Windows Server 2008 - System Requirements

System Requirements

System requirements for Windows Server 2008 are as follows:

Minimum for Windows Server 2008 Recommended for Windows Server 2008 Minimum for Windows Server 2008 R2 Recommended for Windows Server 2008 R2
Processor 1 GHz (IA-32) or 1.4 GHz (x86-64) or Intel Itanium 2 2 GHz or faster 1.4 GHz (x86-64 processor) or Intel Itanium 2 2 GHz or faster
Memory 512 MB RAM (may limit performance and some features) 2 GB RAM or higher
  • Maximum (32-bit systems): 4 GB RAM (Standard) or 64 GB RAM (Enterprise, Datacenter)
  • Maximum (64-bit systems): 8 GB (Foundation) or 32 GB RAM (Standard) or 2 TB RAM (Enterprise, Datacenter and Itanium-Based Systems)
 512 MB RAM Maximum: 8 GB (Foundation) or 32 GB (Standard) or 2 TB (Enterprise, Datacenter, and Itanium-Based Systems)
Video adapter and monitor Super VGA (800 × 600) Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher resolution Super VGA (800 × 600) Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher resolution
Hard drive disk free space
  • Minimum (Non-Foundation 32-bit systems): 20 GB or greater
  • Minimum (Non-Foundation 64-bit systems): 32 GB or greater
  • Foundation: 10 GB or greater.
  • Computers with more than 16 GB of RAM require more disk space for paging, hibernation, and dump files
 40 GB or higher
  • 32 GB or greater for editions other than Foundation
  • Foundation: 10 GB or more
  • Computers with more than 16 GB of RAM require more disk space for paging, hibernation, and dump files
 32 GB or greater for editions other than Foundation
  • Foundation: 10 GB or more
  • Computers with more than 16 GB of RAM require more disk space for paging, hibernation, and dump files
Optical drive DVD-ROM
Devices Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher-resolution monitor, keyboard and mouse

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