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3.6
System requirements
To ensure that PicoScope operates correctly, you must have a computer with at least
the minimum system requirements to run your Windows operating system, which
must be one of the versions listed in the following table. The performance of the
oscilloscope will be better with a more powerful PC, and will benefit from a multi-core
processor.
Item
Minimum specification
Recommended
specification
Operating system
Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista or Windows 7; 32 or 64-
bit edition
Processor
300 MHz
1 GHz
Memory
256 MB
512 MB
Free disk space*
1 GB
2 GB
Ports
USB 2.0 compliant port
*
The PicoScope software does not use all the disk space specified in the table. The
free space is required to make Windows run efficiently.