controller The NVIDIA installer will not show the HD audio driver option if the HD audio is disabled Solution Before installing the new driver enable the HD audio device through the Windows Device Manager This will allow the NVIDIA installer to detect HD audio and install the HD audio driver Changing the Primary Display Across SLI GPUs Takes Longer than Expected Issue On an SLI system switching the primary or SLI focus display when each display in the SLI group is connected to a different GPU takes longer than expected Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 24 Known Product Limitations Explanation On an SLI system with each SLI GPU driving a display the display connected to the slave GPU is the primary display also the SLI focus display In order to switch the primary display to the one connected to the other GPU the master and slave GPU configuration must also switch In order to reassign which GPU is the master and which is the slave the driver must be reloaded It the process of reloading the driver that takes the additional time Understanding the DirectX Version Shown in the NVIDIA System Information Window The System Information
36. ctor list on the NVIDIA Control Panel gt Change Resolution page If HDMI HDTV Audio Disabled is selected and you want to test whether your HDMI audio does in fact work then select HDMI HDTV Audio Enabled and the driver will prompt you with instructions for testing HDMI audio with the display If HDMI HDTV Audio Enabled is selected then the driver has not successfully detected that an incompatible display is connected Future drive versions will properly identify such displays and disable audio gt If there is no HDMI connector option in the NVIDIA Control Panel gt Change Resolution page the display does not support audio and has properly reported this to the NVIDIA driver Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 26 Known Product Limitations Using HDMI DisplayPort Audio in Dualview or Clone Mode Configurations Two Audio enabled Ports In a multi display configuration where both HDMI DisplayPort audio ports are enabled only the primary display will provide the audio One Audio enabled Port In a multi display configuration where only one audio port is enabled such as when one display is a DVI display then the HDMI DisplayPort display can provide the audio whether is it the primary or secondary display Flat Panel Scaling Controls are Non functional for Some TV Modes for Some Displays The NVIDIA Control Panel flat panel scaling controls on the Adjust Desktop Size amp
37. e following main topics gt About the Release 275 Driver on page 29 Hardware and Software Support on page 30 gt Driver Installation on page 39 About the Release 275 Driver This driver release is from the Release 270 family of drivers versions 270 xx to 274 xx This driver package supports GeForce 6 7 8 9 100 200 300 400 and 500 series desktop GPUs as well as ION desktop GPUs See Supported NVIDIA Desktop Products on page 31 for the list of specific products supported in this release The notebook driver is part of the NVIDIA Verde Notebook Driver Program and can be installed on supported NVIDIA notebook GPUs However please note that your notebook original equipment manufacturer OEM provides certified drivers for your specific notebook on their website NVIDIA recommends that you check with your notebook OEM about recommended software updates for your notebook OEMs may not provide technical support for issues that arise from the use of this driver Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 29 Chapter 03 THE RELEASE 275 DRIVER Hardware and Software Support Supported Operating Systems on page 30 Supported NVIDIA Desktop Products on page 31 Supported NVIDIA Notebook Products on page 35 Supported Languages on page 39 Supported Operating Systems The Release 275 driver version 275 27 has been tested with gt Microsoft Windows 7 a
38. es GPUs gt NVIDIA Control Panel Display Category The Graph tab on the Adjust Desktop Color Settings page is not available gt Hybrid Power Support for Hybrid Power a Hybrid SLI technology is discontinued and not available with this driver Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 5 Chapter 02 RELEASE 275 DRIVER CHANGES Special Instructional Notes Help for Resizing Your HDTV Desktop After resizing the HDTV desktop the new custom resolution created is now added to the list of available resolutions for that display and also added to the resolution list within the game or application In Release 190 and later drivers the method for resizing the HDTV desktop has changed to provide better image quality when applying underscan This method results in a new custom resolution being created which needs to be selected from games or applications to apply the resizing In the example displayed in the following screen shot the underscan has created a new resolution 1216x682 Although this resolution looks different it is still in HD format Remember to select this resolution in your game or other application in order to take advantage of it 1 Select the display you would like to change E Dell 3007WFPHC 2 When the desktop is displayed on my HDTV To adjust the size of your desktop click the Resize Desktop button e New resolution 720p 1216 682 applied and added to the
