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Defragment your Hard Drive for best performance
Disk Defragmentation consolidates files and folders on your Hard Disk and allows for
better system access of files and folders. It will also help when you are capturing and
writing new files into your Hard Disk. Please keep in mind that this process requires some
amount of time which depends on several factors, including the size of the Hard Disk,
number and size of files and how fragmented your local disk is. Before you Defragment
your Hard Disk, you can Analyze a volume to see if this step is required.
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Double-click My Computer
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Right Click and Select Properties on the Hard Disk you want to Save your captured Videos
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Click on Tools tab
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Click Defragment Now button
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Click Analyze button to see if you need to Defragment the Hard Disk
Enable DMA to optimize video capture (for Win98SE or ME only):
Enabling DMA will significantly improve the video capture capabilities of your system. If
DMA is not enabled you will very likely suffer from dropped video frames.
For Windows 98SE and ME (not required for Windows XP users): Enable DMA on your
IDE hard drive for optimal video capture.
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Right click on My Computer
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Click Properties
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Click on Device Manager
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Double click Disk Drives
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Double click Hard Disk (labeled Generic IDE type XXX)
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Click the settings tab
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Enable DMA by checking the DMA box
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Click OK
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Click OK
Your computer will need to reboot after DMA is enabled.
Installation Summary
By now you should have completed the following:
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Made all of the Audio and Video connections between Instant DVD+MP3 and your
Audio/Video source.
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Connected Instant DVD+MP3 to the Power Supply and USB Port on your PC.
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Installed the drivers and verified that the device is properly installed
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Installed all necessary software applications required for proper operation.
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Optimized your System for best performance.
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Now you are ready to Start Making DVD Movies.
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Note: Not all hardware supports DMA access.