Chapter 4. System Requirements Table

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.

Table 4-1. System Requirements

Hard Drive(s): Type, label, size; ex: IDE hda=1.2G 1)
Partitions: map of partitions and mount points; ex: /dev/hda1=/home, /dev/hda2=/ (fill this in once you know where they will reside). 2)
Memory: Amount of RAM installed on your system; ex: 64MB, 128MB 3)
CD-ROM: Interface Type; ex: SCSI, IDE (ATAPI) 4)
SCSI Adapter: If present, make and model number; ex: BusLogic SCSI Adapter, Adaptec 2940UW 5)
Network Card: If 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 size of 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, DHCP, and BOOTP Addresses: Four numbers, separated by dots; ex: 10.0.2.15 (contact your netadmin for help) 11)
Netmask: Usually four numbers, separated by dots; ex: 255.255.248.0 (contact your netadmin for help) 12)
Gateway IP address: Four numbers, separated by dots; ex: 10.0.2.245 (contact your netadmin for help) 13)
One or more name server IP Addresses (DNS): Usually one or more sets of dot-separated numbers; ex: 10.0.2.1 (contact your netadmin for help) 14)
Domain name: the name given to your organization; ex: Red Hat's would be redhat.com (contact your netadmin for help) 15)
Hostname: the name of your computer; your personal choice of names ex: cookie, southpark (contact your netadmin for help) 16)