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2 Preparing to Install
ADAMView
ADAMView
requires specific hardware and software to be installed in your computer before installation
Verify that your computer system conforms or exceeds the requirements defined in the sections
System Hardware Requirements and System Software Requirements before attempting to install the
ADAMView
system software.
2.1 System Requirements
Your computer system must meet or exceed the following requirements in order to run
ADAMView
.
System Hardware Requirements
• IBM PC/AT 486 chip compatible computer or higher
•
64
MB RAM memory (minimum)
•
2
0 MB free hard disk drive space (minimum)
• One CDROM drive
• VGA controller and monitor
• Serial or PS/2 mouse
• Math co-processor recommended
ADAMView
requires that certain operating systems and system settings be present on your system.
The following are minimum requirements to run
ADAMView
successfully.
System Software Requirements
•
Microsoft Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 (SP4 above), Windows 2000/XP
In addition, there must be a CONFIG.SYS file in your root directory that includes the following state-
ments:
FILES = 50
BUFFERS = 10
•
DOS TSR (terminate, but stay resident) application programs may be loaded while using
ADAMView
.
Remember that these programs do take up memory and can affect system performance.
•
An extended memory manager, such as MS-DOS HIMEM.SYS, QEMM, or EMM386 must be
installed.
