Minimum System Requirements



Workstation (Desktops/Laptops)

CPU

Pentium II 400Mhz  (Minimum)

Memory

Windows ME/2000/XP: 256 MB (512 MB Preferred)

Hard Drive

IDE ATA-33 20GB

OS

Microsoft Windows ME/2000/XP (no home editions)

Windows 98SE/NT** Limited support

Network Card

10/100 auto switching, preferably 3COM NIC

XIRCOM PCMCIA card (for laptops).

VGA

800*600 capable

Mouse

2 buttons



Server (10 users)

CPU

Pentium 4 (Xeon is Recommended)

Memory

1GB RAM

Hard Drive

SCSI 40MB/s Transfer

OS

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, 2003 Server

 

Microsoft NT 4.0 Server** Limited Support

VGA

800*600 capable Active Matrix

Mouse

2 buttons

Backup

DDS or DLT Tape drive with BackupExec or Imaging product to backup IDE discs

UPS

APC

Free HD space

4 GB or more (for TriForce XP), 20% free on partition for defragmentation utility



Server (more than 10 users)

CPU

Dual Pentium 4 Xeon 2.8 Ghz

Memory

1GB RAM

Hard Drive

SCSI RAID 5 stripe set with parity  - Ultra 160/320 (3+disks)

OS

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, 2003 Server

 

Microsoft NT 4.0 Server ** Limited Support

VGA

800*600 capable Active Matrix

Mouse

2 buttons

Backup

DDS or DLT Tape drive with BackupExec or Imaging product to backup IDE discs

UPS

APC

Free HD space

6 GB or more (for TriForce XP), 20% free on partition for defragmentation utility



Terminal Server

CPU

Dual Pentium 4 Xeon 2.8 Ghz 

Memory

512 MB + 60 MB per user (4GB recommended for up to 30 users)

Hard Drive

SCSI RAID 1 mirror Ultra 320 (2 disks)

OS

Microsoft Windows Terminal Server Edition 2000, 2003 (Load balancing requires 2003 Enterprise edition)

VGA

800*600 capable Active Matrix

Mouse

2 buttons

Backup

Backup or imaging agent

UPS

APC

Free HD space

18 to 36GB for system, applications and user profiles



Dot Matrix Printers

Transaction (ex: Invoices)

Okidata 320

Check (MICR pre-printed)

Okidata 320

Label

Okidata 320



Laser Printers

Transaction (ex: Invoices)

HP, Lexmark (with PPDS support)

Check

HP, Lexmark (with MICR code support)



Network Environment

Desktop PC

Network Card: 3COM 10/100 3c905b, 3c905c

Laptop PC

Network Card: Xircon 10/100, 3COM, Intel

Hub

10/100 auto switching

Switch

10/100 auto switching

Wire

CAT 5



Required Software

Office Suite

Outlook e-mail client for integrated functionality

Acrobat

Acrobat Reader (recent versions), free @ www.adobe.com

                                                    

Recommended Software

Antivirus

Symantec Antivirus Corporate or Enterprise edition

Backup

Veritas BackupExec

FireWall

Microsoft ISA Server and/or hardware device (Linksys, Cisco, SonicWall)

Office Suite

Microsoft Office 2000/XP/2003



Recommended Software Updates (Service Pack / Patches)

Windows 2000

Service Pack 4 + Security Patches

Windows XP

Service Pack 2 + most recent updates

Windows Me

With most recent updates

Office 97

Service Release 2

Office 2000

Service Pack 3

Office XP

Service Pack 2

Windows 98SE**

2nd edition    

Windows NT 4.0 **

Service Pack 6a

 

** These products have limited support with TriForce XP 10. If issues are encountered, it is recommended that the affected workstation be upgraded to Windows XP or Windows 2000. Microsoft also has limited support as per their Product Lifecycle Policy.