BEFORE INSTALLATION

Hardware and software requirements

Check the following hardware and software requirements in order to install the software.

Computer type

IBM PC/AT or compatible computer equipped with a

 

 

 

USB 2.0*1

 

Operating system*2 *3

Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 Professional*4,

 

 

 

Windows XP*4, Windows Vista*4

 

Display

800 x 600 dots (SVGA) display with 256 colors (or better)

 

 

 

 

Hard disk free space

150 MB or more

 

 

 

 

Other hardware

An environment on which any of the operating systems

 

requirements

listed above can fully operate

 

 

 

 

 

*1

Compatible with Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 Professional,

 

 

Windows XP or Windows Vista preinstalled model standardly equipped with a

4

 

USB port.

 

*2

Printing is not available in MS-DOS mode.

*3

The machine does not support printing from a Macintosh environment.

*4

Administrator's rights are required to install the software using the installer.

 

Installation environment and usable software

The following table shows the drivers and software that can be installed for each version of Windows and interface connection method.

Cable

Operating system

Printer

Scanner

Button

Sharpdesk

driver

driver

Manager

 

 

 

USB

Windows 98/Me/

Available*

 

Available

 

 

2000/XP/Vista

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*The printer driver that is installed will vary depending on the type of connection between the machine and your computer.

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Sharp AR-203E manual Before Installation, Hardware and software requirements, Installation environment and usable software