Windows Server 2008 Hardware Requirements
Windows Server 2008 Hardware Requirements
| Component |
Requirement |
| Processor |
Minimum: 1 GHz (x86 processor) or 1.4 GHz (x64 processor)
Recommended: 2 GHz or faster
Note: An Intel Itanium 2 processor is required for Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems |
| Memory |
Minimum: 512 MB RAM
Recommended: 2 GB RAM or greater
Optimal: 2 GB RAM (Full installation) or 1 GB RAM (Server Core installation) or more
Maximum (32-bit systems): 4 GB (Standard) or 64 GB (Enterprise and Datacenter)
Maximum (64-bit systems): 32 GB (Standard) or 2 TB (Enterprise, Datacenter, and Itanium-Based Systems) |
| Available Disk Space |
Minimum: 10 GB
Recommended: 40 GB or greater
Note: Computers with more than 16 GB of RAM will require more disk space for paging, hibernation, and dump files |
| Drive |
DVD-ROM drive |
| Display |
Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher resolution monitor |
| Other |
Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device |