WireReady Requirements

All WireReady products are Windows 7 compatible beginning with Version 9.0 and later. We recommend Windows 7 Professional. All WireReady versions will also remain compatible for Windows XP Pro Service Pak 3 32-bit edition. Radio products are compatible with both 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Win 7 Pro, however StormReady is currently only compatible with 32 bit Windows 2000/XP/7 and will not run from the 64 bit version of Windows 7. Calltaker can run from 32 or 64 bit, so long as the database itself is hosted on a 32 bit computer/operating system if multi-user access is required. All other WireReady radio products (i.e. NewsReady, ControlReady, etc) will run from 32 or 64 bit versions of Windows 7.

Windows 7 Recommended requirements for radio systems (in general)

Core2Duo processor or better (2 or more cores)
3GB of RAM (6GB is ideal)
DDR3 or better is ideal. DDR2 is acceptable.
320GB drive or larger depending on individual preferred storage needs
RAID1 hotswap mirrored drives recommended for mission critical workstations
19" or larger monitor. Widescreen recommended.
PCI slots if using internal sound cards

Windows 7 Recommended requirements for TV systems (in general)
Television products are compatible with ONLY 32-bit operating systems (if used with Stradis MPEG2 decoder cards). 64-bit drivers are not available at the current time for Stradis family MPEG2 decoder (playout) cards.

If a PlayoutReady Smart Server is configured with Sky Micro Merlin cards for recording ONLY, both 32- and 64-bit editions are supported. If you plan to use a Stradis card and the server is also used for playout, you MUST use a 32-bit version of XP or Windows 7.

For single channel playout or recording in SD:
Use the same requirements as used for radio systems

For multi-channel playout or recording, combinations of both, and HD playout and recording:

Quad core processor or better with 6GB of RAM
RAID 5 or better
Gigabit LAN recommended for over the LAN file ingest (for fastest transfers)

For multi-channel play/record in HD:

WireReady-built Smart Servers currently utilize Xeon 5620 or better series processors
4 Core / 8 Threads or better
Single or Dual processor motherboard (Dual processor motherboard provides 8 core / 16 Threads or better)
Stradis cards require PCI-E x1 slots (will fit in a larger slot)
Merlin IP recording cards require PCI-E x8 slots (will fit in larger slot). SD Merlin cards require an SDI slot.
Magma expansion chassis are supported by WireReady for adding slots to machines that lack them
Hardware (Adaptec) RAID 5 hot swap storage, and redundant power supplies