Guidelines for products that work well with the Microsoft® Windows® xp and Windows Server 2003 operating systems

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How to Use This Document

This document provides the authoritative compilation of references to all Windows compatibility and Logo Program requirements.

Chapter	Description
Chapter 2, Hardware Requirements for Windows Logo	Describes overall requirements for consistent, stable functionality under Windows operating systems.
Appendix A, System Requirements Checklist	Provides a checklist of requirements for desktop, mobile, and server systems, and for legacy-free and 64-bit systems.
Appendix B, Device Requirements Checklist	Provides a checklist of requirements for each device class and bus class.

To understand how Logo requirements are defined and organized, see:

Conventions Used in This Document
How to Use the Appendixes

Logo Requirements and Related Documents

This is a comprehensive checklist; however, this is not a standalone document.

To adequately review and design for the compatibility and design requirements for the Windows Logo Program for hardware, you must also have available these documents:

Windows Driver Development Kits (DDKs) including DDKs for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 family, available at http://www.microsoft.com/ddk/

All DDK topic references in this document are based on the current Windows DDK, published in conjunction with the Windows XP operating system.

Tip: Search for the cited topic name in your local version of the DDK documentation.

WHQL Test Specifications, available at http://www.microsoft.com/hwdq/hwtest/.
Industry specifications, such as ACPI Specification, PCI Local Bus Specification 2.2, USB 1.1 and related device class specifications, MMC-2, and so on.

Logo Requirements and the Windows HCTs

When you install the Windows XP HCT 10.0 and HCT 11.1, this document is automatically installed with the HCT documentation and the WHQL Test Specifications, and the PC and server design guides.

The HTML Help (.CHM) versions of these documents are designed to work interactively.

We recommend that you review the Windows Logo Program requirements with the HTML Help versions of the test specifications and design guides for easy cross-referencing among the requirements and implementation guidelines.

TIP: If you download these documents from the web, place them in the same directory to ensure that the cross-reference links work. All links work automatically if you are running the versions installed with the Windows HCT 11.0 and HCT 11.1.

Resources for Meeting Logo Requirements

This section provides a list of Microsoft resources that can help you build hardware that meets the Windows Logo requirements.

Resource	Address
Windows Logo Program web site	http://www.microsoft.com/winlogo/hardware/
Feedback on logo requirements and related issues	hwlogo@microsoft.com
Hardware testing tools and test submission information	http://www.microsoft.com/hwdq/hwtest/pages/testkits.asp
Digital signing for drivers	wlpqs@microsoft.com
Windows Logo Program News mailing	Sign up at http://www.microsoft.com/winlogo/hardware/
WHQL Weekly News mailing	Sign up at http://www.microsoft.com/hwdq/hwtest/
Logo artwork and other issues (after testing)	whqladmn@microsoft.com
Knowledge Base	http://support.microsoft.com/
Information for manufacturers and driver developers	http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/
General information for developers	http://msdn.microsoft.com/developer/
Windows DDK	http://www.microsoft.com/ddk/
Microsoft Platform Software Development Kits (SDKs)	Provided with Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Professional Subscription. To subscribe: E-mail: msdn@microsoft.com Or: http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/prodinfo/subscribe.asp

Conventions Used in This Document

Requirement References

Windows Logo Program requirement citations

Specific requirements for a general, system, or device are defined for the Windows Logo Program for hardware using this format:

WL-#	General Logo Program requirement, where # represents a number defined in Chapter 2.
A#.#.#	Logo Program requirement for PC or server systems, where # represents a number defined in Appendix A.
B#.#.#	Logo Program requirement for devices and buses, where # represents a number defined in Appendix B.

Terms

Add-on device

Refers to devices that are traditionally added to the basic PC system to increase functionality. Examples include audio, networking, graphics, small computer system interface (SCSI) controller, and so on. Add-on devices fall into two categories: devices built onto the system board and devices on expansion cards added to the system through a system-board connector, such as Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI).

Client

Refers to versions of the Windows XP operating systems running on desktop or mobile PC systems.

Exception

Indications cases in which a requirement may not apply.

