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The View System Topology page provides a tree view of the the physical and logical topology, or hierarchy, of the displays and graphics cards in your system. It provides frame lock status information for each display as well as connection status information for the NVIDIA Quadro G-Sync card or NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000G. In addition to viewing status information, you can also change various settings using the View System Topology page.

Viewing the G-Sync Status

The G-Sync branch appears under the corresponding Quadro FX or Quadro Plex branch, and indicated whether the G-Sync is acting as a client or server. When you click the G-Sync [+] icon, the G-Sync branch expands to show the following:

  • Link to the Synchronize displays page so you can access the sync settings.

  • Status of each frame lock port, including

  • Whether or not the frame lock port is used.

  • The direction of the timing signal at the frame lock port – either IN or OUT.

  • Whether the frame lock port has been accidentally connected to an ethernet port

  • Status of the external sync signal, including

  • If a valid house signal is present (green icon)

  • If the house signal is lost (red icon)

  • If no house signal is connected (blank icon)

  • Stereo sync state (client); whether or not stereo is in phase with the server

  • Any warnings applicable to the G-Sync setup

  • Click the More icon to show the following additional details:

  • Firmware version

  • Sync mode (server): TTL, Auto composite, bi-level composite, or tri-level composite

Viewing the G-Sync Display Status

The G-Sync displays appear under the corresponding Quadro FX branch. When you click the Display [+] icon, the branch expands to show the following:

Whether the display is a client or server

Link to the Change Resolution page so you can check the display resolution and refresh rate

The EDID status; Forced or Monitor, which links to the Manage EDID dialog page

If the client display is using internal timing

If the client display is locked to a house sync signal  

Display is locked to a frame lock sync pulse

Whether or not the client display stereo signal is in phase with the server

Any warnings or errors applicable to the G-Sync setup

Click the More icon to show the following additional details:

  • Horizontal and vertical resolution as reported from the Custom Resolution dialog page

Changing Settings

When you right click a G-Sync card or display icon, a context menu appears that lets you change settings.

  • Right click a server display icon and then select a context menu item to   

  • Remove that display as the server to allow you to select another display as the server

  • Launch the Server Settings dialog box that lets you edit the properties of the frame synchronization pulses generated by the timing server.

  • Identify the display

  • Right click a client display icon and then select a context menu item to

  • Add or remove that display as the client

  • Assign that display as the server if there is no other server assigned.

  • Identify the display

  • Right click the G-Sync card icon and then select a context menu item to

  • Use or not use the house sync signal (if the card is connected to a house sync).

  • Open the G-Sync Settings dialog box to verify the refresh rate, verify the sync delay if the card is connected to a house sync signal, or change the sync delay if the card is connected to all client displays.  

See also System Topology.

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