Important information

Important Information 9
System Hardware
Table 1-6 lists Microsoft’s minimum requirements and recommended
hardware configurations for Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 Editions
With SP2.
NOTE: The PowerEdge systems listed in Table 1-1 that are shipped by Dell support
software RAID configurations with an 8 GB partition and hardware RAID
configurations with a 12 GB operating system partition by default.
Supported Intel EM64T Features
PowerEdge systems based on Intel EM64T support the following features
in the Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 Editions operating systems:
• Data Execution Prevention (DEP) , which requires XD-supported
processors. These processors have shipped with supported PowerEdge
systems since October 2004.
•
System Balanced Processor Power and Performance , which leverages EIST
on supported Intel processors. Support for this operating system feature
depends on the processor model, frequency, and stepping.
DEP and Server Balanced Processor Power and Performance are new features
available in the Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 Editions operating
systems that require hardware support.
Table 1-6. Microsoft Required Minimum and Recommended Hardware
Configurations for Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 Editions With SP2
Supported Hardware Configurations Minimum Recommended
Intel EM64T-based Xeon
®
2.80 GHz 3.60 GHz
Intel EM64T-based Pentium
®
3.20 GHz 3.60 GHz
Memory 512 MB 512 MB
Disk space 4 GB 4 GB