FAQs

Standard subsections for each system or component in Appendix A and Appendix B, listing clarifications and corrections published for Windows Logo Program requirements. FAQs are defined in subsections numbered #.#.5 in the appendixes.

FAQ are also listed at http://www.microsoft.com/winlogo/hardware/ and published in the Windows Logo Program News available by subscription on the Windows Logo Program web site.

Future Requirement

Standard subsections for each system or component in Appendix A and Appendix B, listing new features or capabilities that are planned for future versions of the Windows Logo Program for hardware. Future requirements are defined in subsections numbered #.#.R in the appendixes.

Future requirements are also listed at http://www.microsoft.com/winlogo/hardware/ and published in the Windows Logo Program News available by subscription on the Windows Logo Program web site.

Industry Standards

Standard subsections for each system or component in Appendix A and Appendix B, listing required industry specifications, upon which operating system support is based. These references include Internet links to the source document.

Mobile PC Note

Indicates that an exception or additional information is defined for Mobile PC systems.

Must

Indicates that the statement applies as a requirement for the Windows Logo Program.

Quality

Standard subsections for each system or component in Appendix A and Appendix B, listing requirements for testing the system to ensure Windows compatibility and reliability.

Required; Requirement

The feature must be supported as defined in these guidelines for the hardware to pass testing and receive the Windows Logo.

Server Note

Indicates that an exception or additional information is defined for server systems.

Should

Indicates that the statement applies as a recommendation or implementation guideline for the Windows Logo Program.

Supported

Indicates that functionality is delivered in the end-user configuration. In a configure-to-order or build-to-order customer product specification scenario, this feature is the default if multiple options are presented.

System device

Refers to devices on the system board, such as interrupt controllers, keyboard controller, real-time clock, direct memory access (DMA) page registers, DMA controllers, memory controllers, floppy disk drive controller (FDC), hard disk controller (HDC), serial and parallel ports, PCI bridges, and so on. These devices are typically integrated with the supporting chip set in legacy PC designs.

Windows [version]

In bold type, used in this document to cite the specific versions of the Windows operating system for which a requirement applies. Unless otherwise stated, requirements apply for all versions of Windows tested under the Windows Logo Program.

Windows Compatibility

Standard subsections for each system or component in Appendix A and Appendix B, listing requirements that ensure the system will run correctly under Windows, based on DDK references for correct driver implementation and Microsoft white papers that describe implementation details.

Windows Experience

Standard subsections for each system or component in Appendix A and Appendix B, listing requirements that advance the Windows platform or enhance the quality of the Windows computing experience.

x86-based, Itanium-based

In bold type, used in this document to cite specific types of computers based on 32-bit and 64-bit microprocessors, respectively, that use the Intel Architecture instruction set.

How to Use the Appendixes

Appendix Sections and Subsections

In Appendix A, “System Requirements Checklist,” and Appendix B, “Device Requirements Checklist,” each system and device type is identified in a separate section. These section numbers do not necessarily correlate directly with WHQL test categories. For devices, these sections are not related to how the device is attached to the computer.

Each group of system-specific or device-specific requirements is divided into the following subsections.

Subsection	Description
#.#.1 Windows Compatibility	Requirements that ensure the system or component will run correctly under Windows, including: DDK references for correct driver implementation Links to Microsoft white papers that describe implementation details for Windows compatibility
#.#.2 Industry Standards	Industry specifications upon which operating system support is based. These are provided as Internet links for the convenience of designers and testers.
#.#.3 Quality	Requirements for testing the system, device, or driver to ensure the quality of implementation under Windows.
#.#.4 Windows Experience	Requirements that advance the Windows platform or enhance the quality of the Windows computing experience.
#.#.5 FAQs	Requirements and clarifications published for the Windows Logo Program. These include compliance date and implementation issues. Each system or device topic on the http://www.microsoft.com/winlogo/hardware/ web site may contain additional clarifications and announcements of any new requirements defined after publication of this document.
#.#.R Future Requirements	Capabilities and features that may become new Logo requirements with the next release of the Windows operating system following Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Each system or device topic on the http://www.microsoft.com/winlogo/hardware/ web site may contain announcements of any additional future requirements planned for future versions of Windows.

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