Tech Spec

System Requirements

The install process checks that your system meets the minimum requirements; if they are not met, installation will fail.

Note

Closing all programs before installing is recommended. In addition, consider shutting down and restarting your computer before an installation

Non-medical editions of Dragon do not support dictation directly into Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems – for EMR support, please use Dragon Medical Edition

RAM

Minimum 4 GB & Higher RAM is recommended

CPU

Minimum: 2.2 GHz Intel® dual core or equivalent AMD processor. Faster processors yield faster performance.

IMPORTANT:SSE2 instruction set is required

Processor Cache

We recommend 2 MB L2 cache. (Minimum: 512 KB)

Free hard disk space

8 GB

If installing from a disk: 3.2 GB (4 GB for localized non-English versions) If installing from a download: three times as much space is initially needed (after the download is unpacked and installation completes, temporary files can be removed from the system)

Supported Operating Systems:

• Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7, 8.1, 10 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016

Other:

Internet Explorer 11 or the current version of Chrome or Edge for online Help and for installation if installing from the Web

Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.5.2 or later, Generally, the .NET Framework is pre-installed on Windows 7, 8.1, and 10 computers. If you do not have it installed, you are prompted to install it during Dragon's installation.

Nuance does not provide the .NET Framework with your installation; you must download the installation file from microsoft.com.

A DVD-ROM drive if installing from disk An audio input device capable of 16-bit recording for dictation

An internet connection to connect to the Nuance Management Center (NMC) Server