Appendix D: System tweaks
Enabling DMA for IDE disks
Direct Memory Access (DMA) is a method of transporting data from the system’s main memory without passing through the CPU. Open the Control Panel’s System program, and in the Device Manager, enable DMA (Direct Memory Access) for all the hard disks (in the primary and secondary IDE channels) that will be used for capturing video. DMA avoids possible drop frame problems when you are capturing video.
Disabling Write-Behind Caching
Disable Write-Behind Caching on the hard drive used for video capture.
In Windows XP:
Setting the Paging File size
Change the values of your Paging File (Swap File) size. Set the minimum and maximum to twice your amount of RAM. For instance, if you have 256MB of RAM, set both your minimum and maximum paging file limits to 512MB.
In Windows XP:
