Mitsubishi Electric MELDASMAGIC64 Connection Manual page 4

(3) Take care to the working environment when using MELDASMAGIC64.
Working environment
Applicable personal
computer
Compatible OS
CPU
Memory
Hard disk
Floppy disk
Expansion slot
+3.3V (*1)
Electric
+5.0V
characteristics
+12.0V
Power drop characteristics
(*1) When using the PCI NC Card, always use a personal computer that supplies +3.3V power to the PCI
bus.
(4) Heat radiation-countermeasures for personal computer
A rise in the personal computer's internal temperature could cause NC Card damage or malfunction.
Select a personal computer with a fan for circulating the heat in the personal computer, or a personal
computer to which a fan can be mounted.
(5) Personal computer vibration
If the expansion slot on the personal computer vibrates greatly, a connector connection fault could occur
and result in incorrect operations. Select a personal computer with a fitting for fixing the NC Card, or a
personal computer that can be fixed.
<Fixing example>
PCI NC Card
IBM PC/AT or compatible machine
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Windows 98SE
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Windows 2000
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Windows XP
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For Windows 95
Pentium 100MHz or faster (Pentium 150MHz or faster recommended)
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For Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows NT Workstation 4.0
Pentium 200MHz or faster (Pentium 233MHz or faster recommended)
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For Windows 2000, Windows XP
Pentium 300MHz or faster
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For Windows 95, Windows 98
16MB or larger (24MB or larger recommended)
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For Windows 98SE, Windows NT Workstation 4.0
24MB or larger (32MB or larger recommended)
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For Windows 2000
64MB or larger (128MB or larger recommended)
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For Windows XP
128MB or larger
20MB or more open space recommended
One 3.5-type 1.44MB drive
PCI bus (PCI bus Standards 2.0 or
higher)
0.2A or more
0.7A or more
Time for +5.0V power voltage to drop from +4.5V to +4.0V when the
power is turned OFF takes 1ms or more.
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ISA NC Card
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Windows 95
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Windows 98
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Windows 98SE
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Windows NT Workstation 4.0
ISA bus
2.5A or more
0.5A or more