39. lays used for Surround may not match what the Wizard depicts 816579 gt SLI 3D Vision 3 way SLI is slower than 2 way SLI in 3D Vision mode gt SLI Homefront with SLI is enabled shadows flicker in the game 793851 GeForce 500 Series gt 3D Surround SLI GeForce 500 series Only one display remains active after switching from Surround to Maximize 3D performance 805322 gt 3D Surround GeForce 500 400 series Two displays from the Surround group go blank upon enabling extended view on a display connected to the non Surround group GPU 806615 gt 3D Surround GeForce 500 series With 3D Surround enabled the resolution list in the NVIDIA Control Panel changes when using bezel correction 801586 gt 3D Surround 3xGeForce GTX 580 When hotplugging a fourth display into the Surround group two of the other Surround displays become disabled 756037 gt 3D Surround GeForce GTX 580 Corruption due to incorrect desktop scaling occurs when enabling 3D Vision while 3D Surround is enabled 737730 gt 3D Surround 3xGeForce 500 400 Series When hotplugging a fourth display outside of the GPU Surround group the Surround resolution 3 wide switches to a non Surround resolution single display 736859 gt 3 way SLI GeForce 500 series Displays connected to the HDMI connection on the second or third GPU cannot be enabled from the NVIDIA Control Panel 753685 To workaround enable the displays u
40. menu and not while in a game Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 16 Not NVIDIA Issues gt Star Wars Knights Of The Old Republic 2 the game fails to launch and an application has stopped working error message appears 420115 This occurs because the application is not able to interpret the driver version correctly Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2007 Fly by shot before each hole blacks out textures 274697 NVIDIA is working with the developer to resolve this issue gt City of Heroes The mouse cursor does not display 259256 This is an application issue that can be worked around in full screen mode by adding compatible cursors 1 to the City of Heroes desktop shortcut NVIDIA is pursuing a fix with the application developer gt Sims 2 Smooth Edges AA option is not available with Release 100 drivers 272477 This occurs because of an incorrect driver version check in the application NVIDIA has worked around this issue in the operating system by changing the way the driver version is reported to this application Warhammer 40k Dawn of War all versions does not run with Release 100 drivers 273154 This occurs because of an incorrect driver version check in the application NVIDIA has worked around this issue in the operating system by changing the way the driver version is reported to this application gt Need for Speed Carbon After upgrading with patch
41. n Issues 15 Application ISSUES ok konka kak ka koks ka RR FERRE EE 16 Operating System Issues 21 Known Product Limitations erroe hero Venern ena nI Ser FEES 22 3DMark 11 Does not Run in Stereoscopic 3D Mode 23 Previous Driver Files Remain After Overinstalling with Release 256 or Earlier Drivers RUD UR MEE 23 Do not Use Windows Rollback for Graphics Drivers 23 Uninstalling Drivers Using Device Manager is not Supported 24 Re installing the HD Audio Driver After Uninstalling the NVIDIA Drivers on Hybrid Graphics Systems s sissssssissssistessebosssikkesekksseaketoso 24 Changing the Primary Display Across SLI GPUs Takes Longer than Expected 24 Understanding the DirectX Version Shown in the NVIDIA System Information ATTE 25 Graphics Driver Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 Driver Version RN W275 27 01v01 i TABLE OF CONTENTS Using HDMI DisplayPort Audio with Displays that have a High Native 25 Using HDMI DisplayPort Displays that do not Support AUdio 26 Using HDMI DisplayPort Audio in Dualview or Clone Mode Configurations27 Flat Panel Scaling Controls are Non functional for Some TV Modes for Some DISPLAYS so ma e 27 GPU Runs at
