User`s guide

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Warning Regarding Your Application Key (Dongle)
The application key, commonly referred to as a dongle, allows the
Avid Xpress DV software to run on your system. Protect your
application key from loss or theft because your Avid Xpress DV
software does not function without it, and acquiring a new application
key from Avid involves a fee.
Avid Storage Manager Support
Avid Storage Manager (ASM) is a drive diagnostic utility used for
testing Avid media drives. In Avid Xpress DV Release 3.0, ASM
replaces the Avid StorEx utility. ASM includes context-sensitive Help.
Most windows in the ASM utility include a Help button that when
clicked, opens a browser window that provides information about the
current ASM window displayed.
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An online user’s guide is also included in
Program Files\Utilities\Avid Storage Manager\ASMug.pdf.
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Avid recommends that you do not run ASM unless instructed by
Avid Customer Support. Many of the utility’s functions can destroy
the data on the drives.
Setting the Paging File
For best performance, Avid recommends that you set the paging file
size to 384 MB.
The recommended paging file should be set to 384 MB for both the
Initial (minimum) and Maximum size. This will help prevent disk
fragmentation. You should install a paging file on a system drive that
is not used for media.