# Before You Install AJA KONA Software

This document contains system requirements and things to do before you install the AJA KONA™ software.

## WARNING:

The installer will run a system requirements check before installing. If your system does not meet the minimum requirements listed below, the AJA KONA software will not be installed.

### Hardware requirements

• A Macintosh computer with a PowerPC G5 processor
• Dual 2 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor
• 1 gigabytes (GB) of random-access memory (RAM)

### Software requirements

• Mac OS X v10.3.5 or later
• QuickTime 6.5 or later

### Before you install

Make sure you do the following before you install the software:
• Turn off any virus protection and security software that you may have installed on your computer.
• Upgrade to Mac OS X v10.3.5 or later and QuickTime 6.5 or later.

### Users who have previously installed another Video capture board:

Make sure you do the following before you install the software:
• Run the AJA KONA Conflict Checker utility to identify possible conflicts prior to installation.
• Remove all conflicts found.
Copyright 2004 AJA Video, Inc. All rights reserved. AJA, the AJA logo, Kona, and KONA 2 are trademarks of AJA Video, Inc. Final Cut, Final Cut Pro, FireWire, Mac, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Cinema Tools is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. PowerPC is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation, used under license therefrom.
October 18, 2004