Release 195 Graphics Drivers Release Notes Version 195.
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Release 195 Graphics Drivers Release Notes Table of Contents 1. Introduction to Release Notes Image Sharpening Control not Available with GeForce 8 Series and later GPUs . . . . . 29 Gigabyte GA-6BX Motherboard . . . . . . . 29 Structure of the Document . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Changes in this Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3. The Release 195 Driver 2. Release 195 Driver Changes Hardware and Software Support . Supported Operating Systems. Supported NVIDIA Products . . Supported Languages . .
Release 195 Graphics Drivers Release Notes List of Tables Table 3.1 Supported NVIDIA Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Table A.1 Modes Supported for High Resolution Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Table A.2 Non-standard Modes Supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Table A.3 Mode Support for S-Video and Composite Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Table A.
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Release 195 Graphics Driver Version 195.62 C HAPTER INTRODUCTION TO RELEASE NOTES This edition of Release Notes describes the Release 195 Graphics Drivers for Microsoft® Windows® Vista/Windows 7. NVIDIA provides these notes to describe performance improvements and bug fixes in each documented version of the driver.
Chapter 1: Release 195 Driver Issues 2 Changes in this Edition NVIDIA Corporation
Graphics Drivers, Release 195 Version 195.62 C HAPTER RELEASE 195 DRIVER CHANGES This chapter describes open issues for version 195.62, and resolved issues and driver enhancements for versions of the Release 195 driver up to version 195.62. The chapter contains these sections: • “Version 195.62 Highlights” on page 4 • “Changes in Version 195.62” on page 7 • “Changes in Version 195.55” on page 8 • “Changes in Version 195.39” on page 10 • “Open Issues in Version 195.
Chapter 2: Release 195 Driver Issues Version 195.62 Highlights Version 195.62 Highlights This section provides highlights of version 195.62 of the NVIDIA Release 195 Driver for Windows Vista/Windows 7. • What’s New in Release 195 • What’s New in Version 195.
Release 195 Graphics Driver Version 195.62 OpenGL Updates • Support for OpenGL 3.2 What’s New in Version 195.62 • This driver version adds support for NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on all GeForce 8‐ series, 9‐series, 100‐series, and 200‐series GPUs with a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory and a minimum of 32 processor cores. This driver package installs NVIDIA PhysX System Software v9.09.0814.
Chapter 2: Release 195 Driver Issues Version 195.62 Highlights 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.
Release 195 Graphics Driver Version 195.62 Changes in Version 195.62 The following sections list the changes made and issues resolved since driver version 195.55. The NVIDIA bug number is provided for reference. Windows Vista/Windows 7 32-bit Issues Single-GPU Resolved Issues • GeForce 210: Windows 7 Media Center Edition ‐ the driver causes the application to crash when playing VC1 or MPEG2 HD content at 1080p.
Chapter 2: Release 195 Driver Issues Changes in Version 195.55 Changes in Version 195.55 The following sections list the changes made and issues resolved since driver version 195.39. The NVIDIA bug number is provided for reference. Windows Vista/Windows 7 32-bit Issues Single-GPU Resolved Issues • Borderlands–antialiasing does not work when applied using the NVIDIA Control Panel. [612753] • 3dMark06 crashes with an error message pointing to an NVIDIA driver component.
Release 195 Graphics Driver Version 195.62 Multi-GPU Resolved Issues • [SLI], nForce 980a/78a SLI, GeForce 9800 GX2: “Driver not responding” error occurs followed by a red screen when installing the driver on a fresh Window 7 installation. [578971] • [SLI], GeForce 200 Series: With two displays connected in Dualview mode, changes to the NVIDIA Control Panel‐> Adjust Desktop Color Settings‐>NVIDIA settings are not preserved after enabling or disabling SLI mode.
Chapter 2: Release 195 Driver Issues Changes in Version 195.39 Changes in Version 195.39 The following sections list the changes made and issues resolved since driver version 191.07. The NVIDIA bug number is provided for reference. Windows Vista 32/Windows 7-bit Issues Single-GPU Resolved Issues • Override AA for application profiles is not applied.[606725] • After installing the driver, sometimes there is no NVIDIA Control Panel installed.
Release 195 Graphics Driver Version 195.62 Windows Vista/Windows 7 64-bit Issues Single-GPU Resolved Issues • Override AA for application profiles is not applied.[606725] • After installing the driver, sometimes there is no NVIDIA Control Panel installed. [589854] • GeForce GTX 285: Assassin’s Creed–lighting is missing in the game.[587236] • GeForce GTX 280: With two DVI displays connected (DVI‐DVI and DP/HDMI‐ DVI), Dualview is not set by default after installing the driver.
Chapter 2: Release 195 Driver Issues Open Issues in Version 195.62 Open Issues in Version 195.62 As with every released driver, version 195.62 of the Release 195 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.
Release 195 Graphics Driver Version 195.62 • GeForce 9600 GT: With a DVI‐HDMI connection, the HD resolution [1080p, 1920x1080(native)] switches to 800x600 after clicking Resize Desktop from the NVIDIA Control Panel‐>Adjust desktop size and position page. [559435] GeForce 8 Series GPUs • GeForce 8800: Default custom resolutions cannot be created when using the DVI connection. [446476] • GeForce 8600: HD resolutions higher than 720p are not available.
Chapter 2: Release 195 Driver Issues Open Issues in Version 195.62 GeForce 200 Series • GeForce 200 Series, NVIDIA Control Panel: After installing the driver, the preview animation (NVIDIA spinning logo) is missing from the Adjust Image Settings with Preview page, the screen flickers when navigating to another page, and Windows Aero cannot be enabled.[566196] The issue does not occur after you reboot the system.
