diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml
index 0f7a74d89c..36f6e87702 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml
@@ -160,11 +160,11 @@
 	xlink:href="&url.base;/releases/index.html">http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/index.html</link>).</para>
 
     <para>A &os; installation will require at least 64&nbsp;MB of
-      <acronym>RAM</acronym> and 1.1&nbsp;GB of free hard drive space
+      <acronym>RAM</acronym> and 1.5&nbsp;GB of free hard drive space
       for the most minimal installation.  However, that is a
       <emphasis>very</emphasis> minimal install, leaving almost no
-      free space.  A more realistic minimum is 3&nbsp;GB without a
-      graphical environment, and 5&nbsp;GB or more if a graphical user
+      free space.  A more realistic minimum is 4&nbsp;GB without a
+      graphical environment, and 8&nbsp;GB or more if a graphical user
       interface will be used.  Third-party application software
       requires more space.  It is recommended to increase
       <acronym>RAM</acronym> and hard drive space to meet the needs of