16
Getting Started with Your gigabeat®
Installing the software
Computer system requirements
1
Yo
u need a computer system that meets the hardware and
software requirements listed below
.
1. The gigabeat
®
may not operate on all computers. The gigabeat
®
does not
support Macintosh
®
systems.
2. To operate the gigabeat
®
in the USB 2.0 mode, a USB 2.0 interface must
be pre-installed on the computer. The gigabeat
®
functions as a USB 1.1
device when connected to a USB 1.1 interface.
Installing the software
You need Windows Media
®
Player 11 or 10 to connect your
gigabeat
®
to your computer to charge the gigabeat
®
, transfer music,
or transfer video and image data from your computer to the
gigabeat
®
.
If Windows Media
®
Player 11 is not yet installed on your computer,
please install it from the CD-ROM that came with your gigabeat
®
.
Please note that a computer pre-installed with Windows Vista
®
software includes Windows Media
®
Player 11.
If your computer is using Windows Media
®
Player 10, a patch
program must be installed. You need to install Windows Media
®
Player 10 from the CD-ROM again even if it is already installed.
This way, the necessary correction program will also be installed.
Operating
system
Microsoft
®
Windows Vista
®
, XP Home Edition, XP Professional or XP
Media Center Edition (Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP: Service Pack 2 is
recommended.)
CPU
Windows Vista
®
: 800 MHz or more (1.5 GHz or more is recommended.)
Windows
®
XP: 300 MHz or more (1.5 GHz or more is recommended.)
RAM
Windows Vista
®
: 512 MB or more (1 GB or more is recommended.)
Windows
®
XP: 128 MB or more (512 MB or more is recommended.)
Hard disk
space
200 MB or more
Interface
USB port (USB 2.0/1.1)
2
CD-ROM
drive
Required for software installation
Software
Windows Media
®
Player 11 or Windows Media
®
Player 10