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SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE FUNCTIONS
Computer Platform &
Operating System
Version
Supported
PC Software
Functions
PC
Interface
Processor
Minimum
Speed
Minimum
RAM
Recommended
RAM
Hard Disk Space to install
For
Drivers
For
Applications
Windows
®
Operating
System
1
Windows
®
2000
Professional
5
Printing,
PC Fax
Send
4
,
Scanning,
Removable
Disk
USB,
10/100
Base-TX
(Ethernet)
(MFC-295CN),
Wireless
802.11b/g
(MFC-253CW/
255CW/257CW)
Intel
®
Pentium
®
II
or equivalent
64 MB
256 MB 110 MB 340 MB
Windows
®
XP Home
25
Windows
®
XP
Professional
25
128 MB 110 MB 340 MB
Windows
®
XP
Professional x64
Edition
2
64-bit (Intel
®
64 or
AMD64) supported
CPU
256 MB 512 MB 110 MB 340 MB
Windows
Vista
®2
Intel
®
Pentium
®
4
or equivalent
64-bit (Intel
®
64 or
AMD64) supported CPU
512 MB
1GB
600 MB 530 MB
Windows Server
®
2003 (print only via
network)
Printing
10/100
Base-TX
(Ethernet)
(MFC-295CN),
Wireless
802.11b/g
(MFC-253CW/
255CW/257CW)
Intel
®
Pentium
®
III
or equivalent
256 MB 512 MB
50 MB N/A
Windows Server
®
2003 x64 Edition
(print only via network)
64-bit (Intel
®
64 or
AMD64) supported CPU
Windows Server
®
2008 (print only via
network)
Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 or
equivalent 64-bit
(Intel
®
64 or AMD64)
supported CPU
512 MB
2GB
Macintosh
Operating
System
Mac OS X
10.3.9 - 10.4.3
Printing,
PC Fax
Send
4
,
Scanning,
Removable
Disk
6
USB
3
,
10/100
Base-TX
(Ethernet)
(MFC-295CN),
Wireless
802.11b/g
(MFC-253CW/
255CW/257CW)
PowerPC G4/G5
PowerPC G3
350MHz
128 MB 256 MB
80 MB
400 MB
Mac OS X
10.4.4 - 10.5.x
PowerPC G4/G5
Intel
®
Core
™
Processor
512 MB
1GB
Conditions:
1
Microsoft
®
Internet Explorer
®
5.5 or greater.
2
For WIA, 1200
×
1200 resolution. Brother Scanner
Utility enables to enhance up to 19200
×
19200 dpi.
3
Third party USB ports are not supported.
4
PC Fax supports monochrome only.
5
PaperPort™ 11SE supports Microsoft
®
SP4 or higher for
Windows
®
2000 and SP2 or higher for XP.
6
Removable disk is a function of PhotoCapture Center
™
.
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