42. nd supports both 32 bit and 64 bit versions gt Microsoft Windows Vista and supports both 32 bit and 64 bit versions of Windows Vista Editions Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Enterprise Edition Windows Vista Ultimate Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 30 Chapter 03 THE RELEASE 275 DRIVER Supported NVIDIA Desktop Products The following table lists the NVIDIA products supported by the Release 275 driver version 275 27 Table 3 1 Supported NVIDIA Desktop GPUs Consumer Products ION ION LE GeForce GTX 590 GeForce GTX 580 GeForce GTX 560 GeForce GTX 560 Ti GeForce GTX 550 Ti GeForce GTX 480 GeForce GTX 470 GeForce GTX 465 GeForce GTX 460 SE GeForce GTX 460 GeForce GTX 295 GeForce GTX 285 GeForce GTX 280 GeForce GTX 275 GeForce GTX 260 GeForce GTS 450 GeForce GTS 250 GeForce GTS 240 GeForce GT 545 GeForce GT 520 GeForce GT 430 GeForce GT 340 GeForce GT 330 GeForce GT 320 GeForce GT 240 GeForce GT 220 GeForce G210 GeForce 210 GeForce 205 Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 31 Chapter 03 THE RELEASE 275 DRIVER Table 3 1 Supported NVIDIA Desktop GPUs Consumer Products GeForce GT 140 GeForce GT 130 GeForce GT 120 GeForce G100 GeForce 9800 GX2 GeForce 9
43. ngs are set to the highest levels 308248 316633 gt GeForce 8800 GT GTX Crysis DirectX 10 game performance drops after switching to a higher resolution and then switching back to the lower resolution 368740 gt GeForce 7900 Flight Simulator X rendering becomes corrupted after pressing the Windows key 293727 296232 gt GeForce 7600 Rainbow Six Vegas antialiasing is not applied when setting antialiasing override mode in the NVIDIA Control Panel 294215 Antialiasing is supported in this application only on GeForce 8 series and higher GPUs GeForce 8500 8400 8300 Corruption occurs while running MicroSoft SDK Basic HLSL sample application 302209 GeForce 8500 8400 8300 Dark Messiah of Might and Magic an application error occurs when quitting the game 300980 This is an issue with the application GeForce 8500 8400 8300 Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion the game crashes after restoring from minimization 296725 gt GeForce 7900 GTX CPU usage is extremely high during H 264 playback of Blu ray disc resulting in dropped frames 304480 gt GeForce 7300GS Rainbow Six Vegas the display turns black at 1600x1200 resolution 302319 gt GeForce 7300 GT Far Cry geometry is corrupted during rendering of blood 304348 gt GeForce 7300 GT Company Of Heroes the shadows are corrupt at the default game settings with SLI mode enabled 346746 This is an issue with the application gt 322008
44. nts in life support devices or systems without express written approval of NVIDIA Corporation HDMI HDMI the HDMI logo and High Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC Macrovision Compliance Statement NVIDIA Products that are Macrovision enabled can only be sold or distributed to buyers with a valid and existing authorization from Macrovision to purchase and incorporate the device into buyer s products Macrovision copy protection technology is protected by U S patent numbers 5 583 936 6 516 132 6 836 549 and 7 050 698 and other intellectual property rights The use of Macrovision s copy protection technology in the device must be authorized by Macrovision and is intended for home and other limited pay per view uses only unless otherwise authorized in writing by Macrovision Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited OpenCL Notice Portions of the NVIDIA system software contain components licensed from third parties under the following terms Clang amp LLVM Copyright c 2003 2008 University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign All rights reserved Portions of 5 System library Copyright C 2004 eXtensible Systems Inc Developed by LLVM Team University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign http llvm org Permission is hereby granted free of charge to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files the Software to de
45. onger than Expected page 24 gt Understanding the DirectX Version Shown in the NVIDIA System Information Window on page 25 gt Using HDMI DisplayPort Audio with Displays that have a High Native Resolution on page 25 gt Using HDMI DisplayPort Displays that do not Support Audio on page 26 gt Using HDMI DisplayPort Audio in Dualview or Clone Mode Configurations on page 27 gt Flat Panel Scaling Controls are Non functional for Some TV Modes for Some Displays on page 27 gt GPU Runs at a High Performance Level full clock speeds in Multi display Modes on page 27 gt GeForce 295 Fan Control and NVIDIA Control Panel Performance Group version 6 03 06 00 on page 28 1280x1024 e 60 Hz not Available on BenQ FP241W Monitors on page 28 gt Image Sharpening Control not Available with GeForce 8 Series and later GPUs on page 28 gt Gigabyte GA 6BX Motherboard on page 28 Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 22 Known Product Limitations 3DMark 11 Does not Run in Stereoscopic 3D Mode Issue When attempting to run 3DMark 11 with NVIDIA 3D Vision enabled the benchmark may hang present a black screen or in other ways not appear correctly Explanation 3DMark 11 is not compatible with running in stereoscopic 3D To facilitate running the benchmark recent drivers will run it in monoscopic mode even with 3D Vision enabled Previo
