Bio-Rad Bio-Plex Data Pro™ Software - Manual (Page 27)

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7 Installing Bio-Plex Manager™ 6.1 Software
If you purchased Bio-Plex Manager 6.1™, follow the instructions in this section for installing the software.
Install, or reinstall, Bio-Plex Manager 6.1 software as described in the following sections. If you need to
upgrade your software from a previous version, see the Bio-Plex Manager 6.1 Software Upgrade and
Configuration Guide to determine the part number of your upgrade kit.
Bio-Plex Manager System Requirements
Following are the minimum and recommended system requirements for Bio-Plex Manager 6.1.
Installing Bio-Plex Manager Software
To install the software, insert the Bio-Plex Manager Software CD into the CD-ROM drive on your
computer.
NOTES
• Before installing Bio-Plex Manager 6.1, we recommend that you first uninstall any existing
version of Bio-Plex Manager on your computer.
• We recommend that you turn off any antivirus protection software before installation. Such
software, if active, can greatly slow the progress of the installation. If you are unable to turn off
your antivirus protection software, allow 15 minutes for complete installation. Do not cancel
the installation during this period.
The Bio-Plex Manager Installation Program opens, displaying a navigation screen for performing the
installation.
Before you can use Bio-Plex Manager, your system administrator must install the Bio-Plex Manager
License Manager software. For more information, see Installing the NetHASP Network License Manager
on page 29.
M ICROSOFT .NET
Microsoft.NET is automatically installed on your computer when you install Bio-Plex Manager. It is
required to support the logistic curve-fitting features of Bio-Plex Manager.
Component Minimum Recommended
Operating system Windows XP (XP Professional required
for running Security Edition) or
Windows 7 (32-bit) Windows XP Professional
Processor Pentium 4 or equivalent, 2.8 GHz Core 2, 2.6 GHz or higher
Hard disk space 80 GB 160 GB
System memory 1 GB 2 GB
Screen resolution 1024 × 768 (Windows XP)
1280 × 1024 (Windows 7) 1280 × 1024
Screen colors 256 colors 24-bit True Color
Ports for connecting
instrument (required for
Instrument Control
license only) 1 RS232 serial port and
1 USB port 1 RS232 serial port and 1 USB 2.0
port
Port for connecting
the HASP key 1 USB port 1 USB 2.0 port
Other software Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
Microsoft Excel 2003 or later Internet Explorer 8.0
Microsoft Excel 2007
NOTE: For Windows 7, the workstation version of Bio-Plex Manager 6.1 can be run only on Windows
7 (32-bit); it is not compatible with Windows 7 (64-bit).