Tascam Computer Hardware Manuel D’Utilisation

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Optimizing Windows 2000 and Windows XP for Audio

Introduction................................................................................................................................. 2

Deciding on an OS..................................................................................................................... 3

Windows XP – Home or Professional? ................................................................................. 3

Hardware requirements......................................................................................................... 3

Update or fresh install? .......................................................................................................... 4

Give it Time.............................................................................................................................. 4

Preparing for installation............................................................................................................ 5

Installation................................................................................................................................... 6

Formatting your Hard Disk ..................................................................................................... 6

Booting from CD ..................................................................................................................... 7

Setup Tweaks – Things to Do During the Install ....................................................................... 7

FAT32 vs. NTFS.......................................................................................................................... 7

ACPI ......................................................................................................................................... 8

Dual Boot ................................................................................................................................. 9

Mass Storage Devices............................................................................................................ 9

Multiple Users ........................................................................................................................ 10

Updates and service packs ................................................................................................ 10

System Performance Tweaks – Stuff to Do After Installing................................................... 11

Windows Messenger ............................................................................................................ 11

Display properties................................................................................................................. 12

Windows Sounds ................................................................................................................... 14

System Restore...................................................................................................................... 15

Performance ......................................................................................................................... 15

Virtual memory ..................................................................................................................... 16

Fast user switching................................................................................................................ 17

Auto Start and System Services .......................................................................................... 18

Disk I/O Performance Logging ........................................................................................... 20

Write Behind Caching .......................................................................................................... 20

UDMA/ATA Mode for Hard Drives ....................................................................................... 20

Separate Drives – How and Where..................................................................................... 21

Defrag Often.......................................................................................................................... 22

Virus and other Utilities......................................................................................................... 22

PlugIns and other Goodies.................................................................................................. 23

XP and Win2000 Resources..................................................................................................... 23

Stay Up to Date ..................................................................................................................... 23