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Combining the Worlds Best Engineered PC’s
with Windows Vista® gives you an incredibly powerful tool! Refer to
the following information to ensure your new Lenovo PC will give you the
best Windows Vista experience possible, including advanced features like
Windows Aero™.
You can also try out the Windows
Vista Upgrade Advisor Beta to check your current system to see if
it is Windows Vista capable.
If you’ve been wondering whether you should make the move to Windows
Vista, take a look at the evidence.
Requirements to support premium Windows Vista features
For an even better Windows Vista experience including the Windows Aero
user interface, a PC should meet or exceed these requirements:
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1 GHz x86 or x64 processor2
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1 GB system memory |
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A graphics processor that runs Windows
Aero1
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A 40 GB hard drive with 15 GB of free
space
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A DVD-ROM drive3
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Audio output capability
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Internet access capability |
(1) Windows Aero™ requires:
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Direct X 9 class graphics processor
that:
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supports a WDDM Driver |
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supports Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware |
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supports 32 bits per pixel
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Adequate graphics memory:
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64 MB of graphics memory to support
a single monitor at 1,310,720 pixels or less |
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128 MB of graphics memory to support
a single monitor at resolutions 2,304,000 pixels or less |
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256 MB of graphics memory to support
a single monitor at resolutions higher than 2,304,000 pixels
meets graphics memory bandwidth requirements, as assessed by
Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor
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(2) Processor speed is specified as the nominal operational processor
frequency for the device. Some processors have power management which
allows the processor to run at lower rate to save power.
(3) A DVD-ROM may be external (not integral, not built into the system)
Requirements to support basic Windows Vista features
PCs that meet the following specifications will run the core Windows
Vista experiences at a minimum:
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800MHz x86 or x64 central processor
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512MB of system memory |
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DirectX 9-Capable graphics processor
with 32MB of video RAM
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Microsoft maintains a Windows
Vista Web site with detailed information on system requirements and
other information about Windows Vista.
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