Sony A845 Operation Manual page 166

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Additional Information
System Requirements
 Computer
IBM PC/AT or compatible computer preinstalled with the following Windows operating
systems :
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Windows XP Home Edition (Service Pack 2 or later) / Windows XP Professional
(Service Pack 2 or later) / Windows Vista Home Basic (Service Pack 1 or later) /
Windows Vista Home Premium (Service Pack 1 or later) / Windows Vista Business
(Service Pack 1 or later) / Windows Vista Ultimate (Service Pack 1 or later) / Windows 7
Home Basic / Windows 7 Home Premium / Windows 7 Professional / Windows 7
Ultimate
Supported 64 bit version OS for Windows Vista and Windows 7.
Not supported by OSs other than above.
Excluding OS Versions not supported by Microsoft.
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 CPU: Pentium III 450 MHz or higher for Windows XP, Pentium III 800 MHz or higher
for Windows Vista, Pentium III 1 GHz or higher for Windows 7
 RAM: 256 MB or more for Windows XP, 512 MB or more for Windows Vista, 1 GB or
more for Windows 7 32-bit version, 2 GB or more for Windows 7 64-bit version
 Hard Disk Drive: 400 MB or more of available space
 Display:
– Screen Resolution: 800 × 600 pixels (or higher) (recommended 1,024 × 768 or higher)
– Colors: 8 bit or higher (16 bit recommended)
 CD-ROM drive (supporting Digital Music CD playback capabilities using WDM)
 Sound board
 USB connector (Hi-Speed USB is recommended)
 Internet Explorer 7 or later and Windows Media Player 11 or later are required.
 Broadband Internet connection is required to use Electronic Music Distribution (EMD)
or to visit the web site.
We do not guarantee operation for all computers even if they meet the above System
Requirements.
Not supported by the following environments:
– Personally constructed computers or operating systems
– An environment that is an upgrade of the original manufacturer-installed operating
system
– Multi-boot environment
– Multi-monitor environment
– Macintosh
Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.