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016 GDS Helpsheet - GDSLab System Requirements

HARDWARE

Computer

System Requirements

 


This helpsheet provides our minimum advisable technical specifications for your computer to work properly with GDSLab and related software.


GDS applications are Windows-based and they are taking advantage of the ease of use of a Graphical User Interface in order to perform computer-controlled testing.

 

The main requirements for a modern PC are the communication ports for the hardware that you are going to connect to it.

 

The specifications recommended by GDS are:

 

 

Minimum

Recommended

OS (64-bit)

Windows 10/11

Windows 10/11

CPU/Processor

Intel i3 or AMD Ryzen 3

Intel i5 or AMD Ryzen 5

GPU/Graphics

Internal graphics acceleration

Internal graphics acceleration

Memory RAM

4GB

8GB

Available Disk Storage

100GB SSD

100GB SSD

USB Ports*

USB v2.0 or above

USB v2.0 or above

CD/DVD Drive

Required**

Required**

 

*depending on the size of your system, you may require extra USB ports. In this case, our GDS technicians recommend using:

  • a separate powered USB hub/extension with their own AC adapter or

  • a PCI-Express USB extension card.

 

**systems dated pre-2020 require a CD/DVD drive to access GDSLab software.

**systems dated post-2020 no longer require a CD/DVD drive as the software is shipped on a USB drive.