Hardware Requirements
The physical computer running Parallels Workstation should meet the following hardware requirements:
- 700 MHz processor which supports the Pentium III instructions set. 1.5 GHz or faster is recommended.
- 32-bit or 64-bit platform. Note that to run Parallels Workstation 2.2 on 64-bit platform you should have a 32-bit primary OS installed on it.
- Memory to run the primary OS plus memory required for each guest operating system and its applications. Please see your primary and guest operating systems documentation for their memory requirements. 1 GB or more is recommended.
- Disk space required for virtual machines should be estimated according to volume of data you intend to store on virtual hard disks. A typical Windows XP virtual machine after the system installation occupies about 2 GB on the hard disk. Parallels Workstation itself takes about 23 MB.
- Any SVGA video card with an 8-bit display adapter supported by your primary OS. 16-bit color depth or higher is recommended.
- Optional: a 3.5" floppy drive, a CD/DVD-ROM drive.
- If you intend to access the Internet in virtual machines, you should have an Ethernet adapter installed on your computer that is supported by your primary OS.
- Optional: serial port, parallel port, USB controller.