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Utlities for Windows NVIDIA nT une Generation 5.0 User ’ s Guide Ve r s i o n 2 . 0 NVIDIA Corp oration November 9, 2006.
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NVIDIA Corporation i Driver Util ities NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User’s Guide Version 2.0 1.About NVIDIA nT une Generation 5.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System Requirement s . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NVIDIA Drivers NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User’s Guide Version 2.0.
NVIDIA Corporation 1 C HAPTER A BOUT NVIDIA N T UNE G ENER ATION 5.0 NVIDIA nTune TM Generation 5.0 is a full-featured application that lets you easily modify system settings and test them wi thout having to r eboot your system.
2 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 1 About NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 Sy stem R equirements • Supported Operating Systems: • Microsoft Windows ® XP (32-bit a nd 64-bit ) • Microsoft Windows ® Vista TM • Support ed Mother boards: NVIDIA nTune version 5.
NVIDIA Corporation 3 C HAPTER 1 About NVIDIA nTune Ge neration 5. 0 Installing NVIDIA nT une Bef ore Y ou Begi n • Make sure your hardware meets the “System Requirements” on page 2 . For nTune 5.0, the installer will not install NVIDIA nTune on non-supported systems, including non-supported nForce-based motherbaords.
4 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 1 About NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 5 At the Select Features screen, select all the nTune features and then click Next .
NVIDIA Corporation 5 C HAPTER U SING NVIDIA N T UNE G ENER ATION 5.0 This chapter provides basic instructions for starting and using nTune 5.0. It contains the follow ing sect ions: • “Starting NV.
6 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 2 Using NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 Starting NVIDIA nT une You can start NVIDIA nTune in several ways: • From the Windows deskt.
NVIDIA Corporation 7 C HAPTER 2 Using NVIDIA nTune Generati on 5.0 IMPORTANT! Depending on your motherbo ard settings, the following warning message may appear when nTune starts: Warning: Your PCI clock is currently set to track the HT bus. If you adjust the clock for the HT bus, the PCI bus clock will change as well.
8 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 2 Using NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 About the nT une P erformance P age nTune Generation 5.
NVIDIA Corporation 9 C HAPTER 2 Using NVIDIA nTune Generati on 5.0 Quick Start/R eference Guide to Using nT une This section provid es a quick refe rence for accomplishing the following nTune tas ks: .
10 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 2 Using NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 Monitoring Y our S ystem Perf ormance NVIDIA Monitor is an application that displays dynamic graphs tha t track the CPU and system temperatures, and the voltag es and spee ds for various hardware components.
NVIDIA Corporation 11 C HAPTER 2 Using NVIDIA nTune Generati on 5.0 • Hints: When overclocking the system, it may be desirable to increase the voltage level of the components to provide more operating margin.
12 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 2 Using NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 Dynamic BIOS Access This feature is available only with BIOS support from the motherboard manufacturer . To manage system BIOS s ettings, 1 Click Dynamic BIOS Access from the Manual Tuning section of the Control Panel Performance page.
NVIDIA Corporation 13 C HAPTER 2 Using NVIDIA nTune Generati on 5.0 Overview of Other Menu Options Save Pr ofiles From the NVIDIA Control Panel main menu, click Pro file -> Save to s a ve t he c ur r en t changes to a new profile. Choose or name the .
14 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 2 Using NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0.
NVIDIA Corporation 15 C HAPTER A UTOMATICALLY T UNE P ERFORMANCE AND A DJUST C USTOM R ULES This chapter describes the various options available when performing the following tasks: • “Tuning Your.
16 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 3 Automatically Tune Performance and Adjust Custom Rules T uni ng Y our System Automatically The NVIDIA tuning engine lets you tu ne the system using NVIDIA developed benchmarks to determine the current performance level of the system.
NVIDIA Corporation 17 C HAPTER 3 Automatically Tune Performance and Adjust Custom Rules 2 Select a tuning type. 3 Select Tune . During the course of tuning, the system may stop responding or reboot. NVIDIA recommends checking Automatically cont inue at reboot .
