Editing Windows NT 3.1 (section)

== System requirements ==
Windows NT 3.1 supports multiple platforms: Aside from the x86 architecture, it runs on computers with [[DEC Alpha]] or [[MIPS Technologies|MIPS]] ([[R4000]] and [[R4400]]) processors.<ref name="IW6Dec1993_S15">{{cite journal | title=Microsoft-Werbung | journal=InfoWorld | volume=15 | issue=49 | date=1993-12-06 | pages=15 | url= https://books.google.com/books?id=9zoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA15}}</ref>

Minimum system requirements on x86 systems include a 25&nbsp;MHz [[80386]] processor, at least 12 megabytes of memory, 75 megabytes of hard drive space, and a VGA graphics card. [[RISC]] systems require 16 megabytes of memory, 92 megabytes of hard drive space, and a CD-ROM drive.<ref name="winhistory">{{cite web |title=Windows NT 3.1 |url=http://www.winhistory.de/more/nt31.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119051131/http://www.winhistory.de/more/nt31.htm |archive-date=January 19, 2008 |access-date=2012-09-05 |website=Winhistory}}</ref> The ''Advanced Server'' edition requires an 80386 processor with 16 megabytes of memory and 90 megabytes of hard drive space. On RISC systems, 110 megabytes of hard drive space is needed.<ref name="IW15Nov1993_S138">{{cite journal | last1=Strom | first1=David | last2=Capen | first2=Tracey | last3=Crawford | first3=Tim | last4=Gallie | first4=Rodney | last5=Chapin | first5=Rod | title=A bumper crop of network operating systems brings centralized management, application services, and more capable clients to the enterprise | journal=InfoWorld | volume=15 | issue=46 | date=1993-11-15 | pages=138–150 | url= https://books.google.com/books?id=DDsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA138}}</ref>

Windows NT 3.1 supports dual processor systems, while the ''Advanced Server'' edition supports up to four processors. Due to an error in the processor detection routine, Windows NT 3.1 cannot be installed on [[Pentium II]] or newer processors. Microsoft never fixed the problem, but [[unofficial patch]]es are available.<ref name="winhistory" />