46. ontroller driver is now included with all GPU driver installations You do not need to install a separate 3D Vision Controller driver or CD driver Added support for 3D Vision Photo viewer to now work in Window Mode When you have opened a 3D picture file check the View section for this new option Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 3 Chapter 02 RELEASE 275 DRIVER CHANGES gt Improved 3D Vision IR emitter and 3D Vision glasses synchronization gt Adds support for new 3D Vision projectors NEC NP V300X series gt Added support for new 3D Vision notebooks Alienware M17x Dell XPS L702x ASUS VX7 3DE ASUS G53SW 3DE ASUS G53SX 3DE ASUS G74SX 3DE gt Added support for new 3DTV Play notebooks ASUS VX7 ASUS G53SW ASUS 535 ASUS N73SW Dell XPS 15z gt Added the following 3D Vision game profiles Age of Empires Online Assassin s Creed Battlefield Play4Free Brotherhood Duke Nukem Forever Dungeon Siege III Super Street Fighter IV World of Tanks gt Updated the following 3D Vision game profiles e Portal 2 fixed water reflection problem and updated convergence setting to provide a better user experience e The Witcher 2 Improved 3D Vision compatibility for all in game effects Display Driver Improved the desktop resizing user interface The controls guide you to disable overscanning using your HDTV controls and also provide a fallback option to enable desktop re
47. rds with Conexant 875 or Philips MM 4 7108 TV encoders and compatible connectors and compatible GeForce 8 Series and later GPUs 1080i HDTV 576i PAL 576p PAL The driver supports manual overscan correction for component and DVI outputs See the online NVIDIA Control Panel Help for instructions on how to use the overscan correction features Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 48 Notice ALL NVIDIA DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS REFERENCE BOARDS FILES DRAWINGS DIAGNOSTICS LISTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS TOGETHER AND SEPARATELY MATERIALS ARE BEING PROVIDED AS IS NVIDIA MAKES NO WARRANTIES EXPRESSED IMPLIED STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE WITH RESPECT TO THE MATERIALS AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NONINFRINGEMENT MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Information furnished is believed to be accurate and reliable However NVIDIA Corporation assumes no responsibility for the consequences of use of such information or for any infringement of patents or other rights of third parties that may result from its use No license is granted by implication of otherwise under any patent rights of NVIDIA Corporation Specifications mentioned in this publication are subject to change without notice This publication supersedes and replaces all other information previously supplied NVIDIA Corporation products are not authorized as critical compone
48. rsion 6 03 12 00 or later 1280x1024 E 60 Hz not Available on BenQ FP241W Monitors Even though the monitor EDID lists 1280x1024 60 Hz the screen turns blank when using an HDMI connection This is an issue with the monitor and not the NVIDIA driver Because of this issue with the monitor the NVIDIA driver blocks the problem mode 1280x1024 60 Hz and makes it unavailable Image Sharpening Control not Available with GeForce 8 Series and later GPUs With GeForce 8 Series and later graphics cards the Image sharpening slider on the NVIDIA Control Panel gt Display gt Adjust Desktop Color Settings page is grayed out This control is intentionally disabled because image sharpening is not supported on GeForce 8 series and later GPUs Gigabyte GA 6BX Motherboard This motherboard uses a LinFinity regulator on the 3 3 V rail that is rated to only 5 A less than the AGP specification which requires 6 A When diagnostics or applications are running the temperature of the regulator rises causing the voltage to the NVIDIA chip to drop as low as 2 2 V Under these circumstances the regulator cannot supply the current on the 3 3 V rail that the NVIDIA chip requires This problem does not occur when the graphics board has a switching regulator or when an external power supply is connected to the 3 3 V rail Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 28 THE RELEASE 275 DRIVER This chapter covers th
