What are
the Windows Server 2003 Hardware/System requirements?
Review the table
on this page to determine the minimum and recommended system
requirements needed to run Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition,
Enterprise Edition, Datacenter Edition, and Web Edition.
.
|
Requirement |
Standard
Edition |
Enterprise
Edition |
Datacenter
Edition |
Web Edition |
|
Minimum CPU
Speed |
133 MHz |
133 MHz for
x86-based computers
733 MHz for
Itanium-based computers* |
400 MHz for
x86-based computers
733 MHz for
Itanium-based computers* |
133 MHz |
|
Recommended CPU
Speed |
550 MHz |
733 MHz |
733 MHz |
550 MHz |
|
Minimum RAM |
128 MB |
128 MB |
512 MB |
128 MB |
|
Recommended
Minimum RAM |
256 MB |
256 MB |
1 GB |
256 MB |
|
Maximum RAM |
4 GB |
32 GB for
x86-based computers
512 GB for
Itanium-based computers* |
64 GB for
x86-based computers
512 GB for
Itanium-based computers* |
2 GB |
|
Multiprocessor
Support ** |
Up to 4 |
Up to 8 |
Minimum 8
required
Maximum 64 |
Up to 2 |
|
Disk Space for
Setup |
1.5 GB |
1.5 GB for
x86-based computers
2.0 GB for
Itanium-based computers* |
1.5 GB for
x86-based computers
2.0 GB for
Itanium-based computers* |
1.5 GB |
|
* Important:
The 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition and Windows
Server 2003, Datacenter Edition are only compatible with 64-bit Intel
Itanium-based systems. They cannot be successfully installed on 32-bit
systems.
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