New Technical Specification Sheet

You can now download our minimum system requirements sheet for FactoryMaster. Please click here to download or read the specification below:

OPERATING SYSTEM:

Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise or Ultimate - 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64 only)
Windows Vista Business, Enterprise or Ultimate - 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64 only)
Windows XP Professional - 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64 only) - SP2 or later

Please ensure that you have the latest Microsoft updates installed
“Home” and "Starter" Editions of operating systems are not supported
Intel Itanium-64 bit (IA64) architecture is not supported
Core installations of Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 are not supported
SBS Server Premium Editions include SQL Server Beta or Release Candidate (RC) versions of software are not supported

Microsoft SQL 2008 x64 Standard, Workgroup or Express Edition with Advanced Services
Microsoft SQL 2008 Standard, Workgroup or Express Edition with Advanced Services
Microsoft SQL 2005 x64 Standard, Workgroup
Microsoft SQL 2005 Standard, Workgroup or Express Edition with Advanced Services

	Server		Client
	32-bit (x86)	64-bit (x64 only)	32-bit (x86)	64-bit (x64 only)
CPU	1GHz 32-bit (x86) P4 processor or better. Multiple core CPUs preferred	1.4GHz 64-bit (x64) processor or better. Multiple core CPUs preferred	1GHz 32-bit (x86) P4 processor or better	1.4GHz 64-bit (x64) processor or better
RAM	4GB	4GB	2GB RAM	2GB RAM
HDD	10GB free after installing SQL Server, more may be required depending upon database size		1GB free disk space	1.5GB free disk space
Network	100 Mbps wired Local Area Network or faster. Wireless networks are not recommended as they are subject to interferences and drop-outs that can affect the performance of FactoryMaster
Display	Minimum resolution 1024x768 (minimum 800x600 for Shop Floor Data Capture)
Other	1 free USB port for network dongle
Other Software	Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 or later .NET Framework 2.0 SQL Server 2008 requires .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 or later and Windows Installer 4.5 or later.

These system requirements are for guidance only
Performance will be improved with higher specification computers & networks
Hardware requirements do not take into account other applications running on the same Client PC or server
SBS Server 2003 R2: recommend 4GB RAM (Operating System Maximum)
SBS Server 2008 Premium: Microsoft recommends installing SQL 2008 on a seperate server with the included Windows 2008 Server licence
Intel Itanium-64bit (IA64) architecture is not supported