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System Requirements Table

System Requirements Table

Please use the space provided to fill in your system settings and requirements. This will help you keep a record of your current system, as well as make the installation process easier. (Refer to http://www.redhat.com/corp/support/hardware/index.html for the most current list of Red Hat Linux compatible hardware or the Official Red Hat Linux Reference Guide for more hardware information.)

Table 2-1. System Requirements

Hard Drive(s): Number, size, type; ex: IDE hda=1.2G, IDE hdb=540MB 1)
Partitions: mapping of partitions to mount points; ex: /dev/hda1=/home, /dev/hda2=/ (fill this in once you know your where partitions and mount points will reside). 2)
Memory: Amount of RAM installed on your computer; ex: 32MB, 64MB, 128MB 3)
CD-ROM: Interface Type; ex: SCSI, IDE (ATAPI) or other 4)
SCSI Adapter: If one is present, make and model number; ex: BusLogic SCSI Adapter, Adaptec 2940UW 5)
Network Card: If one is present, make and model number; ex: Tulip, 3COM 3C590 6)
Mouse: Type, protocol, and number of buttons; ex: generic 3 button PS/2 mouse, MouseMan 2 button serial mouse 7)
Monitor: Make, model, and manufacturer specifications; ex: Optiquest Q53, ViewSonic G773 8)
Video Card: Make, model number and VRAM; ex: Creative Labs Graphics Blaster 3D, 8MB 9)
Sound Card: Make, chipset and model number; ex: S3 SonicVibes, Sound Blaster 32/64 AWE 10)
IP Address: Four numbers, separated by dots; ex: 10.0.2.15 (contact your network administrator for help) 11)
netmask: Usually four numbers, separated by dots; ex: 255.255.248.0 (contact your network administrator for help) 12)
gateway IP address: Four numbers, separated by dots; ex: 10.0.2.245 (contact your network administrator for help) 13)
One or more name server IP Addresses: Usually one or more sets of dot-separated numbers; ex: 10.0.2.1 (contact your network administrator for help) 14)
domain name: the name given to your organization; ex: Red Hat's would be redhat.com (contact your network administrator for help) 15)
hostname: the name of your computer; your personal choice of names ex: cookie, southpark. 16)

 

 


 
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