REQUIREMENTS

Hardware

Minimum requirements of hardware needed to electronically file, view and retrieve case documents are:

IBM-compatible

• Pentium processor-based personal computer, with 16 MB of RAM (24 for

  Windows NT), with 40 MB of available hard disk space and a Windows 98 or Windows NT operating system

• CD-ROM drive or 3.5" diskette drive (NOTE: Adobe sells the Acrobat software on CD-ROM only. If you desire the diskette software, you must complete the request provided with the software and forward, together with $25.00, to Adobe)

• Modem, 56K (or faster) or other Internet Access device

• Scanner and scanner software, for conversion and transmission of documents not in a

  word processing system

Macintosh

• Macintosh with a 68020 processor or Power Macintosh, with 16MB of available

  RAM, and 40 MB of available hard disk space

• Apple System Software version 7.1.2 or later

• CD-ROM drive or 3.5" diskette drive (NOTE: Adobe sells the Acrobat software on

  CD-ROM only. If you desire the diskette software, you must complete the request provided with the software and forward, together with $25.00, to Adobe)

• Modem, 56K (or faster) or other Internet Access device

• Scanner and scanner software, for conversion and transmission of documents not in a

  word processing system.

Software

• Adobe Acrobat software 3.0 ,4.0 or 5.0 (Acrobat Reader and Acrobat Writer) to convert documents from word processor format to PDF (Portable Document Files)

• CM/ECF has been tested and is compatible with Internet Explorer version 5.5 and higher.  CM/ECF also has been tested and is compatible with Netscape version 4.6x and 4.7x.  Upgrades can be downloaded free of charge from the Netscape website http://browser.netscape.com/downloads/archive/.  Do not upgrade to Netscape 6.0 or higher.

• An Internet Service Provider, using point-to-point protocol (PPP). America On Line is not endorsed for use with ECF. It is recommended the provider is capable of a minimum connection speed of 56kps

[NOTE: Connection can be made at speeds less than the recommended 56kps, however, system performance may be less than optimal (i.e. slow response time and access)]

Last updated: 1/07/2008