Checkmate Hardware Specifications
For Third Party Hardware

The following are the minimum and recommended hardware specifications that must be followed if using third party hardware instead of Car-Part.com supplied hardware. Please note that even though your hardware may meet our minimum specifications, it does not guarantee full compliance with our Cache product.

Item Minimum Recommended Comment
Motherboard Including 1 PCI slot Including 1 or more PCI slots  
Processor 1.4GHz 2.6GHz Must meet or exceed speed specs. Can be Pentium 3, Pentium 4, AMD, Intel Core/Duo, etc. No Celeron, chips.
Memory 512MB 1 GB+ Memory must fit with motherboard.
Hard Drive 2X 40GB 150 GB 2 IDE/EIDE drives in a non-RAID array
Video SVGA/AGP SVGA/AGP  
Network Port 10/100 10/100/1 GB  
USB 1.1 2.0 DVD backups are much faster on 2.0
Mouse USB or PS2 USB or PS2  
Keyboard PS2 PS2 Keep from using USB to prevent sleep from turning off USB devices and requiring system reboot to wake main PC if mouse is USB also
Monitor SVGA SVGA  
Serial Ports 2 on board COM ports or Digi Neo 8 port Digi Neo board must be on board COM ports or one COM port and one or more multi-port serial board Digi Neo (model 70001947) or C/X. We do not support non-digi third party I/O boards.
Parallel Port 1 Maximum 1 Maximum Onboard only
Floppy Yes Yes  
Modem External Serial Multitech 33.6 or 56K External Serial Multitech 33.6 or 56K ONLY approved modems may be used. External serial only. External Serial US Robotics 56K pending approval
Surge Protector Required Required >See below
UPS Required Required UPS - APC Smart UPS 600VA or higher or equivalent.
Backups DVD+RW drive compatible with Nero burning software Internal DVD+RW Burner compatible with Nero burning software Must use DVD+RW compatible media for backups. The following DVD burners are acceptable:
- Lite-on DVDRW LDW-411S Internal DVD+RW burner
- HP Movie Writer dc3000 External USB DVD+RW burner
- HP 300e External USB DVD+RW burner
Operating System Windows 2000 Professional
Windows 2000 Server
Windows XP Professional
Windows 2003 Server Standard R2

 Windows 2000 Professional
Windows 2000 Server
Windows XP Professional
Windows 2003 Server Standard R2
 Windows XP Home/ XP Media Center is NOT supported for a server nor a workstation.
Virus Protection Norton Antivirus Norton Antivirus
(Norton Corporate is also acceptable)		 Must be Norton and not McAfee
DVD Burning Software Nero Version 6 only Nero Version 6 only
Remote Administration Software WinVNC WinVNC Allows remote administration of the desktop. Expected to be supported and required in build 52.

 DVD Burning Hardware: Either of the following
  • Lite-on DVDRW LDW-411S Internal DVD+RW burner
  • HP Movie Writer dc3000 External USB DVD+RW burner
  • HP 300e External USB DVD+RW burner
  • Iomega Super DVD Writer Dual Format 2.0 USB

 Surge Protectors: TRIPP LITE TLP808TELTV or equivalent. Key features include: surge suppression rating of 3500 joules,

 Protection Types: ALL 3 MODES (H-N, N-G, H-G)

 Data line Protection: Phone Line / Fax / Dialup Modem / Antenna, Satellite
  Built-in RJ11 jacks prevent surges from damaging your modem/fax/phone
  Built-in Type F coax jacks prevent surges from damaging your cable/satellite equipment.
  Phone and/or satellite protection needed when applicable.


 New Systems Include:

 Hardware

     (1) DVD Burner
     (5) DVD/RW media
     (1) 33.6 Modem (cable not included)
     (1) Surge Protector
     (1) 8 Port Digi Board
     (1) Octopus cable for the Digi Board
     (1) 15in. LCD Monitor
     (1) Refurbished Battery Backup



 Software

     Windows XP Professional
     Nero Burning Software Version 6.0 only
     Norton Anti Virus 2006 or Newer
     Internet Checkmate Software (current build) w/ Checkmate User manual Digi Board Driver CD
     Adobe Reader



 Updates that are completed on the machine

     All Critical Windows Updates
     All Live Updates to the Norton Anti Virus software
     The software key for Cache is installed if on hand when system ships (usually is)


 External DVD Kits Include:

 Hardware

     (1) External DVD drive (currently an Iomega Super DVD Writer)
     (5) DVD/RW media
     (1) Face plate for the type of Dell machine (GX260, GX270, or GX400)
     (1) Copy of Nero Burning Software

 Also Available:

 Thermal Tag Printers - Heavy Duty Model #4208
Prints barcodes that resist fading and tearing at a blazing fast speed!

$1350 + shipping
   Includes 4 rolls of tags (500 tags per roll) + ribbon kit

Thermal Tag Printers - Economy Model #4203
   Prints barcodes that resist fading and tearing at a blazing fast speed!

$686 + shipping
   Includes 4 rolls of tags (500 tags per roll) + tag holder

   1 Year Warranty


 Manuals

     Merged Rack Location Numbering Scheme

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