The following are minimum system requirements needed for software
installation. Not all systems function with the same efficiency, so we recommend
a slightly higher system specification.
Machines Supported - Intel or Intel-compatible Pentium II class processor
(minimum required)
Memory Requirements
Windows, Windows NT, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional
Windows®
| Version | CPU | Minimum RAM* |
Recommended RAM | Free Disk Space: Single User | Free Disk Space: Network |
| Windows XP(Pro and Home) | Intel® Pentium® III 650MHz or fully compatible | 128 MB | 256 MB | 200 MB | 230 MB |
| Windows ME | Intel Pentium III 650MHz or fully compatible | 64 MB | 128 MB | 200 MB | 230 MB |
| Windows 2000 Professional | Intel Pentium III 650MHz or fully compatible | 128 MB | 256 MB | 200 MB | 230 MB |
| Windows 2000 Server | Intel Pentium III 650MHz or fully compatible | 256 MB | 512 MB | 200 MB | 230 MB |
| Windows 98 | Intel Pentium III 650MHz or fully compatible | 64 MB | 128 MB | 200 MB | 230 MB |
| Windows NT 4 (with Service Pack 5) |
Intel Pentium III 650MHz or fully compatible | 64 MB | 128 MB | 200 MB | 230 MB |
• CD-ROM drive (for CD installation)
• 16 bit color display at 800x600 resolution
• Internal TCP/IP connections enabled
Macintosh®
•Mac OS® X v 10.2.3 with JRE 1.4.1
•G3 processor
•128 MB of RAM*, 256 MB recommended
•200 MB of free disk space
•CD-ROM drive (for CD installation)
•Display supporting at least 16-bit color at 800x600 resolution.
•Internal TCP/IP connections enabled
The minimum hardware and software requirements to run Symantec Ghost vary according
to the installed components.
Symantec Ghost Console
The minimum requirements for running the Symantec Ghost Console are:
Pentium processor
VGA monitor, 800 x 600 screen resolution
One of the following:
Windows 2000 Professional/Server SP4
Windows XP Professional SP1a
Windows Server 2003 Standard/Enterprise
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Note: Symantec Ghost has been tested with the service packs listed above. We
recommend that you install the latest service packs available from Microsoft.
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Ghost.exe
You can run Ghost.exe on a computer with the following minimum requirements:
IBM PC computer or 100% compatible
486 processor
16 MB RAM
VGA monitor
Microsoft-compatible mouse recommended
Supported backup media
In addition to saving a backup to a secondary partition or an internal hard
disk, Symantec Ghost can also save a backup to the following external media
devices:
CD-R/RW
DVD+RW/-RW/+R/-R
USB 1.1/2.0 hard drive and CD/DVD recordable devices
FireWire (IEEE) 1394 hard drive and CD/DVD recordable devices
Atapi tape (QIC157) devices
SCSI tape
A second computer using a peer-to-peer connection
Mapped network drive
ZIP drive
JAZ drive
CD and DVD writing
To write an image to a CD/DVD you must have a CD or DVD writer supported by
Symantec Ghost. To determine whether your device is supported by Symantec Ghost,
read the document Symantec Ghost 8.0 compatibility with CD-R, CD-RW, and DVD
drives.
Symantec Ghost Console client
The minimum requirements for running the Symantec Ghost Console client are:
Networked computer with Windows 95/98/2000 Professional/Me/XP, or Windows NT
4.0 Workstation SP4
Single boot system
Can have more than one physical disk, but backup functionality supports the
first physical disk only
DOS drivers for network card
Standard Tools
The minimum requirements for running the Symantec Ghost Standard Tools are:
Pentium processor
VGA monitor, 800 x 600 screen resolution
One of the following:
Windows 98/Me/XP Professional
Windows NT 4.0 SP6a with Internet Explorer 5.0 installed
Windows 2000 Professional/Server
Windows Server 2003 Standard/Enterprise Edition
File systems supported for backup, restore, and cloning tasks
File systems supported for backup, restore, and cloning tasks are:
All FAT
All NTFS
EXT2/3
Supported Platforms
Supported Platforms
Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition
Windows requirements
Symantec AntiVirus for Macintosh 9.0.x
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Note: Symantec AntiVirus for Macintosh (SAVM) 9.0 includes a new version for
Mac OS X and SAVM 7.0.2 for use with OS 9.x.
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Mac OS X Requirements:
NAVM 7.0.2 included for compatibility with Mac OS 9 Requirements:
Microsoft® Office 2000 Professional
Microsoft® Office XP Professional
| Computer/Processor | The recommended system is Windows 2000 Professional on a computer with a Pentium III processor and 128MB of RAM. Pentium 133 MHz or higher processor required. |
| Memory | RAM requirements for Microsoft Office XP Professional depend upon the operating system used, plus an additional 8 MB of RAM for each Office application running simultaneously: for Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition, 24 MB of RAM for the operating system; for Windows Me, Windows NT Workstation or Server 4.0, 32 MB of RAM for the operating system; for Windows 2000 Professional, 64 MB of RAM for the operating system. Windows XP Professional, or Windows XP Home Edition - 128 MB of RAM plus an additional 8 MB of RAM for each Office application (such as Microsoft Word) running simultaneously |
| Hard Disk | Hard-disk space requirements will vary depending on configuration. 245 MB of available hard-disk space is required for the default configuration of Microsoft Office XP Professional with 115 MB on the hard disk where the operating system is installed. Customers without Windows 2000, Windows Me or Office 2000 SR1 will require an extra 50 MB of hard-disk space for the System Files Update. Custom installation choices may require more or less hard-disk space. |
| Drive | CD-ROM Drive |
| Display | Super VGA (800x600) or higher-resolution monitor with 256 colors. |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 6 or greater, or Windows 2000, Windows XP or greater. On systems running Windows NT 4.0, the version of Internet Explorer must be upgraded to at least 4.01 with Service Pack 1 |
| Peripherals | Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft IntelliMouse®, or compatible pointing device. |
| Miscellaneous | Multimedia: Multimedia computer required for sound and other multimedia
effects. A hardware accelerated video card or MMX processor will provide
improved graphical rendering performance. Pentium II 400MHz or higher processor,
128 or more MB of RAM, close-talk microphone and audio output device required
for speech recognition. E-mail & Internet: Microsoft Exchange, Internet SMTP/POP3, IMAP4, or MAPI-compliant messaging software for e-mail; Microsoft Exchange Server required for certain advanced collaboration functionality in Microsoft Outlook; some Internet functionality may require Internet access via a 14.4kbs or greater modem or a high speed connection, and payment of a separate fee to a service provider; local charges may apply. Handwriting: Graphics tablet recommended for handwriting input features |