System requirements

Autodesk certifies certain computer system configurations as meeting the requirements to work with the Maya software. To determine whether your particular system meets these requirements, please check the following table. The latest information on qualifying systems is always available at:

You can examine your system capabilities using system diagnostic tools. Select Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Information.

Category	Values
Hardware	(32-bit) Intel^® Pentium^® 4 or higher, AMD Athlon^® XP processor (must be SSE capable) (64-bit) Intel^® processor with Intel^® EM64T-capable or AMD^® Athlon 64^™, AMD Opteron^® processor 2GB RAM DVD drive ethernet card (required for licensing Maya uniquely to your machine) (You can also use a hardware lock (dongle) to license Maya on certain platforms, which can be purchased through Autodesk.) three-button mouse with mouse driver software
Graphics requirements	a qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL^® graphics card (overlay plane capability is recommended) Please refer to www.autodesk.com/qual-charts and the section Graphics requirements for Maya.
Operating system	(32-bit) Windows XP Professional (SP2) (64-bit) Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (SP1 or higher) Microsoft Windows Vista^™, Business edition (32-bit and 64-bit). TCP/IP network protocol software (for running Maya batch rendering and other features) a graphics card driver. Driver software is available from the manufacturer’s web site. appropriate driver software for optional hardware Please refer to www.autodesk.com/qual-charts .
Disk space requirements	The following approximate disk space requirements are based on the NTFS disk format. If you have a FAT disk format, expect slightly larger file sizes. These are default, minimal sizes; you’ll need 10-150M more space to install optional selections. 515MB (including 160MB for Maya documentation)
Other software	Adobe^® Acrobat^® Reader is required to view the PDF documentation provided on the Maya DVD. You can obtain Acrobat Reader from www.adobe.com. Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer 6 web browsers have been qualified to view the Maya Help. QuickTime^® 7.1 or greater is required to view the Essential Skills Movies Please refer to www.autodesk.com/qual-charts
Optional hardware	Wacom^™ tablet. Make sure you install the latest Wacom driver software (www.wacom.com). Motion capture devices. Maya supports real-time motion capture. Contact your motion capture equipment vendor for details.