Hardware Details

Server Requirements

Office size: 1-10 computers
Operating System:
Recommended - Windows 2008 Server Std – (under 5 PC’s Windows 7 Professional is ok)
Minimum - Windows 2000 SP4 or higher – Windows XP home is not supported
CPU:
Recommended - Core 2 2.0 GHz or higher
Minimum - P4 3.2 GHz or higher
Memory/RAM:
Recommended: 4 GB or higher
Required: 2 GB or higher
Hard Drive:
Recommended - 160 GB or higher
Required - 80 GB or higher
Other:
Recommended: 1000 Mbps Network card

Office size: 11-25 computers
Operating System:
Recommended - Windows 2008 Server Std
Minimum - Windows 2000 SP4 or higher – Windows XP home is not supported
CPU:
Recommended - Core 2 2.0 GHz or higher
Minimum - P4 3.2 GHz or higher
Memory/RAM:
Recommended: 6 GB or higher
Required: 4 GB or higher
Hard Drive:
Recommended - 200 GB SCSI 10k RPM or higher
Required - 40 GB or higher
Other:
Recommended: 1000 Mbps Network card

Office size: 26-50 computers
Operating System:
Recommended - Windows 2008 Server Std
Minimum - Windows 2000 SP4 or higher – Windows XP home is not supported
CPU:
Recommended – Quad Core 2.0 GHz or higher
Minimum - P4 3.2 GHz or higher
Memory/RAM:
Recommended: 8 GB or higher
Required: 6 GB or higher
Hard Drive:
Recommended - 300 GB SCSI 15k RPM or higher
Required - 40 GB or higher
Other:
Recommended: 1000 Mbps Network card

Office size: 50+ computers
Operating System:
Recommended - Windows 2008 Server Std
Minimum - Windows 2000 SP4 or higher – Windows XP home is not supported
CPU:
Recommended – Quad Core 2.0 GHz or higher
Minimum - P4 3.2 GHz or higher
Memory/RAM:
Recommended: 10 GB or higher
Required: 8 GB or higher
Hard Drive:
Recommended - 300 GB SCSI 15k RPM or higher
Required - 60 GB or higher
Other:
Recommended: 1000 Mbps Network card

Citrix/Terminal Services Server
Operating System:
Recommended - Windows 2008 Server Std
Minimum - Windows 2000 SP4 or higher – Windows XP home is not supported
CPU:
Recommended – Quad Core 2.0 GHz or higher
Minimum - P4 3.2 GHz or higher
Memory/RAM:
Recommended: 10 GB or higher
Required: 8 GB or higher
Hard Drive:
Recommended - 300 GB SCSI 15k RPM or higher
Required - 60 GB or higher
Other:
Recommended: 1000 Mbps Network card

Back Up Utility

1st Providers Choice recommends having an auto backup capability with a separate machine or RAID hard drives with sufficient disk space.  It is recommended to have 40GBs per physician per year of disk space.  It is also recommended that backups be done daily to an external hard drive if a RAID drive is not available.

Workstations – Desktops, Laptops, or Tablet PCs
Operating System:
Recommended - Windows 7 Pro
Minimum - Windows 2000 SP4 or higher – Windows XP home is not supported
CPU:
Recommended - Core 2 2.0 GHz or higher
Minimum - P4 2.6 GHz or higher
Memory/RAM:
Recommended: 2 GB or higher for machines utilizing EMR, 1 GB if only practice management is being used (front desk, biller, etc)
Required: 1 GB or higher
Hard Drive:
Recommended - 60 GB or higher
Required - 40 GB or higher
Wireless:
Recommended – 802.11 n
Required – 802.11 g
Other:
Recommended: 1000 Mbps Network card

Hardware Configuration Guidelines for Workstations