Minimum Computer Requirement Policy

Desktop and laptop computers that do not meet the following minimum requirements cannot be fully supported by ITS. If your computer is below these specifications or if you are not certain, please contact the Help Desk at extension 8234 and have a technician review your system. We will let you know if upgrades can be made or if you need to purchase a new system.

If a new system is needed, please refer to our computer purchasing procedures by clicking here .

Minimum Hardware Requirements

• Intel Pentium 4 1GHz Processor
  Intel Pentium M 1.3GHz Processor (Laptops Only)
• 512MB of RAM
• 20GB Hard Drive
• CDRW Optical Drive
• 15” Monitor
  14.1” Screen (Laptops Only)
• 16MB Video (PCI/AGP Card or Integrated)

 

Minimum Software Requirements

Operating System
Windows XP Pro SP2

Web Browser
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0

Office Productivity Applications
Microsoft Office 2003

Web Publishing Software
Open CMS

Email
Microsoft Outlook 2003

ITS Standard Image Applications/Tools
Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0
Norton Antivirus
Symantec Ghost Client
Java Runtime Environment v6.1
.Net Framework 2.0
Oracle 10i
Oracle JInit (Banner 7)
Nortel VPN Client (Laptops Only)