ION Audio Video 2 PC - Manual (Page 11)

3. Turn off Hard Disk Sleep. Make sure your Hard Drive is not set to sleep or turn off
after a short amount of time. If your hard drive goes to sleep (stops spinning to save
power) while you are recording, your recording will be interrupted. Click on the Start
Menu at the bottom left of your screen and select Settings, then Control Panel.
Open the Power Options control panel. Set the Turn Off Hard Disks option to
Never.
4. Turn off Automatic Updates. It can be a good idea to turn off any scheduled tasks.
The last thing you want is for a 150MB update to start downloading in the middle of a
recording session. Open the Automatic Updates control panel, and select Turn off
Automatic Updates. This means that its up to you to manually check for updates
yourself. All you have to do is either revisit this Control Panel, or go to
windowsupdate.microsoft.com .
5. Turn off wireless networking. Wireless networking can sometimes interfere with or
interrupt recording. Wireless cards in computers automatically scan the airwaves for
available networks. This takes up some of your system resources, and can
sometimes hurt performance. If a removable wireless networking card is being used
on a laptop, the card can simply be removed. If you are on a wireless network, and
the card is internal, you can disable the card in the device manager while you record.
Its easy to turn back on when you’re not recording.
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Windows Vista Optimization Tips
1. When troubleshooting or optimizing system performance issues in Windows Vista, it
is often a good idea to disable some or all of Vista's graphical effects. While they look
nice, these effects can actually be just as demanding, or more demanding on your
computer's system than many professional level programs available on the market.
Performance on even the highest-end systems can suffer if too much demand is
placed on the processor(s) at once. Disabling these graphical effects is one step
towards getting the highest level of performance out of your existing computer.
To disable the aero effects
1. Right+click the background picture on your computer's desktop.
2. Select
Personalize from the drop-down menu that appears.
3. In the window that opens, click on Window Color and Appearance.
4. The Window Color and Appearance control panel will open. Click on Open
classic appearance properties for more color options.
5. A window titled Appearance Settings will open. Under Color scheme,
select Windows Vista Basic.
6. Click Apply.
7. Click OK to close the Theme Settings window.
8. Close the Personalization control panel by clicking on the X in the upper-
right corner of the window.
The borders of your windows will no longer be clear, freeing up system
resources for other programs.
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