# System Requirements

Before installing the network adapter, check your system for the following minimum configuration requirements for Intel® Gigabit Network Adapters.

## Hardware Compatibility - Gigabit Adapters

- One of the following slot types, depending on your adapter:

  - A PCI bus master slot, 32-bit or 64-bit, operating at 33 or 66 MHz

  - A PCI-X slot operating at 66, 100 or 133 MHz (recommended)

  - A PCI-Express slot (v1.0a or newer), 4x, 8x or 16x.

  - The PRO/1000 MT Quad Port Server adapter requires a 3.3 volt only slot. It cannot be installed in a 5.0 volt or universal slot.

- 64 MB of system memory

- The latest BIOS for your computer

## Supported 32-bit Operating Systems

Basic software and drivers are supported on the following operating systems:

- DOS

- SunSoft* Solaris* (drivers and support are provided by the operating system vendor)

Advanced software and drivers are supported on the following operating systems:

- Microsoft Windows* 2000, service pack 4 or later

- Microsoft Windows XP, with latest service pack installed

- Microsoft Windows Vista*, with latest service pack installed

- Microsoft Windows Server* 2003, with latest service pack installed

- Microsoft Windows Server 2008, with latest service pack installed

- Linux*, v2.4 kernel or higher

- Novell* NetWare* 5.1 SP7, 6.0 SP5, 6.5 SP2

- FreeBSD*, 6.0 kernel or higher

## Platform Requirements for Intel® Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel® EM64T)

Intel supplies 64-bit drivers for the following operating systems:

- Microsoft Windows Server 2008

- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V*

- Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008

- Microsoft Windows Server 2003

- Microsoft Windows XP

- Microsoft Windows Vista

- Red Hat* Linux

- SUSE* Linux

- FreeBSD

A platform that supports Intel® EM64T will run in either 64-bit mode or 32-bit compatibility mode. In order for it to run in 64-bit mode, the following requirements must be met:

- The Intel EM64T system must have a 64-bit BIOS that takes advantage of Intel® Extended Memory 64 Technology

- One of the supported 64-bit operating systems must be installed

The installer for the adapter drivers will only list the drivers that are compatible with the currently running operating system.

- If the system is running in compatibility mode, only IA-32 drivers will be available.

- If the system is running in 64-bit mode, only Intel EM64T drivers will be available.

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