49. rticle http support microsoft com kb 2026022 gt SLI GeForce 8800 GTX While installing the graphics driver the message Incompatible display adapter has been disabled appears and the display turns blank 318173 This issue is resolved in Windows 7 gt When S video and DVI displays are set up in Clone mode and rotated 90 degrees the screen turns black 304267 283546 This is an issue with DirectX gt GeForce 8300 GS With Aero glass enabled the screen flickers after rotating the display 90 degrees with S Video as the primary display 317347 This issue is resolved in Windows 7 Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 21 Known Product Limitations Known Product Limitations This section describes problems that will not be fixed Usually the source of the problem is beyond the control of NVIDIA Following is the list of problems and where they are discussed in this document gt 3DMark 11 Does not Run in Stereoscopic 3D Mode on page 23 gt Previous Driver Files Remain After Overinstalling with Release 256 or Earlier Drivers on page 23 gt Do not Use Windows Rollback for Graphics Drivers on page 23 v Uninstalling Drivers Using Device Manager is not Supported on page 24 gt Re installing the HD Audio Driver After Uninstalling the NVIDIA Drivers on Hybrid Graphics Systems on page 24 gt Changing the Primary Display Across SLI GPUs Takes L
50. s gt Stereoscopic 3D With stereoscopic 3D is enabled Internet Explorer 9 crashes when closing the browser 814094 gt Resident Evil 5 blurriness occurs occasionally 811143 gt GeForce 500 400 series 3D Vision When viewing 3D photos on 3dvisionlive com using 3D Vision the photos flash everytime the browser is scaled or scrolled 807192 gt GeForce 500 400 series 3DTV Play When launching DirectX 9 games such as FarCry 2 using 3DTV enabled there is no video in full screen mode 800238 gt GeForce GTX 580 3D performance is slow after starting Windows at 120Hz refresh rate 814784 gt GeForce GTX 480 Battlefield Bad Company 2 the game flickers 812993 gt 3D Vision 3D glasses get out of sync resulting in the same view for both eyes 810246 Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 7 Changes in Version 275 27 Fixed Multi GPU Issues gt 3D Surround GeForce 400 series The NVIDIA Control Panel Arrange your surround displays page doesn t appear after enabling Surround 802221 gt SLI GeForce 400 series 3D Vision Homefront DirectX 11 after entering the game there is flickering in one of the stereoscopic eyes 794477 gt 3 way SLI GeForce 9800 GTX World in Conflict Soviet Assault Lost Planet Extreme Condition the games flicker after switching to windowed mode 591023 gt Multi GPU GeForce GTX 295 Crysis the game flickers when multi G
51. sing the Windows Display Settings page gt SLI GeForce 500 400 series The NVIDIA Control Panel Activate all Displays option from the Configure SLI PhysX Surround page does not work 786891 gt SLI GeForce GTX 580 Call of Duty Black Ops with SLI and AA enabled high frequency flickering occurs when viewing the in game sun 760596 GeForce 400 Series gt 3D Surround GeForce 400 series With three displays connected and enabled after connecting a fourth display if cannot be enabled from the NVIDIA Control Panel 797056 gt 3D Surround GeForce 400 series With three displays connected ad enabled the established display ordering changes after enabling Surround 762387 Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 11 Open Issues in Version 275 27 gt 3D Surround GeForce 400 series With 3D Surround enabled DVI flat panel scaling from the NVIDIA Control Panel gt Adjust Desktop Size and Position page does not work 805082 gt SLI GeForce 400 series After restart the system the PhysX processor setting on the Set SLI and PhysX configuration page switches from Auto to 762651 790885 gt SLI GeForce 400 series Surround gaming Dragon Age Origins the game does not render single monitor resolutions correctly when Surround gaming is enabled 663802 gt SLI GeForce 400 Series 3D Vision Surround gaming Switching from Span display with Surround
