# System Requirements

Before installing the network adapter, check your system for the following minimum configuration requirements for adapters in Itanium®-based architectures.

## Hardware Compatibility

- The latest BIOS/EFI for your computer
- One open PCI or PCI-X bus master slot, 32-bit or 64-bit, operating at 33MHz or higher

## Supported Operating Systems

The Intel drivers for Itanium-based systems operate with the following operating systems:

- Linux, v2.x kernel and higher, except v2.6

Some older Intel(R) Ethernet Adapters do not have full software support for the most recent versions of Microsoft Windows*. Many older Intel Ethernet
Adapters have base drivers supplied by Microsoft Windows. Lists of supported devices per OS are available at http://www.intel.com/support/go/network/adapter/nicoscomp.htm

`Last modified on 4/24/13.`