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Step 1 – Install Data Manager and DLA software
Computer requirements
Before you install Data Manager software, make sure that your computer
meets the following requirements:
Computer
Requirements
Windows XP®,
SP2 or SP3
Windows Vista®
Business/Ultimate, SP1
Windows® 7
Professional
Processor
233 MHz minimum, 300 MHz
or higher recommended
1GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit
(x64) minimum
1GHz minimum, 32-bit (x86)
or 64-bit (x64)
RAM
128 MB minimum, 256 MB or
higher recommended
1 GB minimum
2 GB recommended
1 GB minimum
2 GB recommended
Hard drive
Minimum 40 GB hard disk
with at least 15 GB space
available for data
Minimum 40 GB hard disk
with at least 15 GB space
available for data
Minimum 40 GB hard disk
with up to 200 MB space
reserved for log and statistics
files
CD/DVD drive
CD or DVD drive DVD drive DVD drive
Monitor
800 x 600 SVGA minimum DirectX® 9 support with
WDDM driver, 128 MB
graphics memory (minimum),
Pixel Shader 2.0 in
hardware, 32 bits per pixel
DirectX® 9 support with
WDDM driver, 128 MB
graphics memory (minimum),
Pixel Shader 2.0 in
hardware, 32 bits per pixel
USB ports
One port required for USB
memory-card drive
One port required for USB
memory-card drive
One port required for USB
memory-card drive
Keyboard,
mouse
Windows-compatible Windows-compatible Windows-compatible
Memory card
drive
USB memory-card drive
included
USB memory-card drive
included
USB memory-card drive
included
Privileges required for Data Manager
The following computer privileges are required to perform Data Manager tasks.
Task Required Privileges Notes
To install Data Manager Administrator privileges
To create Data Manager
folders (as part of setup)
Administrator privileges
To change Data Manager
settings
Write access to the 3M
section of the Windows
Registry and 3M folder in
the Program Files folder
At installation, Data Manager changes system
settings so this access is available to all system
users.
To write to Data Manager
folders
Read and write access
to folders
The administrator must grant this access to staff
members who use these folders.
To eject the memory card Eject privileges on the
memory card
The default is to limit eject privileges to
administrators. If non-admistrators will be working
with the memory card, administrators must give them
eject privileges.
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