Specifications
CHAPTER 17: INSTALLATION,LICENSING & TECHNICAL SUPPORT
INSTALLING THE QUARTUS II SOFTWARE
248 ■ INTRODUCTION TO QUARTUS II ALTERA CORPORATION
Installing the Quartus II Software
You can install the Quartus
®
II software on the following platforms:
■ Pentium PC operating at 400 MHz or faster, running one of the 
following Windows operating systems:
– Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0 (Service Pack 4 or later)
– Microsoft Windows 2000
–Microsoft Windows XP
■ Pentium III or Pentium 4 PC operating at 400 MHz or faster, running 
one of the following Linux operating systems:
– Red Hat Linux version 7.3 or 8.0
– Red Hat Linux Enterprise 3
– Red Hat Linux Enterprise 3.0 WS for AMD64/EM64T only
■ Sun Ultra workstation running Solaris version 8 or 9 or Solaris version 
8 or 9 (64-Bit) 
■ HP 9000 Series 700/800 workstation running HP-UX version 11.0 with 
ACE dated November, 1999 or later
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For Information About Refer To
System requirements and installation 
instructions
Quartus II Installation & Licensing for PCs 
manual on the Altera web site
Quartus II Installation & Licensing for UNIX 
and Linux Workstations manual on the 
Altera web site
Specific information about disk space 
and memory
Quartus II readme.txt file
Latest information on new features, 
device support, EDA interface support
Quartus II Software Release Notes on the 
Altera web site










