Minimum System Requirements; Hardware Requirements; Software Requirements - LaCie DVD+/-RW Drive User Manual

LaCie Slim DVD+/-RW Drive
User's Manual - USB 2.0

1.1. Minimum System Requirements

1.1.1. Hardware requirements:

• Computer with USB 2.0 or 1.1 interface*
*To achieve USB 2.0 speeds, your drive must be connected to a USB 2.0 host port. If it is connected to a
*Tech Note:
USB 1.1 port, your drive will operate at USB 1.1 speeds. For more details, see
Connections.
1.1.2. System requirements:
Minimum:
• Windows 98 SE (Second Edition), Windows Me (Millennium Edition), Windows 2000, or Windows XP
• Intel Pentium II/350MHz compatible processor or greater; 64MB RAM minimum
• 800MB Free Space on Hard Drive for full software install
• Mac OS 9.1(Apple FireWire support 2.2 and greater) and 10.1.2 or later
• Mac G3 processor; 64MB RAM minimum
Recommended:
• Windows 2000, or Windows XP
• 1.2GHz processor or greater; 256MB RAM
• Mac OS 9.2.2 or Mac OS 10.2 or later
• Mac G4 processor; 256MB RAM
1.1.3. Additional Requirements for DVD Playback and Pre-mastering:
• Video Card supporting DirectDraw Standard
• Audio Card supporting 44.1KHz or 48KHz sampling rate
• Monitor Resolution of 1024 x 768, 24-bit color
• Microsoft DirectShow 6.4 or greater
1.1.4. Additional Requirements for DV Capturing and DVD Authoring:
• Intel Pentium II/600Mhz processor or greater for video capture
• Intel Pentium II/400Mhz processor or greater for video authoring
• 128MB RAM minimum (256MB is recommended)
• Monitor Resolution of 1024 x 768, 16-bit color
• 5GB of free space for temporary caching of 4.7GB of DVD-Video
• 10GB or greater (20GB is suggested) Hard Drive for storing video and audio files
Unpacking Your LaCie Drive
4.1. Advice for Optimizing USB 2.0
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