System Requirements
To use Windows Server 2008, you need:*
| Component |
Requirement |
| Processor |
Minimum: 1 GHz (x86 processor) or 1.4 GHz (x64 processor)
Recommended: 2 GHz or faster
Note: An Intel Itanium 2 processor is required for Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems |
 |
| Memory |
Minimum: 512 MB RAM
Recommended: 2 GB RAM or greater
Optimal: 2 GB RAM (Full installation) or 1 GB RAM (Server Core installation) or more
Maximum (32-bit systems): 4 GB (Standard) or 64 GB (Enterprise and Datacenter)
Maximum (64-bit systems): 32 GB (Standard) or 2 TB (Enterprise, Datacenter, and Itanium-Based Systems) |
|
| Available Disk Space |
Minimum: 10 GB
Recommended: 40 GB or greater
Note: Computers with more than 16 GB of RAM will require more disk space for paging, hibernation, and dump files |
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| Drive |
DVD-ROM drive |
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| Display |
Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher resolution monitor |
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| Other |
Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device |
* Actual requirements will vary based on your system configuration, and the applications and features you choose to install. Processor performance is dependent upon not only the clock frequency of the processor, but the number of cores and the size of the processor cache. Disk space requirements for the system partition are approximate. Itanium-based and x64-based operating systems will vary from these disk size estimates. Additional available hard disk space may be required if you are installing over a network. |
