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NVIDIA Control Panel
The NVIDIA Control Panel (available after driver installation) allows you to access and configure all of the
features offered by your NVIDIA Quadro, Quadro NVS, or NVS series professional graphics card. From
changing screen resolution and other image settings, to selecting optimum performance options for your
professional 3D applications, tailoring productivity enhancements such as nView, or working with expansive
ultra-high resolution or multiple display systems with NVIDIA Mosaic technology, the NVIDIA Control Panel
provides direct access to the powerful hardware and software capabilities of your new graphics board.
Because of the many features offered the remainder of this User Guide focuses on accessing and
configuring the NVIDIA Control Panel.
To launch the NVIDIA Control Panel right-click
the Windows desktop and select “NVIDIA Control Panel”.
You will be presented with the screen shown below in Figure 1 (All screen shots from Windows 7).
Screen shots of the NVIDIA Control Panel configuration process begin on the next page.
Figure 1 – 3D Settings: Adjust image settings with preview
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These settings allow you to adjust your card for either performance or quality. O ptions include ‘Let the
3D application decide’, ‘Use the advanced 3D image settings’ or ‘Use my preference emphasizing:
Quality
’. A preview option provides interactive visual feedback if you elect to adjust these settings with
the slider control.
Figure 2 – Manage 3D Settings