*System recommendations for User’s Computer are for desktop computers.
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Recommended for Client |
Recommended for Server |
Operating system |
Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 1 or greater), Microsoft Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4), Microsoft Windows Vista Business edition
Not supported: Microsoft Windows NT 4, Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows Home Edition, and Windows Me, Microsoft Windows Vista Home edition
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Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
Service Pack 1 or higher |
Memory |
2 to 4 GB RAM |
4 GB RAM |
Processor |
Dual Pentium 4 or Core 2 Duo
2.4 GHz or higher
4 MB L2 cache or higher
1333 MHz FS bus |
Dual Pentium 4 or Xeon
3.2 GHz
8 MB cache
800 MHz FS bus |
Disk drives |
SATA controller
300 GB ATA/100
CD-RW/DVD Combination Drive
3.5" FDD (Optional) |
Ultra3 SCSI Hot Swap RAID 5
300 GB of usable disk space
24x IDE CD ROM |
Graphics adapter |
OpenGL 256 MB dedicated RAM
32 bit colour
1024 x 768 SVGA or greater |
Generic 800 x 600 |
Monitor |
20" LCD Wide Aspect flat panel or
20" LCD flat panel |
Generic |
Digitiser |
Any Windows supported graphic-input device, such as Wintab™. |
N/A |
Ethernet card |
Ethernet adaptor card (a requirement for FLEXlm™ license management).
If you use a docking station, be sure to undock your computer when you register your GEMS software. |
N/A |
Network |
100/1000 mbps |
100/1000 mbps |
Plotter |
Any Windows supported device |
N/A |
Tape drive (for back-ups) |
N/A |
DLT 40 GB (internal or external) |
RDBMS |
N/A |
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Microsoft SQL Server 7 and Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (Service Pack 3 or higher) are also supported. |