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1665 Data Multiplexer (1665 DMX) physical installation
and powering
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Issue 1, November 2007
PC minimum requirements
It is anticipated that most customers will dedicate a laptop or personal computer (PC) to
run the WaveStar
®
CIT software. However, any properly configured computer will also
suffice. The following table shows the requirements for the computer:
Table 1-1 Computer requirements
Important!
Minimum requirements are sufficient to run two to three GUI System
Views, unless otherwise noted. Recommended requirements are intended to be used as
a general guideline to optimize WaveStar
®
CIT performance. As the CIT is used with
multiple NE connections and multiple NE types, the processor type and speed and the
memory size will all factor into CIT performance.
Components Minimum Recommended
Processor Pentium 266 MHz Pentium III 500 MHz
RAM (1 system
view) 128 MB 256 MB
RAM (up to 5
system views) 256 MB 256 MB
Virtual Memory 139 MB 267 MB
Available Hard
Disk Space
*
* Available hard disk space required to install and store the CIT and Generic Software
is approximately 250 MB (it is 550 MB, if all graphical packages are installed). The
additional disk space specified is to provide hard disk space to store DMX backup
files
.
500 MB 600 MB
Video 800X600 256 Colors
(8 Bit) 1024X768 16 Million
Colors (24 Bit)
Network Interface 10/100 baseT Network
Card 10/100 baseT Network
Card
CD ROM Drive Required Required
Operating System Windows
®
NT 4.0,
Windows
®
2000 or
Windows
®
XP
Windows
®
NT 4.0,
Windows
®
2000 or
Windows
®
XP
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