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UBC IT offers procurement support for computing hardware, including desktops, laptops, tablets and monitors to all UBC faculty and staff. The benefits of buying products through UBC IT off our recommended standards list below include:
  
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The recommended configuration for workstations is as follows.
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:* Discounted pricing based on UBC's purchase volume agreements.
  
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:* Three-year on-site warranty with all Dell Latitude, OptiPlex and Precision models. (Three-year depot warranty with Apple and for other Dell models is an available option)
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| Case
 
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| vendor's standard case
 
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| Motherboard
 
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| ASUS or Abit (with no onboard video or Ethernet or sound)
 
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| Processor
 
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| Intel Pentium4
 
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| RAM
 
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| minimum 256MB non-ECC non-registered
 
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| Video card
 
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| any nVidia GeForce card (see Notes)
 
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| Ethernet card
 
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| any Intel Pro/100 Desktop Adapter (see Notes)
 
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| Sound card
 
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| Creative SoundBlaster Audigy (see Notes)
 
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| Floppy drive
 
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| 1.44MB 3.5"
 
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| CDROM drive
 
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| LG GCE-8480B CDRW
 
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| Hard drive
 
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| Western Digital 40GB/9ms/8MB (WD400JB)
 
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| Keyboard
 
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| Fujitsu 8729
 
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| Mouse
 
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| Microsoft IntelliMouse Optical (see Notes)
 
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| Operating system
 
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| Microsoft Windows XP Home (see Notes)
 
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| Monitor
 
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| ViewSonic 17" CRT
 
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The IT Support Group will install, at no charge, the departmental Windows and Linux images on workstations that match these specifications. Work required to install your workstation beyond the deployment of the standard departmental image may be charged at standard shop rates, pending a decision by the Department Head regarding charge-backs.
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:* Operational compatibility with UBC's policies, standards and best practices, including security and privacy policies.
  
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Additional hardware, such as DVD drives and Firewire cards, can be added. However, the departmental Windows and Linux images are not preconfigured to support these.
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:* Supported set of hardware and software configurations that are tested for use at UBC.
  
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==Important Notes==
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https://it.ubc.ca/services/desktop-print-services/desktop-and-laptop-setup-and-support/desktop-laptop-and-hardware
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# We suggest that you purchase an initial license of a Microsoft operating system. The departmental Microsoft Campus Agreement allows us to upgrade your operating system to Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional, but you need to have purchased at least Windows XP Home with your system, originally.
 
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# We suggest that you purchase the following hardware if you wish to avoid support charges for image installation. The departmental Windows and Linux images are pre-configured for this general set of hardware. If you purchase alternate hardware, our image will not work. Also, when we push software updates, our updates may not work on your non-standard workstation.
 
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:* any nVidia GeForce-2 (or better) based video card
 
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:* any Intel Pro/100 Desktop Adapter Ethernet card
 
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:* any EMU101K-compabile sound card (Creative SoundBlaster Audigy)
 
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:* Microsoft IntelliMouse Optical mouse
 

Latest revision as of 09:46, 22 April 2020

UBC IT offers procurement support for computing hardware, including desktops, laptops, tablets and monitors to all UBC faculty and staff. The benefits of buying products through UBC IT off our recommended standards list below include:

  • Discounted pricing based on UBC's purchase volume agreements.
  • Three-year on-site warranty with all Dell Latitude, OptiPlex and Precision models. (Three-year depot warranty with Apple and for other Dell models is an available option)
  • Operational compatibility with UBC's policies, standards and best practices, including security and privacy policies.
  • Supported set of hardware and software configurations that are tested for use at UBC.

https://it.ubc.ca/services/desktop-print-services/desktop-and-laptop-setup-and-support/desktop-laptop-and-hardware

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