Multichannel Systems USB-MEA32-STIM4 Manual - Manual (Page 12)

USB-MEA32-STIM4 Manual
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3.1 System requirements
Operating System: One of the following Windows ® operating systems is required:
Windows 7, VISTA or XP (English and German versions supported) with the NT file system (NTFS).
Other language versions may lead to software errors.
Hardware (Not required for offline analysis or demo mode): The data acquisition board
USB-MEA32-STIM4. If no USB-MEA32-STIM4 is present, MC_Rack / LTP-Director opens in a
simulation mode. A computer with low performance may lead to performance limits more often;
therefore, MCS recommends an up-to-date computer preferably with two separate hard disks.
Please note that there are sometimes hardware incompatibilities of the USB-MEA32-STIM4
and computer components, or that an inappropriate computer power supply may lead to artifact
signals. Please contact your local retailer for more information on recommended computer
hardware.
Important: You need to have installed the latest USB-MEA32-STIM4 driver to operate the USB-
MEA32-STIM4 , which is automatically installed with MC_Rack / LTP-Director . The installation
may be invalid if the USB-MEA32-STIM4 does not respond. Please contact Multi Channel Systems
or your local retailer in this case.
3.2 Recommended BIOS settings
Recommended operating system settings
The following automatic services of the Windows operating system interfere with the data
storage on the hard disk and can lead to severe performance limits in MC_Rack. These routines
were designed for use on office computers, but are not very useful for a data acquisition
computer.
 Turn off Screensaver.
 Turn off Windows Indexing Service.
 Turn off Windows System Restore.
 Manual management of automatic Windows Update.
 Power Options: Power scheme: Never turn off monitor, hard disk and system standby.
 It is also not recommended to run any applications in the background when using MC_Rack.
Remove all applications from the Autostart folder.
 Be careful when using a virus scanner. These programs are known to disturb MC_Rack,
and even data loss may occur.