Preparazioni per l'avvio del SYSmark 2004 SE
Anche per il SYSMark 2004 il sistema deve essere configurato come riportato nella seguente tabella.
| BIOS | |
| USB and all device ports | All enabled |
| Wireless and wired network adapters | Disabled (if cannot be disabled in BIOS, do it in networking software: Control Panel > Network Connections, select and right-click network connection and select Disable) |
| Windows XP | |
| Control Panel > Power Options > Power Schemes > Power Schemes dropdown | Home/Office Desk |
| Control Panel > Power Options > Power Schemes > Turn Off Monitor | Never for AC |
| Control Panel > Power Options > Power Schemes > Turn Off Hard Disks | After 20 minutes for AC |
| Control Panel > Power Options > Power Schemes > System Standby | Never for AC |
| Control Panel > Power Options > Power Schemes > System Hibernates | Never (this option is not shown if Control Panel > Power Options > Hibernate > Enable Hibernation is unchecked, see below) |
| Control Panel > Power Options > Hibernate > Enable Hibernation | Disabled (Unchecked) |
| Audio | Enabled |
| Pointing device settings | Default |
| Control Panel > Display > Settings > Screen Resolution | 1024 x 768 minimum |
| Control Panel > Display > Settings > Color Quality | 65536 colors minimum |
| Control Panel > Display > Screen Saver > Screen Saver dropdown | None |
| Control Panel > Display > Appearance > Color Scheme | Windows and Buttons: Windows Classic Style; Color Scheme: Windows Standard; Font Size: Normal |
| Active Desktop (Control Panel > Display > Desktop > Customize Desktop > Web | Uncheck all items |
| Control Panel > System > Advanced > Performance > Settings > Visual Effects | Adjust for best performance |
| Control Panel > System > Advanced > Performance > Settings > Advanced > Processor Scheduling | Set for Best Performance of Programs |
| Control Panel > System > Advanced > Performance > Settings > Advanced > Memory Usage | Set for Best Performance of Programs |
| Control Panel > System > Performance > Performance Options > Advanced > Virtual Memory > Change | Set to double the amount of RAM in the system |
| Control Panel > System > System Restore > Turn off System Restore On All Drives | Check to Disable System Restore |
| Control Panel > System > Remote > Allow Remote Assistance Invitations To Be Sent From This computer | Uncheck |
| Control Panel > System > Remote > Allow Users To Connect Remotely To This Computer | Uncheck |
| Control Panel > System > Automatic Updates > Turn Off Automatic Updates | Select |
Come per il MobileMark 2005, l'utilizzo e la consultazione dei risultati del SYSMark 2004 è molto semplice. Lo script integrato permette di simulare un ottimo ambiente di lavoro in multitasking, con un continuo passaggio da un'applicazione all'altra.