Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Edition (Windows 2000 Server) Service Pack 4

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Windows Server 2003) No Service Pack Required

Red Hat Linux 9, Personal and Professional Edition (Kernel 2.4.20-6)

Red Hat Linux 9, download Edition (Kernel 2.4.20-8)

Red Hat Linux Enterprise 3 (Kernel 2.4.21-4EL)

Red Hat Linux Enterprise 3 WS (Kernel 2.4.21-4EL)

Note – SunPCi III 3.2.1 does not support Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows ME, or Microsoft Windows NT. However, SunPCi III 3.2.1 does support the upgrade of Microsoft Windows NT to a supported operating system.

Note – Only the supported Linux versions work with SunPCi III 3.2.1.

SunPCi III 3.2.1 Features

The SunPCi III 3.2.1 product brings the following features to your Solaris desktop.

PCs on your Solaris desktop – For each SunPCi III card installed in your system, you can use its PC applications in a window on your Solaris desktop.

Auto-install of operating systems – The Create a New Emulated Drive dialog box enables you to select and install operating system software more easily.

Growing an emulated hard disk – The Grow an Existing Emulated Drive dialog box enables you to grow and increase your hard disk size.

Automatic update of Intel drivers – The Intel drivers used with SunPCi software prompts you to automatically update drivers after a new version of SunPCi and Solaris drivers are installed.

High-resolution VGA display for your Microsoft Windows applications – SunPCi III software includes two Microsoft Windows super-VGA display drivers. One displays the Microsoft Windows desktop in an X Window on your screen. The other drives the display on an external VGA monitor. You can choose to install either option.

Familiar PC peripherals – The SunPCi III product provides mouse and IBM PC keyboard emulation, plus access to external peripherals such as printers and modems. The SunPCi III main card, the optional Serial/Parallel Port Backplate (included) and the optional USB/Firewire Card and Backplate (included), contain the physical connectors for PC peripheral devices, including additional USB connections and a 1394a Firewire connection.

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