Tascam Computer Hardware - Manual

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