Minimum Supported Hardware
In order to support campus computing equipment, the Service Desk must set and adhere to a minimum standard for hardware support. Computers that do not meet these minimums, may not be able to reliably operate in the networking, application, and support environment of Creighton University.
This page is a living document and as such will change periodically to reflect changing technology. The minimum requirements as of January 2004 are below. While DoIT strives to meet the needs of all our customers, in some cases an issue may be insoluble due to insufficient hardware.
For Microsoft Operating System Installation/upgrade
Faculty/Staff
- To install Microsoft Windows XP
- Must be Creighton University Property
- Must be Gateway hardware
- 700MHz Intel Pentium III Processor or Equivalent
- 256 Megabytes of RAM
- 3 gigabytes of free hard drive space
Students
- To install Microsoft Windows XP
- 700 MHz Intel Pentium III Processor or Equivalent
- 256 Megabytes of RAM
- 2 Gigabytes of hard drive space
For Microsoft Office Installation/upgrade
Faculty/Staff
- To install Microsoft Office 2003
- New machines
- Machines with Windows XP
- To install Microsoft Office XP
- Intel Pentium III Processor or Equivalent
- 128 Megabytes of RAM
- 2 gigabytes of free hard drive space
Students
- To install Microsoft Office 2003
- Intel Pentium III Processor or Equivalent
- 256 Megabytes of RAM
- Two Gigabytes of hard drive space
- To install Microsoft Office XP
- Intel Pentium II Processor or Equivalent
- 128 Megabytes of RAM
- One Gigabyte of hard drive space
- To install Microsoft Office 2000
- Intel Pentium II Processor or Equivalent
- 128 Megabytes of RAM
- One and one half Gigabytes of hard drive space
For JAYNet Connectivity
While DoIT does not support upgrading machines of the type described below, such machines can work on JAYNet and perform basic tasks.
Faculty/Staff
- For a computer with Microsoft Windows
- Intel Pentium II Processor or Equivalent
- 128 Megabytes of RAM
- Windows 95 or higher
- For a computer with Macintosh Operating System
- G3 Processor
- 64 Megabytes of RAM
- Macintosh OS 7.5 or higher
Students
- A computer with Microsoft Windows
- Intel Pentium III Processor or Equivalent
- 128 Megabytes of RAM
- Windows 2000 or higher
- A computer with Macintosh Operating System
- G3 Processor
- 64 Megabytes of RAM
- MacOS X 10.2 or higher
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