52. sizing via the NVIDIA Control panel NVIDIA desktop resizing now creates a custom resized resolution with 1 1 pixel mapping and resizes standard resolutions for games that don t support custom resolutions See other highlights listed in the NVIDIA Control Panel Updates section CUDA gt Added support for CUDA 4 1 on GeForce 400 series and later GPUs Performance gt Increases performance for GeForce 400 Series and 500 Series GPUs in several PC games vs v270 61 WHQL drivers Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 4 Chapter 02 RELEASE 275 DRIVER CHANGES What s New in Version 275 27 Added support for the following GPUs GeForce GTX 560 gt This driver package installs 3D Vision Controller driver v275 22 gt This driver package installs NVIDIA PhysX System Software v9 10 0514 NVIDIA PhysX acceleration is available on all GeForce 8 series and later GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory and a minimum of 32 processor cores gt This driver package installs the HD audio driver version 1 2 23 3 gt See Changes in Version 275 27 on page 7 for a list of changes and resolved issues in this driver version Limitations in This Release The following are features that are not currently supported or have limited support in this driver release gt Surround Gaming with 3 way SLI Surround gaming is not supported on a 3 way SLI system using GeForce GTX 200 seri
53. tches to 800x600 after the second reboot 699060 GeForce 8 Series GPUs gt GeForce 8600 HD resolutions higher than 720p are not available 308627 Multi GPU Issues gt SLI 3D Vision 3 way SLI is slower than 2 way SLI in 3D Vision mode Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 9 Open Issues in Version 275 27 GeForce 400 Series GPUs gt SLI GeForce 400 series After installing the driver over a previously installed driver the resolution switches to 800x600 768919 gt 3D Surround GeForce 400 series DVI flat panel scaling from the NVIDIA Control Panel gt Adjust Desktop Size and Position page does not work 805082 Windows Vista Windows 7 64 bit Issues Single GPU Issues gt NVIDIA Control Panel From the Adjust Desktop Color Settings page the previous settings are not restored if Cancel is clicked after changing two or more settings on the page 823146 gt Windows 7 When installing the driver the driver files are extracted to a WinVista_ folder instead of a Win7 folder 728546 gt After installing the driver the NVIDIA Control Panel item in the desktop right click context menu is missing work around this issue reinstall the driver gt ION The HDMI display turns blank after rotating the desktop 667944 GeForce 500 Series gt GeForce 500 series With Clone mode enabled the primary display cannot be changed 794224 Ge
54. termittently stops responding after changing in game resolution 482889 gt GeForce 8600M GT Dead Space a your graphics card does not meet Dead Space minimum requirement error message appears after launching the game 491410 This is a limitation of the application and only occurs if your monitor does not support 60 Hz refresh rate gt GeForce 8600M GT MPEG1 and MPEG playback using iTunes is choppy 537550 The application does not use hardware acceleration Application Issues Under SLI Mode gt SLI GeForce 200 series Surround gaming Pacific Fighters the game fails to switch to Surround gaming resolutions even though they are listed in the game menu 670389 gt SLI GeForce 200 Series BioShock 2 artifacts appear in the game when SLI mode is enabled 653303 This is an application multi GPU compatibility issue gt SLI NVIDIA SLI scaling on some applications under Windows Vista may not be as much as under Windows XP Some applications include S T A L K E R Half Life 2 Lost Coast Company of Heroes Battlefield 2142 Call of Duty 2 Hitman Blood Money and Far Cry 302534 290803 This is an application issue which has been resolved with the latest Steam patch gt SLI GeForce 9800 GX2 The Witcher a blooming light shines through objects with SLI mode enabled 396736 This is not an NVIDIA bug but rather an application issue Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN
55. tions gt General Mode Support Information on page 42 gt Default Modes Supported by GPU on page 43 gt Modes Supported TV Encoders on page 48 Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 41 Appendix MODE SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS General Mode Support Information The NVIDIA graphics driver includes a standard list of display modes that are supported by default These modes are listed in the section Default Modes Supported by GPU on page 43 The actual modes available depend on the capabilities of the display In addition the NVIDIA graphics driver has a dynamic EDID detection capability and will make available additional modes that are listed in the display EDID provided the graphics hardware can support it The NVIDIA graphics driver also supports the high resolutions available with the displays listed in Table A 1 as well as the non standard modes listed in Table A 2 Table A 1 Modes Supported for High Resolution Displays Display Maximum Resolution Apple 30 Cinema HD Display 2560x1600 60 Hz Dual link DVI Dell WFP 3007 Dual Link DVI 2560x1600 E 60 Hz HP LP3065 dual link DVI flat 2560x1600 60Hz panel Table A 2 Non standard Modes Supported Resolution 1680 x 1050 1366 x 768 Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 42 Appendix MODE SUPPORT FOR WINDOW
