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District Minimum Computer Specs
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ComputerHere you will find information which will guide you in placing orders for various computer hardware and peripherals. You should find information on this page helpful in your decision making. This information is provided to you in order to facilitate your ordering the equipment which meets a balance between economy and the "state of the art" in specifications. Please be sure to contact your TIS building liaison to help you as you plan for computer technology acquisitions or network connections.

Intel Based Windows Computers

Intel Chip Administrative/Teacher
Workstation *1
Student
Workstation *2
School File
Server *3
Processor Intel Pentium III 800 w/133Mhz FSB or faster Intel Pentium III 800 w/133Mhz FSB or faster
Intel Pentium III 933 MHZ or better
RAM 128MB PC133 SDRAM Single DIMM 128MB PC133 SDRAM Single DIMM 1GB ECC SDRAM Memory, 2 512MB DIMM's.
Mainboard Asus, Abit or Soyo Mainboard with Intel 815E Chipset ATX or equivalent with approval Asus, Abit or Soyo Mainboard with Intel 815E Chipset ATX or equivalent with approval Asus CUR-DLS Series Mainboard
Hard Drive 20GB or larger Maxtor or Quantum ATA100 20GB or larger Maxtor or Quantum ATA100 Four qty. 36GB Ultra Wide SCSI Hard Drives (Western Digital, Fujitsu, or Quantum)
Floppy Drive 1.44MB Floppy with die cast frame 1.44MB Floppy with die cast frame 1.44MB Floppy with die cast frame
Video NVidia Riva TNT2 32MB AGP NVidia Riva TNT2 32MB AGP ATI XPERT 2000 AGP
Case Palo Alto PA-600 ATX Mid-Tower with 250 watt P.S. or equivalent with prior approval Palo Alto PA-600 ATX Mid-Tower with 250 watt P.S. or equivalent with prior approval Enlight EN-8900 Server Enclosure with redundant power supply
Monitor Sony, Optiquest or Viewsonic 17" or larger .28DP Monitor Sony, Optiquest or Viewsonic 15" or larger Mulitmedia .28DP Monitor 15" Viewsonic, or Sony .28 DP Monitor, Energy Star compliant
Keyboard KeyTronic Full Size Windows Keyboard KeyTronic Full Size Windows Keyboard Key Tronic Full Size Windows Keyboard
Mouse Microsoft PS2 or USB IntelliMouse Microsoft PS2 or USB IntelliMouse Microsoft PS2 IntelliMouse
Network Card 10/100 Ethernet on Mainboard 10/100 Ethernet on Mainboard One 3Com Gigabit NIC (3C985B-SX)and one 3Com Fast EtherLink® Server NIC (3C980C-TXM)
CD-ROM Asus or Creative 52X or Faster CD-ROM Drive Asus or Creative 52X or Faster CD-ROM Drive Asus or Creative 52X or Faster CD-ROM Drive
Software Windows 98SE or better Windows 98SE or better Operating System as Specified
Soundcard Sound Blaster Live Value with Speakers Sound Blaster Live Value (none)
All required software and drivers loaded.
Windows Resolution 800 x 600, True Color, at least 85 Hz refresh rate.
These specifications are minimum requirements only and can be exceeded with prior approval.
Anything not meeting these specifications will NOT be accepted.
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