System recommendations

Introduction

This section describes the following in the UNICORN system:

  • Hardware recommendations

  • Software recommendations

  • Network recommendations

Hardware recommendations

The table below describes the recommended hardware for a UNICORN system:

Component

Recommendations

PC

Compaq PC, Pentium 4, 2,5 GHz or higher

Memory

  • 256 MB RAM for one system

  • 512 MB RAM for two or more systems

Hard disk

500 MB available hard disk space

Monitor

Color monitor: 1024x768 pixels, small fonts, 64K colors

Controller

  • CU-900 PCI requires a 1/2 length PCI slot

  • CU-950 USB requires a USB 1.1 port

  • CU-950 Advanced requires a 10Mbps network interface card

  • CU-960 USB requires a USB 1.1 port

  • CU-960 Advanced requires a 10Mbps network interface card

Note: ÄKTAprime and ÄKTAxpress instruments do not connect to the PC through a controller. ÄKTAprime is connected directly to the serial port on the PC and ÄKTAxpress is connected to the PC via USBcan II.

Drives

CD-ROM drive

Peripherals

Mouse

Printer

The printer which is delivered together with the system from GE Healthcare.

Note: New printer models are added on a regular basis and therefore cannot be specified beforehand.
Note: ÄKTAprocess systems are normally delivered with a special control PC.
Software recommendations

The table below describes the recommended operating systems for workstations running the UNICORN software.

Item

Recommendations

Operating system for the workstations

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 or higher

    or

  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 or higher

Network recommendations

The table below describes the network recommendations for UNICORN in a network installation:

Item

Recommendations

Network server

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

Network protocol

TCP/IP

Services

Server and Workstation

Note: The last two points ensure that named pipes are usable over the network and that folders can be connected to a drive unit.

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