56. us Driver Files Remain After Overinstalling with Release 256 or Earlier Drivers Issue When installing a Release 256 or earlier driver over a Release 260 or later driver some of the previous driver files remain on the hard disk resulting in potential conflicts Workaround After installing a Release 260 or later driver you must uninstall the driver first before installing a Release 256 or earlier driver Do not Use Windows Rollback for Graphics Drivers To reinstall a previous or older NVIDIA graphics driver do not use the Windows rollback feature This method will not reliably restore all the previous driver files Instead use the Windows Add and Remove programs to remove the current driver and then install the older driver using setup exe Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 23 Known Product Limitations Uninstalling Drivers Using Device Manager is not Supported Issue On all supported versions of Microsoft Windows uninstalling the NVIDIA driver using the Windows Device Manager may not remove associated files or applications Explanation Microsoft has confirmed that this behavior is by design If you wish to uninstall the NVIDIA driver it is recommended that you do so using Add and Remove programs See the Microsoft KB article 2278714 Re installing the HD Audio Driver After Uninstalling the NVIDIA Drivers on Hybrid Graphics Systems Issue After uninstalling an NVIDIA graphi
57. window accessed by clicking System Information at the bottom left corner of the NVIDIA Control Panel provides technical information about the NVIDIA graphics cards and driver installed in the system It also provides information about the Windows version as well as the DirectX version that is installed However in order to use the version of DirectX reported in the System Information window the NVIDIA GPU and graphics driver must also support that DirectX version For example driver version 197 45 and Windows Vista with available patch support DirectX 11 But only NVIDIA graphics cards based on the Fermi architecture released in 2010 support DirectX 11 So your system must have one of these cards installed in order to take advantage of DirectX 11 performance Using HDMI DisplayPort Audio with Displays that have a High Native Resolution To use HDMI DisplayPort audio with some displays that have a native resolution higher than 1920x1080 you must set the display to a lower HD resolution Some HDMI TV s have a native resolution that exceeds the maximum supported HD mode For example TVs with a native resolution of 1920x1200 exceed the maximum supported HD mode of 1920x1080 Applying this native mode results in display overscan which cannot be resized using the NVIDIA Control Panel since the mode is not an HD mode To avoid this situation and provide a better user experience the driver treats certain TVs such as the Viewsonic VX2835wm
58. y VAIO F Series with NVIDIA GeForce 310M NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M and NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M Other Sony VAIO notebooks are not sup ported at this time please contact Sony for driver support Fujitsu notebooks are not supported by this release Fujitsu Sie mens notebooks are supported Table 3 2 Supported NVIDIA Notebook GPUs Consumer Products ION ION LE GeForce GTX 560M GeForce GT 555M GeForce GT 550M GeForce GT 540M GeForce GT 525M GeForce GT 520M GeForce GTX 485M GeForce GTX 480M GeForce GTX 470M GeForce GTX 460M GeForce GT 445M GeForce GT 435M GeForce GT 425M GeForce GT 420M GeForce GT 415M GeForce 410M Release 275 Graphics Drivers for Windows Version 275 27 RN W275 27 01v01 35 Chapter 03 THE RELEASE 275 DRIVER Table 3 2 Supported NVIDIA Notebook GPUs Consumer Products GeForce GTS 360M GeForce GTS 350M GeForce GTS 250M GeForce GT 335M GeForce GT 330M GeForce GT 325M GeForce GT 320M GeForce 320M GeForce 315M GeForce 310M GeForce 305M GeForce GTX 285M GeForce GTX 280M GeForce GTX 260M GeForce GT 240M GeForce GT 230M GeForce GT 220M GeForce GTS 160M GeForce GT 130M GeForce GT 120M GeForce G 210M GeForce G 110M GeForce G 105M GeForce G 103M GeForce G 102M GeForce 9800M GTX GeForce 9800M GTS GeForce 9800M GT GeForce 9800M GS GeForce 9700M GTS GeForce 9700M GT GeForce 9650M GT GeForce 9650M GS GeForce 9600M GT GeForce 9600M GS GeForce 9500M GS
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