Processor

GC-MS

2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor

LC-MS

 

2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor

Recommended

3 GHz Intel Core i7* or better

RAM

Recommended

16 GB or more

Hard disk

Single Quad systems (GCMS & LCMS)

250 GB**

LCMS Triple stage Quadrupole systems

400 GB**

GCMS Triple stage Quadrupole systems

250 GB

MSQ Plus

150 GB

High Resolution Accurate Mass Systems (GCMS & LCMS)

1 TB**

Optical Drive

 

DVD

Display

Recommended

1280 x 1024 (MSQ Plus), 1440 x 900 or higher resolution

32-bit color

USB Ports

MSQ Plus

1 port

LAN Ports

 

2 ports

(Includes 1 additional LAN port for the Chromeleon Client/Server PC.)

*A 64-bit WindowsTM version is required to take full advantage of this hardware.

**These hard disk requirements are set to enable storage of a substantial amount of data. The software itself requires approximately 4 GB disk space on the C drive (twice as much during an update). In addition, a few GB disk space must always be available on the C drive for sequences cached in the XVault.