LaCie 300979 - d2 16x DVD±RW FireWire HDD User Manual

LaCie 300979 - d2 16x DVD±RW FireWire HDD User Manual Manual pdf 8 page image

1.1.2. Windows UsersHardware Requirements –Computer equipped with a FireWire/IEEE 1394/iLink/DV interface card.System Requirements –Double Layer Recording Single Layer Recording• 8.5GB Double Layer disc • 4.7GB Single Layer disc• Windows 2000 (SP4 or later) or XP (SP1 or later) • Windows 98SE, Me, 2000 or XP• 500-MHz Intel® Pentium III or equivalent • 500-MHz Intel Pentium III or equivalent• 128MB of RAM (256MB is recommended) • 128MB of RAMImportant Note: MPEG encoding is a system intensive application and requires most of a CPU’s power. Thisprocess can take several hours on slower systems.Additional Requirements for DVD Playback and Pre-Mastering –SVGA video card supporting DirectDraw StandardSound Blaster compatible sound cardMicrosoft DirectShow 6.4 or greaterMonitor resolution of 1024 x 768, 24-bit colorAdditional Requirements for DV Capturing and DVD Authoring –Minimum of 128MB of RAM (256MB is recommended)1GB of free hard disk space for every 5 minutes of DV video capture4.5GB of free hard disk space for copying a DVD-Video disc8GB of free hard disk space for copying a double layer DVD-Video discAdditional Requirements for Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator and Easy Media Creator –Easy CD & DVD Creator Easy Media CreatorVideo Editing Intel Pentium III 500-MHz or faster Intel Pentium III 1.2-GHz or fasterDV/Analog to MPEG encoding Intel Pentium III 800-MHz or faster Intel Pentium III 1.2-GHz or fasterImportant Note: To ensure optimal recording results, avoid copying from a CD or DVD and record directly froma hard drive that supports sustained data transfer rates for the following speeds:• 8x = 11.08MB/s • 4x = 5.54MB/s • 2x = 2.77MB/s • 1x = 1.385MB/sGetting Connectedpage 8LaCie DVD±RW Drive User’s ManualFireWire