<para>The hardware requirements to install &os; vary by the

    <para>The hardware requirements to install &os; vary by

      hardware architecture.  Hardware architectures

      architecture.  Hardware architectures

	xlink:href="&url.base;/releases/index.html">http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/index.html</link>).</para>

	xlink:href="&url.base;/releases/index.html">http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/index.html</link>).

      The &os; download page also has recommendations for choosing the

      right image for different architectures (<link 

	xlink:href="&url.base;/where.html">https://www.FreeBSD.org/where.html</link>).</para>

    <para>A &os; installation will require a minimum 64&nbsp;MB of

    <para>A &os; installation will require 64&nbsp;MB of

      for the most minimal installation.  However, that is a

      at minimum.  However, these specifications are 

      <emphasis>minimal</emphasis> install, leaving almost no

      <emphasis>not</emphasis> recommended, as almost no free 

      free space.  RAM requirements depend on usage.  Specialized

      space will be left on the system.  RAM requirements will depend 

      FreeBSD systems can run in as little as 128MB RAM while desktop

      on usage, with some customized FreeBSD systems using as little 

      systems should have at least 4 GB

      as 128 MB of RAM, while desktop systems are recommended to 

      of <acronym>RAM</acronym>.</para>

      have at least 4&nbsp;GB of <acronym>RAM</acronym>.</para>

    <para>The processor requirements for each architecture can be

    <para>Here are the processor requirements for each architecture:</para>

      summarized as follows:</para>

	  <para>This is the most common type of processor desktop and

	  <para>This is the most common desktop and laptop processor, 

	    laptop computers will have.  Other vendors may call this

	    used in most modern systems.  The architecture can also 

	    architecture <acronym>x86-64</acronym>.</para>

	    be called <acronym>x86-64</acronym>, and is used by both 

	    &intel; (which produces

	  <para>There are two primary vendors of &arch.amd64;

	    <acronym>Intel64</acronym> class processors) and AMD 

	    processors: &intel; (which produces

	    <acronym>Intel64</acronym> class processors) and AMD

	  <para>This architecture is the 32-bit x86

	  <para>Older, home based systems will generally use this 

	    architecture.</para>

	    32-bit, x86 architecture.</para>

	    <acronym>CPU</acronym>s that support this feature.  A

	    <acronym>CPU</acronym>s with this feature.  A kernel with 

	    kernel with the <acronym>PAE</acronym> feature enabled

	    the <acronym>PAE</acronym> feature enabled

	    by the system.  This feature places constraints on the

	    by the system.  However, using <acronym>PAE</acronym> 

	    device drivers and other features of &os; which may be

	    places constraints on device drivers and other features of

	    used; refer to &man.pae.4; for details.</para>

	    &os;; refer to &man.pae.4; for details.</para>

	selected, so as not to accidently destroy the wrong disks, the

	selected, so as not to accidentally destroy the wrong disks, the

	<application>bsdinstall</application> paritioning menus may

	<application>bsdinstall</application> partitioning menus may