Sony DS-HMD1, Operating Instructions Manual

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Providing the required system environment
System requirements
The following system environment is required in order to use the drive.
This software is not supported by the following
environments:
• OSs other than those indicated above
• Personally constructed PCs or operating systems
• An environment that is an upgrade of the original manufacturer-installed
operating system
• Multi-boot environment
• Multi-monitor environment
• Macintosh
Computer IBM PC/AT or Compatible
• CPU: Pentium III 450 MHz or higher
• Hard disk drive space: 200 MB or more (1.5 GB or more is
recommended) (The amount of free space will vary
according to Windows version and the number of music
files stored on the hard disk.)
• RAM: 128 MB or more
Others
• CD drive (capable of digital playback by WDM) (A CD-R/
RW drive is necessary for CD writing)
• Sound Board
• USB port
Operating
System Factory installed:
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005/Windows XP
Media Center Edition 2004/Windows XP Media Center
Edition/Windows XP Professional/Windows XP Home
Edition/Windows 2000 Professional (Service Pack 3 or later)/
Windows Millennium Edition/Windows 98 Second Edition
Display High Color (16 bit) or higher, 800
×
600 dots or better (1,024
×
768 dots or better is recommended)
Others • Internet access: for Web registration, EMD services and
CDDB
• Windows Media Player (version 7.0 or higher) installed for
playing WMA files