You must have a CD drive or Internet access for product installation. The following prerequisites are required to run Bentley PlantSpace P&ID v8.9 for 32-bit x86 Windows.
Processor
Intel Pentium-based PC
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 2000 (SP3 or later) OR
Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP2 or later)
(Windows NT, Windows 9x series are not supported)
Internet
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or greater
Memory
256MB minimum, 512 MB recommended. More memory will almost always improve performance, particularly when working with larger models.
Hard Disk
75 MB minimum free hard disk space (Bentley PlantSpace P&ID only – this does not include requirements for MicroStation V8 XM Edition which is 900MB free space)
Input Device
Mouse
Output Device
Any industry-standard output device supported by Windows
Video Graphics Card
Windows 2000 and Windows XP support multi-monitor configurations. Graphics Card supported by DirectX 9.0. See graphics card manufacturer for latest information on DirectX drivers. If no graphics card supported by DirectX can be found, MicroStation will attempt to use software emulation under Windows XP SP2. At least 128 MB of video RAM is recommended. For optimal performance, graphics display color depth should be set to 24-bit or higher. When using a color depth setting of 16-bit, some inconsistencies will be noted.
MicroStation
Version 08.09.03.66
MicroStation Schematics
Version 08.09.03.28
Databases
Supports Oracle (to 10g), Microsoft SQL Server, MSDE, and Microsoft Access databases
ODBC Drivers
For Oracle 9i or Oracle 8i projects, use Oracle ODBC driver v9.2.0.2.0
For Oracle 8i and Microsoft SQL Server 2000 projects, use Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) v2.7