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Hardware Requirements for Windows Server 2008

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Updated: 11-07-2022

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Before you arrange and use Active Directory, you need to install the operating system Windows Server 2008. Start by making certain the hardware you plan to use as domain controllers is able to run the operating system. This list shows you the minimum and recommended hardware levels for Windows Server 2008:

Component	Requirement
Processor	1 GHz (x86 CPU) or 1.4 GHz (x64 CPU)
Memory	512MB required; 2GB or higher recommended.
Hard Disk	10 GB required. 40 GB or more recommended.
Video	Super VGA or higher video card and monitor.
Hardware	Must be on the Windows 2008 Hardware Compatibility List.

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Steve Clines, MCSE, MCT, has worked as an IT architect and engineer at EDS for over 18 years. He has worked on deployments of more than 100,000 seats for both Active Directory and Microsoft Exchange Server. Steve is the author of MCSE Designing a Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure For Dummies, which is a study guide for the 70-219 MCP exam. He also maintains the Confessions of an IT Geek blog at http://itgeek.steveco.net.

Marcia Loughry, MCSE and MCP+I, is a Senior Infrastructure Specialist with a large IT firm in Dallas, Texas. She is president of the Plano, Texas BackOffice User Group (PBUG) and a member of Women in Technology International. Marcia received her MCSE in NT 3.51 in 1997 and completed requirements for the NT 4.0 track in 1998.
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