Chapter 03 : Accomplishing NVIDIA <strong>Control</strong> <strong>Panel</strong> TasksUsing the Storage PagesThe Storage group pages are part of the nForce drivers MediaShield Storage software forNVIDIA nForce‐based PCs.Use the Storage pages to Create and manage RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, and spanning arrays. Run SMART tests on your RAID array disk drives.Using the Performance PagesThe Performance group pages are part of the nForce drivers System Tools software forNVIDIA nForce‐based PCs.Use the Performance pages to: Manage system tuning and profiles for nForce MCP clocks, voltages, timings, andfans. Manage Enthusiast System Architecture (ESA) components. View detailed system information for your nForce‐based PC. Overclock your GeForce GPU.Using the System Update PagesThe System Update pages are part of the nForce drivers System Tools software forNVIDIA nForce‐based PCs.Use the system update pages to: Automatically check for nForce and GeForce driver updates. Update your system BIOS. Update firmware for the Enthusiast System Architecture (ESA) components.NVIDIA <strong>Control</strong> <strong>Panel</strong> Quick Start <strong>Guide</strong> DU-05479-295-v01 | 26
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