Hardware and Software Standards

Desktop Hardware Specifications

Desktop Hardware Specifications (Faculty and Staff)
Minimum*		Power User
2.8 GHz Pentium D processor 60 GB hard drive 1 GB RAM of memory 64 RAM video memory CD-RW or Combo CD-ROM drive Flat-panel display High-speed connection to the Law School network and the Internet Windows XP Professional OS Two (2) USB ports Access to a laser printer Warranty: 3-year On-site		3.2 GHz Pentium D processor 100 GB hard drive 2 GB RAM of memory 256 RAM video memory DVD CD-ROM drive Flat-panel display High-speed connection to the Law School network and the Internet Windows XP Professional OS Two (2) USB ports Access to a laser printer Warranty: 3-year On-site

* While these specifications are the current minimum standards, the Law IT department typically tries to provide better than the minimum configuration.

Laptop Hardware Specification

Laptop Hardware Specification (Faculty, Staff and Students)
Minimum*
Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz processor 30 GB hard drive 1 GB RAM of memory 64 RAM video memory CD-RW or Combo CD-ROM drive Wireless: 802.11 b/g wireless card (WPA2 compatible) High-speed connection to the Law School network and the Internet Windows XP Professional OS Two (2) USB ports Warranty: 3-year On-site (Next Business Day) AND complete damage recovery warranty

* While these specifications are the current minimum standards, the Law IT department typically tries to provide better than the minimum configuration.

Software applications we provide and support are:

MS Office 2003 (Word, Access, Excel, and Powerpoint) - Faculty, staff, students
Norton Anti-Virus Software - Faculty, staff, students
Netscape Navigator, Mozilla or Safari browsers - Faculty, staff, students
Eudora or Outlook email client - Faculty, staff, students
Adobe Acrobat Reader - Faculty, staff, students
Meeting Maker - Faculty, staff
RightFax for Windows - Faculty, staff
Statistical software - Faculty
Other software or technical applications, as needed

The University provides NetIDs and passwords for Internet e-mail and access to resources on the University backbone. The Law Library provides IDs for the Lexis and Westlaw databases. Training for software or research databases is available through the IT Department or the Law Library, as appropriate.