Specifications

Release 331 Quadro, NVS, Tesla, & GRID Drivers for Windows - Version 332.50 RN-WQ33250-01_v01

SLI Connector Requirement on NVIDIA Quadro SLI Cards

The SLI connector that links two SLI cards is needed for proper SLI operation. However,

the connector can be removed if you do not intend to enable SLI mode. If you remove the

connector, then you must make sure that SLI mode is disabled from the NVIDIA control

panel. Enabling SLI mode without the SLI connector installed will result in video

corruption.

Applying Workstation Application Profiles

 Background

The workstation application profiles are software settings used by the NVIDIA

Display Drivers to provide optimum performance when using a selected application.

The profile also works around known application issues and bugs.

If there is an available setting for an application, it should be used, otherwise incorrect

behavior or reduced performance is likely to occur.

 Issues

Configuration changes require that you restart the application.

Once an application is running, it does not receive notification of configuration

changes, Therefore, if you change the configuration while the application is running,

you must exit and restart the application for the configuration changes to take effect.

1280x1024 @ 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.

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.