CDR DICOM System Requirements

PLEASE NOTE: This table is intended to assist you with the transition to CDR DICOM for Windows software. Your patient volume, and the specific demands of your practice, may require you to adjust these guidelines accordingly. CDR is a registered trademark of Schick Technologies. Other trademark names are the property of their respective owners.

PDF: Hardware and Software Requirements (130KB, posted 5/15/09)

Our Windows 7 support page can be found here.

 

ITEM	MINIMUM	RECOMMENDED	NOTES
STANDALONE WORKSTATION OR NETWORK CLIENT	Windows XP Professional or Windows Vista Home Premium (See Notes)	Windows XP Professional or Windows Vista Home Premium or Vista Business or Vista Ultimate (See Notes)	Schick standard sensors, wireless sensors, and panoramic retrofit kits are supported on XP Professional and Vista. Please note that Microsoft has retired public and technical support, including security updates, for Windows 98 SE. Our product line of high-speed USB Remotes, including CDR Elite, is not supported on this Windows platform. CDR DICOM 4.5 is required on Vista. CDR HS Remotes can be used with Windows Vista, XP, and XP 64-bit systems. For Vista 64-bit systems, we recommend only CDR DICOM 4.5 client installations (not single-user or server) with CDR HS Remotes.
	Intel Pentium IV or AMD 3GHz or higher	Intel Pentium D or Intel Core 2 Duo processor
	1 GB RAM	2 GB RAM
	USB 1.1 or 2.0 Port	USB 2.0 Port
	Intel, VIA, SIS, ALI, or NEC USB Controllers	Intel PCI to USB Controller	Laptops that meet the system requirements described on this page may serve as portable workstations. We are NOT recommending Toshiba Satellites.
	80 GB HD	250 GB HD Raid Level 1
NETWORK SERVER (IMAGE STORAGE)	Windows 2003 Server	Windows 2003 Server and TCP/IP networking protocols
	1 GB RAM	2 GB RAM
	200 GB Hard Disk	500 GB Hard Disk	The following image sizes are typical: Size 2 X-ray (600 KB), Size 1 X-ray (500 KB), Size 0 X-ray (400 KB), video (1 MB), panoramic (3-4 MB approx), and cephalometric (3-4.5 MB approx).
DATABASE (PATIENT AND IMAGE INFORMATION)	MSDE SQL Server 2000 (see Notes) or SQL Server Express 2005	SQL Server 2005	Note that SQL Server 2005 is required on Vista operating systems.
PRINTERS	Photo Quality Inkjet with 2880 dpi resolution or Laserjet with 600 dpi resolution	Photo Quality Inkjet with 9600 dpi resolution or Laserjet with 1200 dpi resolution	Known issues exist with the Epson C Series printers. For current information on printer compatibility, contact technical support.
VIDEO DEVICES	Winnov Videum 1000 VO Plus (PCI)	Belkin Hi-Speed USB DVD Creator, or ATI All-In-Wonder PCIE Capture Cards, or Nvidia Personal Cinema AGP Cards	Commercial video card manufacturers update their products frequently, making cards recommended for older Schick cameras difficult to find at retail. If you cannot locate a recommended video card, contact technical support for the latest information. USBCam and USBCam2 do not require a capture card.
ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE	(See Notes)	(See Notes)	Any version of Microsoft Word starting with Word 97 is compatible with, and required for, Schick CDR reports.
MONITORS	CRT with .28 dot pitch @ 800x600 or Flat Screen LCD with 400:1 contrast ratio @ 1024x768 resolution.	CRT with .25 dot pitch @ 1024x768 or Flat Screen LCD with 450:1 contrast ratio @ 1280x1024 resolution
SERIAL FOOTPEDAL	(See Notes)	(See Notes)	SCHICK Part# 2501100; PDCO Part# 07-0410100