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Overview of the Spotlight 200 . 39
Spotlight System Requirements
Spotlight 200 requires additional cards to be installed in the PC. If you encounter a problem
with the PC, contact a PerkinElmer Service Engineer. Do not attempt to remove the cards
from the PC or install the software on another PC.
Hardware Requirements
The PC on which you install the software must meet the following specification:
•
Intel® Pentium 4, 2 GHz processor (or greater) – dual-core or hyper-threaded
preferable
• At least 3 GB of Random Access Memory (RAM)
• 40 GB Hard disk with at least 1 GB free space as an NTFS drive
NOTE: We have locked the system into using an NTFS drive because the alternative FAT32
file system doesn’t provide enough protection at a folder and file level to ensure that
users and groups of users cannot delete or amend data files, while at the same time
being able to create new data files.
• A graphics card with an ATI chip-set, with the capability of displaying 32-bit color at a
resolution of 1280 x 1024, with a refresh rate of 75 Hz
•
DVD drive
•
A keyboard and PS/2®-style mouse
•
Serial (RS232) port
• USB port
• 1 free PCI slot
• Network port.
NOTE: If you should need to change the PC we recommend that you contact a PerkinElmer
Service Engineer for information on PC configurations.
Software Requirements
This software requires that either Windows® XP Professional Service Pack 3 (or greater), or
Windows® 7 Professional (32-bit or 64-bit), or Windows® 8.x Pro (32-bit or 64-bit)
operating system is installed on the PC before you install Spectrum.
Microsoft Service Packs and Updates can be downloaded from www.microsoft.com/downloads.