Sony PCV-MXS10 manual Hard Disk Drive Partition, Defragmenting your hard disk drive

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Configuring Your VAIO Computer

Hard Disk Drive Partition

To maintain optimum system performance, you should defragment your computer’s D partition regularly.

To improve the performance of Sony audio and video software applications, the hard disk drive on your computer has been formatted with two partitions, C and D. Some Sony software applications save files to the D partition. This prevents large video captures from consuming the available space on your C partition.

Defragmenting your hard disk drive

If you encounter frame dropping while recording digital video onto your hard disk drive, defragmentation may be necessary.

1Deactivate your screen saver and close other open applications, if applicable.

2Click Start in the Windows Taskbar and select All Programs.

3Point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then select Disk Defragmenter.

The Disk Defragment dialog box appears.

4Select Action from the menu bar and click Analyze.

✍It may take more than a couple of hours to complete defragmentation, depending on the data capacity and current utilization of your computer’s hard disk drive(s).

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Contents Vaio MX Computer User Guide Page Contents Troubleshooting System, ApplicationIndex Welcome Vaio MX Computer User Guide Front Panel Overview Locating Controls and ConnectorsMiniDisc drive DVD-RW driveLCD display screen Play buttonMagicGate Memory Stick media access indicator light Power button and indicator lightMuting button PC Card slotMouse port Back Panel OverviewKeyboard port Ethernet portSerial port Printer portMonitor port Audio Out jackRemote Control Remote Control OverviewCancel button Power buttonDVD button TV/VIDEO buttonVideo Rec Mode button Volume buttonsPlay Mode button Channel buttonsTo Use Memory Stick Media Slot Additional System CapabilitiesInserting a Memory Stick media Opening the lower front panelLocking the Memory Stick Media Removing a Memory Stick mediaInserting a PC card To Use PC Card SlotRemoving a PC card Inserting a PC cardVaio MX Computer User Guide Shortcut Keys Changing the Settings of the S KeysSetting the Internal Timer To select the timer’s launch applicationTo set up the timer start Changing the window design To Change the Sony Software Window DesignVaio MX Computer User Guide Vaio AV Applications Overview of Preinstalled SoftwareMovieShaker Using PhotoCapture DigitalPrint SoftwareDigitalPrint main browser window Enter Photo Folder Name dialog box PhotoCapture windowPhotoCapture editing window Capture Pictures from Video windowPhotoCollection window Using PhotoCollectionUsing PhotoDecor Printer and Paper selection windowPhotoDecor-New PhotoDecor window PhotoAlbum New Album window Using PhotoAlbumLabel New Label window Using LabelMakerDesign Edit window Connecting a digital video camcorder DVgate SoftwareTo use DVgate software with a digital video camcorder Installing the DVgate plug-in for Adobe Premiere software To install the DVgate plug-inTo use DVgate software to record AVI files to tape DVgate Software MovieShaker Software Creating movies with MovieShaker softwareMovieShaker main window To use the Shake feature To import images and sound clipsShake tray window Effect tray window Effect button selected To add effects to a scene or a clipEffects Tray Text button selected To add text effects to a scene or clipExport window To save a movieUsing ImageStation online service with MovieShaker software ImageStation Login windowTo upload MovieShaker files Image Uploader window PictureGear Software Managing your picturesPictureGear main window PIctureGear Album Maker dialog box Creating a photo albumCustom album Completed dialog box Custom Album dialog boxSmart Capture main window Smart Capture SoftwareMode indicator Help button Using Still ModeMode dial Capture button Options button Image windowStill Image Options window Effect Settings windowTo capture a picture in Still mode To manage pictures in Still modeStill Viewer window Recording Options window Using Net Movie ModeMovie Player window To capture a movie in Net Movie modeTo manage your movie in Net Movie mode Using ImageStation with Smart Capture softwareTo upload with Still Viewer To upload with Movie PlayerVaio MX Computer User Guide Using VisualFlow software VisualFlow SoftwareVisualFlow main window Vaio MX Computer User Guide Defragmenting your hard disk drive Hard Disk Drive PartitionLink IEEE1394 Compatibility Connecting an i.LINK IEEE1394 deviceTo Use the System Recovery CDs System, Application and Driver Recovery CDsUsing the System Recovery CDs Full restore with formatUsing the Application Recovery CDs To Use the Application Recovery CDsReinstalling device drivers with the Driver Recovery CD To Use the Driver Recovery CDTopic My computer does not start TopicsTopic My computer or software application stopped responding Topics Topic My optical drive tray does not open Topic I cannot play a DVD or CDTopic I cannot play a MiniDisc Topic I cannot play a DVD Topic Why is there no sound in any application? Topic How do I change the video resolution of my display?Topic My modem connection is slow Topic My modem does not work Topic My microphone is too sensitive to background noise Topic My mouse needs to be set up for left-hand use Topic My microphone does not workTopic My mouse does not work Topic How do I install a printer? Topic Why is my system running slowly?Topic My keyboard does not work Topic I cannot find the Windows taskbarTo contact Sony for technical support Power source Handling the computer system Disposal of the lithium batteryUpgrading the computer system Moisture condensationHandling an LCD display Handling a CRT displayUsing the hard disk drive Handling floppy disksHandling CD or DVD media Cleaning MiniDisc media Cleaning CD or DVD mediaProtecting MiniDisc media contents Handling MiniDisc mediaFor Answers to Your Software Questions DVDit! for Vaio Sonic SolutionsPC-Cillin 2000 Trend Micro, Inc Web site Phone SONY-PC Hours Days a week, 24 hours a day Sony Service CenterResources Index Drcd 62 DVD Index Vaio MX Computer User Guide Index Page