Minimum Hardware Requirements for Windows 98 Installation

• Microsoft Windows 98

SUMMARY

This article lists the minimum hardware requirements for installing Windows 98. It also lists the optional components you can install.

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The minimum hardware requirements for installing Windows 98 are:

• Personal computer with a 486DX 66 MHz or faster processor (Pentium central processing unit recommended)



• 16 megabytes (MB) of memory (24 MB recommended)



• Typical upgrade from Windows 95: Requires approximately 195 MB of free hard disk space, but may range between 120 MB to 295 MB, depending on your system configuration and the options you choose to install. Full install of Windows 98 on a FAT16 drive: Requires 225 MB of free hard disk space, but may range between 165-355 MB depending on system configuration and options selected. Full install of Windows 98 on a FAT32 drive: Requires 175 MB of free hard disk space, but may range between 140 MB - 255 MB, depending on system configuration and options selected.



• One 3.5-inch high-density floppy disk drive



• VGA or higher resolution (16-bit or 24-bit color SVGA recommended)

• 14.4 bits per second (bps) modem (28.8 or faster recommended)

• Network adapter



• DVD-ROM drive and decoder adapter



• Audio card and speakers for sound



• Scanner or digital camera



• Second monitor and video adapter



• IEEE 1394 bus (Firewire)



• Universal Serial Bus (USB) bus and HID hardware



• ATI All-in-Wonder graphics card

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