OS Hardware Requirements

Windows XP Professional Edition

PC with 300 megahertz (MHz) or higher processor clock speed recommended; 233-MHz minimum required
256 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended (64 MB minimum supported; may limit performance and some features) 1.5 gigabyte (GB) of available hard disk space minimum
2(GB) of free space is recommended
Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor CD-ROM or DVD drive 12x or faster
Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

Windows 2000 Professional

PC with Pentium II 350 megahertz (MHz) or higher processor clock speed recommended; Pentium 133-MHz minimum required
128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended (64 MB minimum supported; may limit performance and some features) 650 (MB) of available hard disk space 1GB is recommended
Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor CD-ROM or DVD drive
Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

Windows NT Workstation

PC with Pentium 133 megahertz (MHz) or higher processor clock speed recommended; minimum CPU is 486DX 100-MHz minimum required 64 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended (16 MB minimum supported; may limit performance and some features)
110 MB of available hard disk space 1GB recommended
Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor CD-ROM or DVD drive
Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

Windows 9x/ME

PC with Pentium II or AMD 233 megahertz (MHz) or higher processor clock speed recommended; Pentium CPU is minimum required
64 megabytes (MB) of RAM or 128MB higher recommended Windows 98 if it's WIndows ME 128-256MB will be acceptable (32 MB minimum supported; may limit performance and some features)
455-635 MB of available hard disk space 4GB is Recommended
Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor
CD-ROM or DVD drive
Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

Red Hat Linux 9x

PC with 233 megahertz (MHz) or higher processor clock speed recommended; 133-MHz minimum required
128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended (64 MB minimum supported; may limit performance and some features)
1.5 gigabyte (GB) of available hard disk space
Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor
CD-ROM or DVD drive
Be careful with Linux installations make sure that all your hardware must comply with the HCL or hardware compatibility lists for more information go to www.redhat.com