Specifications

CHAPTER 1: INSTALLING ALTERA SOFTWARE
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
3 ■ ALTERA SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND LICENSING ALTERA CORPORATION
System Requirements
To successfully install and run Altera software, your system must meet the
minimum requirements described in this section.
Hardware
■ Intel Pentium III PC running at 866 MHz or faster with 256 MB system
memory running Microsoft Windows.
– PCs running Windows XP are capable of running the 32-bit
version of the Quartus II software with access to virtual memory
of 2 GB.
– PCs running Windows XP Professional x64 Edition or Windows
Vista are capable of running the 32-bit version of the Quartus II
software with access to virtual memory of up to 4 GB and the
64-bit version of the Quartus II software with access to virtual
memory of more than 4 GB.
■ One of the following Linux workstations:
– Intel Pentium III or compatible processor-based PC operating at
450 MHz or faster with 256 MB of system memory, running Red
Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, or SUSE Linux Enterprise (32-bit).
– AMD64 processor, Intel EM64T processor, or compatible
processor-based PC with 1 GB of system memory, running Red
Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
(64-bit).
■ Adequate disk space as described in the readme.txt file. For
device-specific memory requirements, refer to the Quartus II Software
Device Support Release Notes. For more information, refer to Chapter 4,
“References.”
■ Microsoft Windows–compatible SVGA monitor (Windows only).
■ DVD drive (DVD installation only).
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Running the Quartus II Software on 32-bit Linux
Workstations
32-bit Linux workstations are capable of running the 32-bit version of
the Quartus II software with access to virtual memory of up to 4 GB. If
your Quartus II project requires addressability of virtual memory
greater than 4 GB, you must use the 64-bit version of the Quartus II
software on a 64-bit Linux workstation.