18 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 3 Automatically Tune Performance and Adjust Custom Rules Complete The Complete tuning option tunes your system automatically and takes approximately 3 hours.
NVIDIA Corporation 19 C HAPTER 3 Automatically Tune Performance and Adjust Custom Rules 2 During the course of tuning, the system may stop responding or reboot. If you want the tuning process to restart when th e system is restarted and continue from the last good test, then check Automatically continu e at reboot.
20 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 3 Automatically Tune Performance and Adjust Custom Rules Adjusting and Creating Custom Rules NVIDIA nTune allows you to create rules for how the sy stem uses nTune profiles ( .nsu files or .
NVIDIA Corporation 21 C HAPTER 3 Automatically Tune Performance and Adjust Custom Rules 2 From the Take this action section, select an action from the list provided. Note: Blue under lined text may be selected to se t parameters. • Load this Profile : Select to load a s pecific profile.
22 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 3 Automatically Tune Performance and Adjust Custom Rules 4 Use the following buttons and controls as needed: • Click “ -> ” to add conditions to the rule .
NVIDIA Corporation 23 C HAPTER M ONITORING AND L OGGING S YSTEM E VEN T S This chapter describe s how to set up an d use the NVIDIA Monitor application for monitoring and logging system events. It contains the following se ctions: • “About NVIDIA Monitor” on page 24 describes the NVIDIA Monitor application features.
24 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 4 Monitoring and Logging System Events About NVIDIA Monitor NVIDIA Monitor can display dynamic graphs that track var ious performance usage and temperatures, and the voltages, fan speed s, and bus speeds for various hardware components.
NVIDIA Corporation 25 C HAPTER 4 Monitoring and Logging System Events T emperatures The temp erature g raphs refle ct the tempe r ature level reported by the BIOS. Right click to select settings to make adjustments to • Specify the temperature units—eith er degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit.
26 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 4 Monitoring and Logging System Events Adjusting NVIDIA Monitor Settings To customize various NVIDIA Monitor sett ings, right-cl ick the NVIDIA Monitor and select Settings . Figure 4.
NVIDIA Corporation 27 C HAPTER 4 Monitoring and Logging System Events NVIDIA Monitor Appear ance Specifying the T emperature R e ading Interv al To specify how often to update the temperature values, click the Update list arrow and then click one of the polling intervals from the list.
28 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 4 Monitoring and Logging System Events Logging Events Adjusting Event Logging Set tings 1 Specify how often to track the selections.
NVIDIA Corporation 29 C HAPTER S UPPLEMENTAL I NF ORMATION FO R THE A DJUST M OTHERBOARD S ET TINGS P AGE This chapter provides supplemental inform ation to keep in mind when adjusting system timings using the Adjust Motherboard Settin gs page.
30 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 5 Supplemental Information for the Ad just Motherboard Settings Page Figure 5.1 nTune Adjust Motherboard Settings Page.
NVIDIA Corporation 31 C HAPTER 5 Supplemental Information for the Ad just Motherboar d Settings Page System Clocks Group The System Clocks section provides clocki ng con trol of the reference clock fo.
32 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 5 Supplemental Information for the Ad just Motherboard Settings Page HT Multiplier Use in combination w ith the reference clock (HTT) to define the FSB speed, in most cases.
NVIDIA Corporation 33 C HAPTER 5 Supplemental Information for the Ad just Motherboar d Settings Page Memory Controller Timing Group The memory controller timing section lets you control essential timings in order to maintain stability when ov erclocking the fr ont side bus and memory bus.
34 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 5 Supplemental Information for the Ad just Motherboard Settings Page • Write to Read Delay (tWTR) This is the amount of cycl es required between a valid write command and the next read command.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Nvidia 5 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Nvidia 5 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Nvidia 5 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Nvidia 5 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Nvidia 5, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Nvidia 5.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Nvidia 5. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Nvidia 5 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
