You will have to restart your machine now for the new settings to take
effect.
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The system applet of the Windows 2000/Windows XP Control Panel
contains several options you can enable or disable for optimal capture
performance. During capturing the drive should write as much data as
possible and not spend time with software optimisations or checking for
system changes.
To access these options in Windows, click the Start menu. Under Settings
click Control Panel, and double-click the System applet. In the window
System Properties you can make the desired settings.
If two devices are shown, carry out the following settings for both devices.
You will have to restart your machine now for the new settings to take
effect.
While still on the File System Properties dialog, select the
Troubleshooting tab and check Disable write-behind caching for all
drives. Confirm with OK.
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Click on the Hardware tab, then on the Device Manager... button
under Device Manager:
In the list under IDE ATA/ATAPI Controller first click on Primary IDE
Channel using the right mouse button and choose Properties from the
context menu. Then go to the Further Settings tab.
Pay attention to what appears in the Current transmission mode box at
the bottom. If Ultra DMA mode is displayed, the correct setting is already
active and you do not need to make any changes.
If this is not the case, choose the DMA, if available setting from the
Transmission mode list box. Ultra DMA mode will then appear after the
computer has been restarted.
Confirm with OK.
Now click on Secondary IDE channel in the list with the right mouse
button and carry out the same settings as for the primary IDE channel.
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