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(MFC-5890CN and MFC-6490CW)
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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
2000
Professional
5
Printing,
PC Fax
4
,
Scanning,
Removable
Disk
USB,
10/100
BaseTx
(Ethernet),
Wireless
802.11b/g
(MFC-
6490CW
only)
Intel
®
Pentium
®
II
or equivalent
64 MB
256 MB 110 MB 340 MB
XP Home
25
XP
Professional
25
128 MB 110 MB 340 MB
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
®
7
2
1GB
(32 bit)
2GB
(64 bit)
1GB
(32 bit)
2GB
(64 bit)
650 MB 530 MB
Macintosh
Operating
System
6
Mac OS X 10.2.4
- 10.4.3
Printing,
PC Fax
Send
4
,
Scanning,
Removable
Disk
USB
3
,
10/100
BaseTx
(Ethernet),
Wireless
802.11b/g
(MFC-
6490CW
only)
PowerPC
®
G4/G5
PowerPC
®
G3
350MHz
128 MB 256 MB
80 MB
400 MB
Mac OS X 10.4.4
- 10.4.11
10.5.x
10.6.x
7
PowerPC
®
G4/G5
Intel
®
Core
™
Processor
512 MB
1GB
Conditions:
1
Microsoft
®
Internet Explorer
®
5.5 or greater.
2
For WIA, 1200 x 1200 resolution. Brother Scanner
Utility enables to enhance up to 19200 x 19200 dpi.
3
Third party USB ports are not supported.
4
PC Fax supports black and white only, and does not
support Ledger/A3 size paper.
5
PaperPort™ 11SE supports Microsoft
®
SP4 or
higher for Windows
®
2000 and SP2 or higher for XP.
6
Presto! PageManager on the CD-ROM supports
Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher. For Mac OS X 10.2.4-
10.3.8 Presto! PageManager is available as a
download from the Brother Solutions Center.
7
Software drivers for Mac OS X 10.6.x are available at
http://solutions.brother.com/
.
For the latest driver updates, visit:
(in US) www.brother.com
(in Canada) www.brother.ca
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