SANDS Minimum Operating System & Hardware Requirements
To ensure reliable connectivty to SANDS, ITS requires the following Operating System and Hardware specifications:
Windows Requirements | ||
| Operating System | Windows 2000 Pro | |
| Windows XP Pro | ||
| System Manufacturers | Dell, Compaq, IBM | |
| Hardware Requirements | ||
| Pentium-III with a minimum clock speed of 400 MHz | ||
| 256 MB of memory (RAM) | ||
| 10 GB hard drive | ||
| CD-ROM drive | ||
| 3.5 inch floppy drive | ||
| 17" SVGA monitor with 16MB VRAM | ||
| Intel EtherExpress Pro or 3Com 10/100Base-T ethernet card | ||
| 1 Parallel port & 2 serial ports and/or 2 USB ports | ||
| Two button mouse | ||
| 101 Keyboard | ||
| 3 year on-site parts and labor hardware warranty from vendor | ||
Macintosh Requirements | ||
| Operating System | Mac OS 9.2.2 | |
| System Manufacturer | Apple | |
| Hardware Requirements | ||
| PowerPC with a minimum clock speed of 333 MHz | ||
| 256 MB of memory (RAM) | ||
| 8 GB hard drive | ||
| CD-ROM Drive, DVD-ROM drive recommended | ||
| 15" SVGA monitor with 2MB VRAM or 17" SVGA monitor with 4MB of VRAM | ||
| On-board 10/100Base-T ethernet | ||
| 2 Serial ports and/or 2 USB ports | ||
| Mouse | ||
| 101 Keyboard | ||
| 3 year on-site parts and labor hardware warranty from vendor | ||
Storage Only Requirments | ||
| Windows | ||
| Windows 2000 Pro OS or above required | ||
| ITS supplied Anti-virus software | ||
| ITS configured version of the Novell client | ||
| Service packs and patches as supplied by ITS | ||
| Macintosh | ||
| Mac OS 9.2.2 | ||
| ITS supplied Anti-virus software | ||
Laptop computers (PC or Mac) may be used to connect to the storage facility. However, they cannot be used to participate in the application/desktop environment
Last Updated on 10/25/02
By ITS - Software Licensing
Phone: 740-3019
Email: its-software@usc.edu