To set up SLI Mosaic (Windows Vista and later)
Setting up SLI Mosaic involves three basic processes:
Connect Your Displays
Connect all the displays that you intend to use in SLI Mosaic mode to the NVIDIA Quadro Plex unit or to the SLI-ready Quadro FX cards. Refer to Quadro Plex D2 Mosaic Connections or Quadro Plex D2 Mosaic Connections for Passive Stereo for the proper connections to make.
Note: Four-display configurations are supported when using dual SLI-ready Quadro FX cards. Refer to the single-Quadro Plex diagrams for guidance in making the display connections.
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All displays must be part of the Mosaic configuration. For example, the 2×2 configuration cannot be set with only 3 displays connected.
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Additional displays that are not part of the desired Mosaic configuration must not be connected, as this may result in unpredictable behavior.
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Mosaic cannot be enabled when only one display is connected.
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All displays must use the same connection type – for example, all DVI-to-DVI or all DVI-to-VGA.
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NVIDIA recommends using the same make and model for all displays, as the visual characteristics of displays vary by manufacturer and among models from the same manufacturer.
Configure Your Display Settings
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Use the NVIDIA Control Panel to configure your display settings.
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Display settings may include but are not limited to:
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Desktop color settings
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Flat panel scaling
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Video and TV settings
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Enable SLI Mode
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From the NVIDIA Control Panel Select a Task pane, under 3D Settings, select Set SLI configuration (or Set SLI and PhysX configuration) to open the associated page.
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Under SLI Configuration, click Allow SLI Mosaic Mode.
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Click Apply.
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Verify that SLI antialiasing is not enabled.
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From the NVIDIA Control Panel Select a Task pane, under 3D Settings, select Manage 3D settings to open the associated page.
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Check the Antialiasing – Setting feature to make sure it is not set to any of the “SLI AA” values (for example, 16x SLI AA, 32x SLI AA).
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Check the SLI Performance mode setting to make sure it is not set to SLI Antialiasing.
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Set the Stereo settings as needed.
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On the Manage 3D Settings page:
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If you are not using professional stereo, make sure that Stereo is disabled.
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If you are using active stereo, then enable stereo and select the appropriate stereo display mode.
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If you are using passive stereo, then enable stereo and select the Clone mode stereo display mode.
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Configure SLI Mosaic
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From the NVIDIA Control Panel Select a Task pane, under Workstation, click Set Up SLI Mosaic to open the associated page.
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Click the Enable SLI Mosaic check box to enable SLI Mosaic settings.
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Under Displays, click the check boxes for the displays that you want to use for SLI Mosaic.
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Under Configuration, select the topology and display orientation that you want to use.
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The selection must match the number of displays you selected in the previous step.
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Set the resolution per display.
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Click the Resolution (per display) list arrow and then select the resolution to which you want each display set. Make sure your settings fall within the following limits:
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Maximum total resolution (horizontal or vertical): 8192 for older Quadro products, 16,384 for newer Quadro products. (See Mosaic and SLI Mosaic Mode.)
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Minimum individual resolution: 800×600
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Set the refresh rate.
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Click the Refresh rate list arrow and then select the refresh rate you want applied to all displays.
Note: The refresh rate list box contains the refresh rates that are available for the resolution selected.
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Click and drag the icons that the bottom of the page to match your display configuration.
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You can click Identify and the icon number will appear on the corresponding physical display to help you configure your display layout.
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Click Bezel Correction and then adjust the Horizontal and/or Vertical edge gap as needed to accommodate bezeled displays. For example, you can introduce gaps (negative overlap) to accommodate bezeled displays.
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Click Apply to save your changes.
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