Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation is a cost-effective, entry-level technology foundation targeted at small business owners and IT generalists supporting small businesses. Foundation is an inexpensive, easy-to-deploy, proven, and reliable technology that provides organizations with the foundation to run the most prevalent business applications as well as share information and resources.

Processor:

• 1.4 GHz (x64)

Hard Disk*:

• 10 GB or greater

Memory:

• 512 MB RAM
• 8 GB RAM (Maximum)

Optical Drive:

• DVD-ROM

Others:

• Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher resolution monitor
• Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
• Internet access

Notes:

• Actual requirements will vary based on your system configuration, and the applications and features you choose to install. Processor performance is dependent upon not only the clock frequency of the processor, but the number of cores and the size of the processor cache. Disk space requirements for the system partition are approximate. Additional available hard disk space may be required if you are installing over a network

*Computers with more than 16 GB of RAM will require more disk space for paging, hibernation, and dump files