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Standard HP Intel Platform (new purchases)

   CONFIGURATION 1

 
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 (3GHz, 6MB L2 cache 1333 MHz FSB) vPro Q45 Chipset 
4 GB PC2-6400 (DDR2-800 SODIMMn 2x2GB 
160 GB Serial ATA 7200 RPM hard drive 
19" Wide Screen Flat panel display
DVDRW/CDRW 16/48 ROM drive Internal
DVD decoding software for Windows XP/Vista
ATI Radeon 3470 256 MB SH PCIe Card
1.44M floppy drive 
Mini Tower case 
Case cooling fan
 2-Button USB Optical Wheel Mouse 
104+ Keyboard
Headphone Outlets front and rear
Microphone Inputs front and rear
USB connections front and rear total 6 (If keyboard or mouse are USB then one extra
 per device
Speakers (omit for labs)
Windows XP Pro OS 
All documentation 
Minimum 4-year on-site parts and labor warranty 
This standard platform is purchased in two forms, one supports
standard Administrative/Faculty purposes. The second is used
primary in instructional applications where speakers are usually
not required.

 

Recommended Macintosh Platform

iMac G5 17" 1.8GHZ Combo Drive
4048 MB PC 2300 Memory
160GB Serial ATA 7200rpm Hard Drive
CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo drive
Apple keyboard and mouse
Mac OS 10.5 Client
All Documentation
3 yr AppleCare Warranty

Minimum Laptop Platform

 
CONFIGURATION 5 (not updated yet)
 
 
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7500 2.2GHz
15.4” SXGA TFT Active Matrix (1280 x 800 resolution)
ATI Radeon X600 64MB Graphics
2048MB 667MHZ DDR2 SDRAM
80GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
8x Multi-Format Dual Layer DVD-RW with DVD-RAM
Primary 6-cell Lithium ion battery w/AC pack 1yr limited battery warranty
Integrated Broadcom 10/100/1000 Ethernet Adapter
Integrated 802.11 a/b/g Wireless Networking
Notebook Total Protection Plan – 4 year part/labor/NBD on-site/4 year Tech
 Support w/4 year ADP
Carrying Case With Shoulder strap
 
 
 
 

Minimum Intel Platform (redeployments)

Intel Pentium P4 CPU 2.0 GHz or greater
Motherboard with NIC, video, sound
1024 MB SDRAM
40 GB IDE hard drive
17 inch 0.28 dpi monitor
CD-ROM drive
1.44M floppy drive
Desktop case
MS PS/2 mouse
Keyboard
Windows XP Pro OS
This standard is the minimum configuration that will be redeployed
for staff use.
 

Printers

Our supported standard printer is an HP LaserJet. Many configurations
exist, but our recommendation is an HP2015dn.
 
Because of their high operating costs, ink jet printers are not
recommended for general use.
 
Software Guidelines

This page lists standard software configurations for computers at the Chabot campus. Please note that ALL software must be installed by Computer Support following the licensing guidelines under Guidelines

Office 2007 now available as needed by calling the Help Desk.

Standard Intel Platform (administrative)

Windows XP Pro SP-2  
Microsoft Office 2007 Pro
Share Point Designer 2007
Acrobat Reader 9.0
GroupWise 7
Norton Corp. EndPoint 1.1
Flash Player
Shockwave
Novell Client 4.91
Zenworks
INB
Other software may be added as needed with proper authorization.

Standard Intel Platform (Faculty)

Windows XP Pro SP-2
Microsoft Office 2007 Pro
Share Point Designer 2007
Acrobat Reader 9.0
GroupWise 7
Norton Corp. Anti-virus 11
Flash Player
Shockwave
Realplayer
Java
GradeQuick 11
Other software may be added as needed with proper authorization.

Standard Intel Platform (Labs)

Windows XP Pro SP-2
Microsoft Office 2007 Pro
Share Point Designer 2007
Visio 2007
Acrobat Reader 9.0
Norton Corp. Anti-virus 11
RealPlayer
QuickTime
Java
Flash
Shockwave
 
The configuration of lab computers will be determined 
by the needs of the lab.
 

Standard Mac Platform (Faculty)

Mac OS 10.5
Office 2008
Adobe Reader
Firefox
GradeQuick 11
Symantec Anti-virus 11
Other software may be added as needed with proper authorization.
 
 
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