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System Requirements Table

Please use the space provided to fill in your system settings and requirements. This will help you keep a record of your current system, as well as make the installation process easier. (Refer to http://www.redhat.com/support/hardware/index.html for the most current list of Red Hat Linux compatible hardware or the Official Red Hat Linux Reference Guide for more hardware information.)

Table 2-1. System Requirements

Hard Drive(s) : Number, size, type; ex: IDE hda=1.2G, IDE hdb=540MB 1)
Partitions : mapping of partitions to mount points; ex: /dev/hda1=/home , /dev/hda2=/ (fill this in once you know where partitions and mount points will reside). 2)
Memory : Amount of RAM installed on your computer; ex: 32MB, 64MB, 128MB 3)
CD-ROM : Interface Type; ex: SCSI, IDE (ATAPI) or other 4)
SCSI Adapter : If one is present, make and model number; ex: BusLogic SCSI Adapter, Adaptec 2940UW 5)
Network Card : If one is present, make and model number; ex: Tulip, 3COM 3C590 6)
Mouse : Type, protocol, and number of buttons; ex: generic 3 button PS/2 mouse, MouseMan 2 button serial mouse 7)
Monitor : Make, model, and manufacturer specifications; ex: Optiquest Q53, ViewSonic G773 8)
Video Card : Make, model number and VRAM; ex: Creative Labs Graphics Blaster 3D, 8MB 9)
Sound Card : Make, chipset and model number; ex: S3 SonicVibes, Sound Blaster 32/64 AWE 10)
IP Address : Four numbers, separated by dots; ex: 10.0.2.15 ( contact your network administrator for help ) 11)
netmask : Usually four numbers, separated by dots; ex: 255.255.248.0 ( contact your network administrator for help ) 12)
gateway IP address : Four numbers, separated by dots; ex: 10.0.2.245 ( contact your network administrator for help ) 13)
One or more name server IP Addresses : Usually one or more sets of dot-separated numbers; ex: 10.0.2.1 ( contact your network administrator for help ) 14)
domain name : the name given to your organization; ex: Red Hat's would be redhat.com ( contact your network administrator for help ) 15)
hostname : the name of your computer; your personal choice of names ex: cookie , southpark . 16)