MX Hardware And System Requirements [TN]


  
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Hardware and System Requirements

The recommended requirements for MX Version 2.6 running under Windows NT, Windows 2000 or Windows XP are listed in the table below.

The requirements for the three MX environments are shown under the appropriate heading - Windows, AutoCAD and MicroStation.

Minimum values are shown in square brackets.

If you intend to make use of Multiple Document feature in AutoCAD 2000 you may require a significantly larger amount of memory and larger disk paging file than the numbers quoted.

If MX is to be installed on a network drive, or project folders are to be created on a network drive, the drive must be capable of supporting long file names.

Installing this version of MX will install Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) version 2.5 SP1 (unless a later version already exists on your PC)

Hardware Requirements

ItemWindowsAutoCADMicroStation
ProcessorPentium PIII 900MHz or equivalent
[Pentium 500]		Same as WindowsSame as Windows
Operating systemWindows 2000 SP2
Windows XP
Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
[Windows NT 4.0 SP4]		Same as WindowsSame as Windows
Memory256 MB
[128 MB]		[256 MB][256 MB]
Graphics Card32MB 3D accelerated
Open GL
[2MB VRAM]		Same as WindowsSame as Windows
Graphics Monitor19 inch
[17 inch]		Same as WindowsSame as Windows
Hard Disk TypeUDMA 100 (check for motherboard compatibility)
[5,400rpm]		Same as WindowsSame as Windows
Network Card (optional)100 Mbit
[10 Mbit]		Same as WindowsSame as Windows
CD ROMAnySame as WindowsSame as Windows

System Requirements

ItemWindowsAutoCADMicroStation
CAD Release AutoCAD 2000
AutoCAD 2000I
AutoCAD 2002
(includes equivalent MAP and Land Desktop versions)		MicroStation V8
Disk Space Paging File500MB initial, 500MB max unfragmented
[300MB initial, 300MB max]		Same as WindowsSame as Windows
Disk Space225 MB program files
40 MB help files		+7MB+7MB
Minimum free disk space required before installation in temp folder100 MBSame as WindowsSame as Windows
Minimum free disk space required after installation (excluding data)50 MBSame as WindowsSame as Windows
Display SettingsDesktop area
1024 x 768

Color palette
65536 colors

Font size
Small fonts		Same as WindowsSame as Windows
Graphics SoftwareHOOPs 6.1 (bundled)Included in AutoCADIncluded in MicroStation
Networking (optional)Novell Netware 3.12, 4.1,4.11, 5Same as WindowsSame as Windows
Network installationTCP/IP protocol (default)  

 

See Also

Product TechNotes and FAQs

MX TechNotes And FAQs

External Links

Bentley Technical Support KnowledgeBase

Bentley LEARN Server

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