Hardware and software requirements

To use a DirectConnect product with Windows you must have, at a minimum, the system configuration shown in the following table.

**Table 4-2: System requirements for Windows**
Item	Requirements
CPU	Sybase recommends an Intel-compatible processor with a minimum of 500 megahertz.
RAM	512MB of RAM to run Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 for DirectConnect products.
Software	Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows 2003. Microsoft Data Access Component (MDAC) version 2.8 or later. This is required for the DirectConnect server machine and the machine running Adaptive Server.
Storage	A minimum of 300MB, plus at least 500K bytes for each locale you plan to support.