Technical information

14 Optimizing Your Computer for Best Results

The following tips will help you to get the most out of neoDVDplus:

 Defragment Disk (for Hard Disk Drives). Before a long recording session, it is

recommended that you defragment the Hard Disk Drive on which you want to save

your video file. A defragmented Hard Disk Drive reduces the number of read/write

accesses necessary to run neoDVDplus and as a result increases the encoding

speed. To defragment your Hard Disk Drive(s), use the Windows Disk

Defragmenter.

To start the Disk Defragmenter, click:

Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Defragmenter

 Hard Disk DMA Transfer Mode Enabled. Most Hard Disk Drives support DMA

(Direct Memory Access) transfer. Enabling this feature guarantees that you use your

Hard Disk Drive at optimum speed. Please make sure that DMA is enabled.

To check if the DMA capability of your Hard Disk Drive is enabled, right-click on the

My Computer icon on your computer desktop and then click on Properties:

− For Windows 98 (SE) and Windows Me:

1. Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel.

2. Double-click on the System icon.

3. Go to the Device Manager option and double-click on the Disk Drives entry.

4. Right-click on the list item corresponding to your drive, e.g. "Generic IDE disk

type 01".

5. Click on Properties and select the Settings tab.

6. Check the DMA box to enable DMA on your Hard Disk Drive.

− For Windows 2000:

1. Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel.

2. Double-click on the System icon.