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Chapter 3, Installing Your Software and Configuring Your System
Disabling background applications and
defragmenting your hard drives
Applications that run in the background use system resources and can affect performance
when editing using Final Cut Pro with Matrox RTMac, such as causing dropped frames
during playback. As well, an overly fragmented hard drive can similarly affect performance.
To avoid potential problems with system performance, we suggest you do some or all of the
following:
1
Disable AppleTalk. From the Apple menu, choose
System Preferences
, then click
Network
. On the
AppleTalk
tab, clear
Make AppleTalk Active
if this option is
selected.
2
Disable sharing. From the Apple menu, choose
System Preferences
, then click
Sharing
. On the
Services
tab, clear sharing options that aren’t needed while you’re
editing.
3
Disable the network time server feature. From the Apple menu, choose
System
Preferences
, then click
Date & Time
. On the
Network Time
tab, clear
Use a
network time server
if this option is selected.
4
Defragment your hard drives.
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