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Lesson 3 Objective
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Confirming the hardware
Hardware requirements for installing Windows 2000 Professional/Server. |
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Define hardware requirements for installing Windows 2000 Professional and/or Server.
Before moving on to more complicated facets of installing Windows 2000, we should define the hardware requirements for installation and ensure that your network can accommodate them. Windows 2000 has some very exacting hardware requirements and is much more demanding of processor cycles and the memory subsystem than Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 95 and 98. This is especially important for machines that you plan to use as domain controllers. Roll your cursor over the following MouseOver to see pop-up explanations of the hardware requirements for Windows 2000 Professional and Windows 2000 Server. 
Windows 2000 Professional will install with only 32MB of RAM, but this is not recommended for performance reasons. The HCL
Before you install Windows 2000, verify that your hardware is on the Windows 2000 HCL.
Hardware Compatibility List (HCL):
A list of hardware components that have been tested by Microsoft for compatibility with Windows 2000.
Because Microsoft(r) provides tested drivers for only those devices that are listed on the Windows 2000 HCL, using hardware that is not listed on the HCL may cause problems during and after installation. The HCL is available on Microsofts website.
Microsoft supports only those devices that are listed on the HCL.
If you have hardware that is not on this list, contact the hardware manufacturer to determine if there is a Windows 2000-compliant, manufacturer-supported driver for the component. In the next lesson, disk partition options decision making will be discussed. |
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