Release 195 Graphics Driver Version 195.62 Multi-GPU Issues GeForce 200 Series • [SLI], GeForce 200 Series: When adding a display in extended mode, it automatically becomes the primary display. [583031] • (2x) GeForce GTX 295: All four GPUs are not fully recognized by CUDA. [605506] • [3‐way SLI], GeForce GTX 280: Farcry2–there are black patches of corruption with SLI enabled at 2560x1600 resolution.
Chapter 2: Release 195 Driver Issues 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.
Release 195 Graphics Driver Version 195.62 Unsupported Features The following are features and functionality that were available in driver releases supporting Windows XP, but are not–and will not be–available in driver releases for Windows Vista: • High resolution scaling desktop (HRSD) • MultiView Display Mode (for NVIDIA Quadro NVS graphics cards) • NVKeystone • Unified back buffer (UBB) controls • OpenGL Video Overlays This is an operating system limitation.
Chapter 2: Release 195 Driver Issues Not NVIDIA Issues • Run television setup wizard • 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.
Release 195 Graphics Driver Version 195.62 OpenGL Application Issues The following are known compatibility issues for OpenGL applications developed under Windows XP: • 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: • Maya 7.
Chapter 2: Release 195 Driver Issues Not NVIDIA Issues Application Issues • 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. • 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.
Release 195 Graphics Driver Version 195.62 This is an issue with the application under Windows Vista. • 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.
Chapter 2: Release 195 Driver Issues Not NVIDIA Issues • 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. • GeForce 8800 GT: Company of Heroes DirectX10 ‐ the application crashes when MSAA is enabled. [346495] This is a Fraps 2.9.2 issue. • GeForce 8 Series: Quake 4–there are white flashing artifacts.
Release 195 Graphics Driver Version 195.62 • 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] • GeForce 7900 GTX: CPU usage is extremely high during H.264 playback of Blu‐ray disc, resulting in dropped frames.
Chapter 2: Release 195 Driver Issues Not NVIDIA Issues Application Issues Under SLI Mode • [SLI]: NVIDIA SLI scaling on some applications under Windows Vista may not be as much as under Windows XP. Some applications include ʺS.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.
Release 195 Graphics Driver Version 195.62 However, the NVIDIA Control Panel properly reports the dedicated video memory as 320 MB. • GeForce 8800 GTX, GeForce 7900 GTX: Company of Heroes crashes when trying to load the Cherbourg level.[284273] This is an issue with the operating system. A QFE (software patch) from Microsoft is being worked on to fix this issue.
Chapter 2: Release 195 Driver Issues 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.
Release 195 Graphics Driver Version 195.62 Using HDMI/DisplayPort Displays that do not Support Audio Some HDMI/DisplayPort displays do not support audio, or have issues with current 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 current NVIDIA graphics cards.
Chapter 2: Release 195 Driver Issues 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.
Release 195 Graphics Driver Version 195.62 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.
Chapter 2: Release 195 Driver Issues 30 Known Product Limitations NVIDIA Corporation
Release 195 Graphics Driver Version 195.62 C HAPTER THE RELEASE 195 DRIVER This chapter covers the following main topics: • “Hardware and Software Support” on page 31 • “Driver Installation” on page 35 Hardware and Software Support Supported Operating Systems The Release 195 driver, version 195.62, has been tested with • Microsoft Windows® 7 RC build version 7100, and supports both 32‐bit and 64‐bit versions.
Chapter 3: Release 195 Driver Issues Hardware and Software Support Supported NVIDIA Products Table 3.1 lists the NVIDIA products supported by the Release 195 driver, version 195.62 Table 3.
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Chapter 3: Release 195 Driver Issues Table 3.
Release 195 Graphics Driver Version 195.62 Driver Installation Minimum Hard Disk Space The hard disk space requirement for 32‐bit is minimum 105 MB for English‐only, and 142 MB for International. The hard disk space requirement for 64‐bit is minimum 135 MB for English‐only, and 170 MB for International. Before You Begin If you have previously installed NVIDIA nTune, NVIDIA recommends that you uninstall nTune before installing this driver.
Chapter 3: Release 195 Driver Issues 36 Driver Installation NVIDIA Corporation
Release 195 Graphics Driver Version 195.62 A PPENDIX MODE SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS This chapter details the Windows modes supported by the Release 195 driver for NVIDIA products.
Chapter A: Release 195 Driver Issues General Mode Support Information 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 39. The actual modes available depend on the capabilities of the display.
Release 195 Graphics Driver Version 195.62 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 200, 100, 9 Series, 8 Series, 7 Series, 6 Series, and nForce 7xx/6xx GPUs” on page 40 Understanding the Mode Format Figure A.1 gives an example of how to read the mode information presented in this section.
Chapter A: Release 195 Driver Issues Default Modes Supported by GPU GeForce 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 the products listed in Table 3.1 on page 32.
Release 195 Graphics Driver 1360 x 768 16 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 1600 x 900 16 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 1600 x 1024 16 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 1600 x 1200 16 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 1680 x 1050 16 60 1920 x 1080 16 60 1920 x 1200 16 60 70 72 75 85 100 1920 x 1440 16 60 70 72 75 85 2048 x 1536 16 60 Version 195.
Chapter A: Release 195 Driver Issues Modes Supported by TV Encoders 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 depth Comments 320x200 320x240 640x400 640x480 720x480 720x576 800x600 1024x768 8, 16, 32 8, 16, 32 8, 16, 32 8, 16, 32 8, 16, 32 8, 16, 32 8, 16, 32 8, 16, 32 Table A.
