Computer requirements

SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE FUNCTIONS

Computer Platform & Operating System Version

Supported PC Software Functions

PC Interface

Processor Minimum Speed

Minimum RAM

Recommended RAM

Hard Disk Space to install

For Drivers

For Applications

Windows^® Operating System¹

Windows^® 2000 Professional⁵

Printing, PC Fax Send⁴, Scanning, Removable Disk

USB, 10/100
Base-TX (Ethernet) (MFC-295CN), Wireless 802.11b/g (MFC-253CW/
255CW/257CW)

Intel^® Pentium^® II or equivalent

64 MB

256 MB

110 MB

340 MB

Windows^® XP Home²⁵

Windows^® XP Professional²⁵

128 MB

110 MB

340 MB

Windows^® XP Professional x64 Edition²

64-bit (Intel^®64 or AMD64) supported CPU

256 MB

512 MB

110 MB

340 MB

Windows Vista^®2

Intel^® Pentium^® 4 or equivalent

64-bit (Intel^®64 or AMD64) supported CPU

512 MB

1 GB

600 MB

530 MB

Windows Server^® 2003 (print only via network)

Printing

10/100
Base-TX (Ethernet) (MFC-295CN),

Wireless 802.11b/g (MFC-253CW/
255CW/257CW)

Intel^® Pentium^®III or equivalent

256 MB

512 MB

50 MB

N/A

Windows Server^® 2003 x64 Edition (print only via network)

64-bit (Intel^®64 or AMD64) supported CPU

Windows Server^® 2008 (print only via network)

Intel^® Pentium^® 4 or equivalent 64-bit (Intel^®64 or AMD64) supported CPU

512 MB

2 GB

Macintosh Operating System

Mac OS X 10.3.9 - 10.4.3

Printing, PC Fax Send⁴, Scanning, Removable Disk⁶

USB³, 10/100
Base-TX (Ethernet) (MFC-295CN), Wireless 802.11b/g (MFC-253CW/
255CW/257CW)

PowerPC G4/G5

PowerPC G3 350MHz

128 MB

256 MB

80 MB

400 MB

Mac OS X 10.4.4 - 10.5.x

PowerPC G4/G5

Intel^® Core™ Processor

512 MB

1 GB

Conditions:

¹	Microsoft^® Internet Explorer^® 5.5 or greater.
²	For WIA, 1200 × 1200 resolution. Brother Scanner Utility enables to enhance up to 19200 × 19200 dpi.
³	Third party USB ports are not supported.
⁴	PC Fax supports monochrome only.
⁵	PaperPort™ 11SE supports Microsoft^® SP4 or higher for Windows^® 2000 and SP2 or higher for XP.
⁶	Removable disk is a function of PhotoCapture Center™.

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