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124 IT Essentials: PC Hardware and Software Companion GuideTable 5-3Minimum Hardware RequirementsWindows 2000 Windows XP Pro Windows XP HomeCPU Pentium 133 MHz 233 MHz (single- 233 MHzor dual-processor 300 MHz or highersystem)recommended300 MHz or higher Intel Pentium/Celeronrecommended familyIntel Pentium/ AMD K6/Athlon/Celeron family Duron family, orAMD K6/Athlon/ compatibleDuron family, orcompatibleRAM 64 MB 64 MB 64 MB128 MB or higher 128 MB or higher 128 MB or higherrecommended recommended recommendedHard Disk Drive 2 GB with 650 MB 1.5 GB available 1.5 GB available hardof free space hard disk space disk space6.4 GB with 2 GB More is More isof free space recommended if recommended ifrecommended installing over a installing over anetworknetworkVideo Adapter Card VGA resolution Super VGA Super VGASVGA resolution (800 x 600) (800 x 600) resolutionrecommended resolution Higher resolutionHigher resolution recommendedrecommendedIdentify the equipment that your customer has in place. If hardware upgrades are necessaryto meet the minimum requirements for an OS, conduct a cost analysis to determine the bestcourse of action. In some cases, it can be less expensive for the customer to purchase a newcomputer than to upgrade the current system. In other cases, it can be cost effective toupgrade one or more of the following components:■■■■RAMHard disk driveCPUVideo adapter card