Operating System (OS) Requirements

The following table shows operating system (OS) compatibility requirements.

Operating System (OS) Requirements

Attribute

Description

Operating System Requirements ID

The unique identifier for the operating system requirements.

Bit Mode

The computer architecture on which the operating system is installed. Values are:

32-bit
64-bit
32/64-bit

CPU Speed

The CPU clock speed (in MHz), as specified in the requirements.

Graphics Card

The graphic card option(s), as specified in the requirements.

Graphics Card Driver

The graphics card driver option(s), as specified in the requirements.

Hard Disk Drive Free Space

The amount of available hard disk space (in MB), as specified in the requirements.

Manufacturer ID

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Monitor Length

The length of the monitor (in inches), as specified in the requirements.

Monitor Width

The width of the monitor (in inches), as specified in the requirements.

Operating System Type

The typical installation of the operating system. Values are:

Server
Client
Server/Client

Optical Drive

The type of optical drive, as specified by the requirements. Values are:

CD-ROM
DVD-ROM
Other

Physical RAM limit

The amount of maximum physical memory/ RAM (in MB) that can be recognized by the operating system.

RAM

The amount of memory/RAM (in MB), as specified in the requirements.

Requirement Type

The type of requirements for the operating system installation. Values are:

Minimum
Recommended
Optional
Maximum
Other

Requirement Type (Other)

Explanation of 'Other' type or requirements (from the requirements type column).

Software Edition ID

The unique identifier for software edition.

Software Product ID

The product ID of the immediately prior or previous iteration of the product.

Software Release ID

The unique identifier for software releases.

Req. Source

The source where the requirements information is obtained from ‘Values: OS Vendor, Other Vendor.’

Source (Other)

The ‘Other Vendor’ from which the requirements information is obtained (from the Req. Source column).

Notes

The URL/website address from which the requirements information was obtained.

Reference

Notes and any additional information related to the requirements.