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Other company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are associated.</p> </div> </div> </div> <hr></div> <div class="toc"> <p><b>Table of Contents</b></p> <dl> <dt><span class="part"><a href= "installationandconfiguration.html">I. Installation and Configuration Instructions</a></span></dt> <dd> <dl> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="introduction.html">1. Introduction</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="minimumrequirements.html">2. Minimum Software Requirements</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="selectdriver.html">3. Selecting and Downloading the NVIDIA Packages for Your System</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="installdriver.html">4. Installing the NVIDIA Driver</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="installedcomponents.html">5. Listing of Installed Components</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="editxconfig.html">6. Configuring X for the NVIDIA Driver</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="faq.html">7. Frequently Asked Questions</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="commonproblems.html">8. Common Problems</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="knownissues.html">9. Known Issues</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="dma_issues.html">10. Allocating DMA Buffers on 64-bit Platforms</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="openglenvvariables.html">11. Specifying OpenGL Environment Variable Settings</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="configuringagp.html">12. Configuring AGP</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="configtwinview.html">13. Configuring TwinView</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="xineramaglx.html">14. Configuring GLX in Xinerama</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="configmultxscreens.html">15. Configuring Multiple X Screens on One Card</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="configtvout.html">16. Configuring TV-Out</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="xrandrextension.html">17. Using the XRandR Extension</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="configlaptop.html">18. Configuring a Notebook</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="programmingmodes.html">19. Programming Modes</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="flippingubb.html">20. Configuring Flipping and UBB</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="procinterface.html">21. Using the Proc Filesystem Interface</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="powermanagement.html">22. Configuring Power Management Support</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="xcompositeextension.html">23. Using the X Composite Extension</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="nvidiasettings.html">24. Using the nvidia-settings Utility</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="sli.html">25. Configuring SLI and Multi-GPU FrameRendering</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="framelock.html">26. Configuring Frame Lock and Genlock</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="sdi.html">27. Configuring SDI Video Output</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="depth30.html">28. Configuring Depth 30 Displays</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="addtlresources.html">29. NVIDIA Contact Info and Additional Resources</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="acknowledgements.html">30. Acknowledgements</a></span></dt> </dl> </dd> <dt><span class="part"><a href="appendices.html">II. Appendices</a></span></dt> <dd> <dl> <dt><span class="appendix"><a href="supportedchips.html">A. Supported NVIDIA GPU Products</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="appendix"><a href="xconfigoptions.html">B. X Config Options</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="appendix"><a href="displaydevicenames.html">C. Display Device Names</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="appendix"><a href="glxsupport.html">D. GLX Support</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="appendix"><a href="dpi.html">E. Dots Per Inch</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="appendix"><a href="i2c.html">F. i2c Bus Support</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="appendix"><a href="xvmcsupport.html">G. XvMC Support</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="appendix"><a href="vdpausupport.html">H. VDPAU Support</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="appendix"><a href="audiosupport.html">I. Audio Support</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="appendix"><a href="newusertips.html">J. Tips for New Linux Users</a></span></dt> </dl> </dd> </dl> </div> </div> <div class="navfooter"> <hr> <table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"> <tr> <td width="40%" align="left"> </td> <td width="20%" align="center"> </td> <td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href= "installationandconfiguration.html">Next</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"> </td> <td width="20%" align="center"> </td> <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Part I. Installation and Configuration Instructions</td> </tr> </table> </div> </body> </html>