SciFinder Scholar System Requirements


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For the web version of SciFinder, see Browser and System Support.

Computer: PC with at least a 450 MHz Pentium-class or equivalent processor
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000 (SP3 or higher), Windows XP (SP1 or SP2), or Windows Vista (Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions)
Memory: 256 MB RAM
Available Hard Disk Space: 50 MB (not including pagefile memory); 90 MB for installation

For the SciFinder Scholar Toolbar, an additional 25 MB is needed; 75 MB for installation. This assumes Microsoft .NET software is already installed.

Connection: TCP/IP network-level connection to CAS via the Internet, Z39.50 application-level connection to CAS through port 210

Accessing full text via ChemPort and online Help files on the CAS server requires an HTTP application-level connection through port 80.

Monitor: SVGA color monitor; 1024x768 screen resolution; 16 bit (64,000) colors
Printer: High-quality graphics printer, e.g., laser or inkjet

Additional Software

Web Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer (MSIE), version 5 or higher or Mozilla Firefox^TM, version 1.0 or higher

A web browser is needed to access full text, online Help, and Internet resources within the Tools menu.

Plug-ins must be installed in the Firefox plug-ins and components folders for some features in ChemPort, e.g., Reference Linking. The plug-in files are installed automatically during SciFinder installation.
Java^TM and JavaScript^TM must be enabled for online Help and some features in ChemPort.
ActiveX must be enabled in MSIE for ChemPort Reference Linking.
Cookies must be accepted for some features in ChemPort.

Adobe Reader is needed to display PDF documents available via the CAS web site and ChemPort. Adobe Reader can be downloaded at www.adobe.com.

Excel is needed for the Export CHEMCATS data to Microsoft Excel feature.

Discovery Studio Viewer products from Accelrys are visualization tools that allow you to view 3D molecular models for structure results.

DS Visualizer may be obtained from Accelrys at www.accelrys.com/products/downloads/ds_visualizer/.
SciFinder Scholar is compatible with DS Visualizer up to version 1.5.
ViewerLite is no longer supported by Accelrys but may be obtained free of charge from CAS at my.cas.org . ViewerLite is provided "AS IS," without warranties of any kind.
A software patch is available that corrects the viewing of 3D models with ViewerLite version 5.0. After downloading and unzipping the patch, read the MDMReadme.txt file for instructions.

Computer: An Apple Macintosh with an Intel x86 or Power PC G4 or G5 processor
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.3, 10.4, or 10.5
Available Hard Disk Space: 65 MB
Connection: TCP/IP connection to CAS via the Internet, Z39.50 application-level connection to CAS through port 210

Accessing full text via ChemPort and online Help files on the CAS server requires an HTTP application-level connection via Port 80.

Monitor: Color monitor capable of displaying 256 colors with 1024x768 screen resolution
Printer: High-quality graphics printer, e.g., laser or inkjet

Additional Software

Web Browser: Safari (OS X default) or a Mac OS X compatible version of Mozilla Firefox or Microsoft Internet Explorer (MSIE)

A web browser is needed to access full text, online Help, and other Internet resources within the Tools menu.

PDF Reader: Preview (OS X default) or Adobe Reader, version 5.0 or higher

A PDF Reader is needed to display PDF documents available via the CAS web site and ChemPort.

Excel is needed for the Export CHEMCATS data to Microsoft Excel feature.

Updated 3/26/2009 12:59:34 PM