System Requirements

Before installing Parallels Desktop, make sure that your computer meets the hardware and software requirements listed below.

Hardware Requirements

• Any Macintosh computer with an Intel processor (1.66 GHz or greater). To run 64-bit operating systems in virtual machines, an Intel Core 2 or later processor is required.
• Minimum 1 GB of memory, 2 GB of memory is recommended.

  Note: Your Mac must have enough memory to run Mac OS X and your Mac applications, plus the memory required for the virtual machine's operating system and the applications installed in it.

• At least 450 MB of disk space on the boot volume for the program installation.
• About 15 GB of disk space for each virtual machine.

Software Requirements

• Mac OS X Snow Leopard v10.6
• Mac OS X Leopard v10.5.2 or later
• Mac OS X Tiger v10.4.11 or later

To get information about your Mac OS X version, type of processor, and amount of memory, choose About This Mac from the Apple menu.