ACTi IVS Server 1 V2.02.06 - Manual (Page 8)

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ACT i IVS Server 1 User’s Manual
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PC Hardware Requirements
The performance of live display quality is largely determined by the computer hardware
capability and the number of live channels. The table below provides basic guidelines for
selecting proper hardware for the computer that installs ACTi IVS Server 1 .
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Please use 64-bit system if your computer has more than 4GB RAM. Windows operating
system has limits on memory and address space regardless of the real or virtual memory
available on a particular computer. Take Windows 7 Professional for example, the maximum
physical memory for a 32-bit(X86) system can address is 3.5 GB even though 16 GB of RAM
has been installed on this computer . Therefore, if you consider increasing the computer’s
multi-tasking capability by adding more RAM, you will need a 64-bit version of Windows to take
advantage of it all.
Please visit the link below for more memory limitations on various Windows platforms.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778%28VS.85%29.aspx#physical_memory_limi
ts_windows_7
Besides the limitation mentioned above, you may find the usable memory of your computer
displayed here:  Computer  Properties is still less than actual installed memory.
This is a common symptoms of all Windows platforms, please find explanations and solutions
in this Windows official support document http://support.microsoft.com/kb/978610/en-us and
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/taking-the-mystery-out-of-64-bit-windows
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Please make sure your operation system is fully patched with the latest service packs.
PC Spec Minimum Recommended
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 2.4 GHz
RAM 4GB
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Operation System Windows 7, Windows 8
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Screen Resolution 800x600
Network Ethernet 1000 Base-T