Hitachi HF-W2000 30, User Manual

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7. MAINTENANCE ACTIONS
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7.3.5 Various setup procedures relating to memory dump
< NOTE >
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Prior to performing the procedures below, you must log on to the local computer as a
member of the Administrators group.
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The procedures below assume the standard start menu settings under the operating
systems, which may differ with non-standard or customized start menu settings.
(1) Setting up virtual memory
(a) Windows® XP
1. Click Start and click Control Panel . In the “Control Panel” window opened,
click Performance and Maintenance and then click System .
2. In the “System Properties” window newly opened, click Advanced tab and then
click Settings button in “Performance” group box.
3. In the “Performance Options” window newly opened, click Advanced tab and
then click Change button in “Virtual memory” group box.
4. In the upper “Drive” list of the “Virtual Memory” window newly opened, click
the system drive that stores the paging file to be altered.
5. At Initial Size (MB) text box in “Paging file size for selected drive” group box,
type a new value of paging file size in MB. Here, specify the new value to be no
less than
Recommended size (1.5 times the total system memory) referenced in
“Total paging file size for all drives” group box.
6. Click Set button and then click OK button.
(b) Windows® 7
1. Click Start and click Control Panel . In the “Control Panel” window opened,
click System and Security and then click System .
2. In the left pane of the “System” window navigated from the “Control Panel”
window, click Advanced system settings .
3. If the “User Account Control” dialog box opens, click Yes button to continue.
4. On Advanced tab of the “System Properties” window navigated, click Settings
button in “Performance” group box.
5. In the “Performance Options” window newly opened, click Advanced tab and
then click Change button in “Virtual memory” group box.
6. At the top of the “Virtual Memory” window newly opened, uncheck (turn off)
Automatically manage paging file size for all drives checkbox.
7. In the “Drive” list in “Paging file size for each drive” group box, click the
system drive that stores the paging file to be altered.
8. Click Custom Size radio button thereunder and, at both Initial Size (MB) and
Maximum Size (MB) text boxes, type a new value of paging file size in MB.
Here, specify the new value for Initial Size (MB) to be no less than
Recommended size (1.5 times the total system memory) referenced in “Total
paging file size for all drives” group box.
9. Click Set button and then click OK button.