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GETTING STARTED

 

This chapter contains information about recommended system requirements you should meet for optimum 3WXM performance, installing 3WXM client and 3WXM Services software, and an introduction to using the 3WXM interface.

Hardware

Table 3 shows the minimum and recommended requirements to run the

Requirements for

3WXM client on a Windows platform.

 

3WXM Client

 

 

 

 

Table 3 Hardware Requirements for Running 3WXM Client on Windows

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum

Recommended

 

 

 

 

 

Processor

Intel Pentium 4 2 GHz or

Intel Pentium 4 3 GHz or

 

 

equivalent

equivalent

 

 

 

 

 

RAM

512 MB

1 GB

 

 

 

 

 

Hard drive space

100 MB

200 MB

 

available

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor resolution

1024x768 pixels, 24-bit

1600x1200 pixels, 32-bit

 

 

color

color

 

 

 

 

 

CD-ROM drive

CD-ROM or equivalent

CD-ROM

 

 

 

 

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