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Supported Hardware and Software - Academic Year '09-'10

For the academic school year 2009-2010, Trinity University's residence network and Information Technology Services department will support the following hardware and operating system configurations:

Windows XP with Service Pack 3 - Minimum Supported Criteria

  • Processor - 1.66 GHz Core Duo Processor*
  • Memory - 1 GB of system memory
  • Graphics - 128 MB of graphics memory
  • Hard Drive - 40 GB of storage space with 10 GB of free space
  • CD-RW/DVD ROM drive
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    *If using a Netbook Trinity recommends a 1.33 GHz Atom processor or higher with at least 512 MB of system memory.

    Windows Vista SP2

    Microsoft Minimum Recommended Hardware Requirements

  • Processor – 1 GHz for 32 and 64 bit processing
  • Memory – 1 GB of system memory
  • Graphics – 128 MB of graphics memory with DirectX 9 graphic capability
  • Hard Drive – 40 GB of storage space with 15 GB of free space
  • DVD – ROM drive
  • Audio output
  • Internet access
  • Additional requirements
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    Trinity Suggested Recommended Hardware Requirements

  • Processor – 2 GHz Core 2 Duo for 32 or 64-bit processing
  • Memory – 2/4 GB of system memory
  • Graphics – 256 MB of graphics memory with DirectX 9 or higher graphic capability
  • Hard Drive – 80 to 120 GB of total storage space with 20 GB of free space
  • DVD Re-writable drive – Read and write in a “+” and “ –“ standard
  • Audio output
  • Internet access
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    Windows 7

    Microsoft Minimum Recommended Hardware Requirements

  • Processor - 1 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor
  • Memory - 1 GB of system memory
  • Hard Drive - 16 to 20 GB of available disk space for 32 and 64-bit operating systems respectively
  • Graphics - 128 MB of graphics memory with a DirectX 9 Windows Display Driver Model 1.0 or higher driver
  • Audio output
  • Internet access
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    Trinity Suggested Recommened Hardware Requirements

  • Processor - 2 GHz Core 2 Duo for 32 or 64-bit processing
  • Memory - 2/4 GB of system memory
  • Graphics - 256 MB of graphics memory with a DirectX 9 Windows Display Driver Model 1.0 or higher driver
  • Hard drive - 120 to 140 GB of total storage space with 25 GB of free space
  • DVD Re-writable drive - Read and write in a "+" and "-" standard
  • Audio output
  • Internet access
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    *Our experiences have concluded that the minimum system requirements established by Microsoft are not sufficient for the average computer user when considering a typical person's multitasking behaviors, entertainment choices, social communication options and the general software memory and processing needs when combined with necessary programs such as antivirus software.  Because of these reasons, we established our own set of recommended hardware requirements.  Adhering to this general hardware guide for Windows Vista and Windows 7 should improve your computing experiences at Trinity.  If you would like to upgrade your current machine to run Windows 7, download the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor.

     

    Mac OS X 10.5.8 (Leopard - non-dual booting)

  • G4 processor with 1GB of memory
  • DVD drive
  • 9 GB of available disk storage space
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    Mac OS X 10.5.8 (Leopard - dual booting with Windows XP or Vista)

  • 2 GHz Intel Core Duo processor, or greater
  • 1- 2 GB of memory
  • DVD drive
  • 9 GB of available disk storage space for Leopard and another 16 - 20 GB of available disk space for Windows Vista
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    Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard - non-dual booting)

  • Intel processor (PowerPC not supported)
  • 1 GB of system memory
  • DVD drive
  • 5 GB of disk storage space.
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    Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard - dual booting with Windows)

  • Intel processor (PowerPC not supported)
  • 2 GB of system memory
  • DVD drive
  • 5 GB of available disk storage space for Snow Leopard and another 16 - 20 GB of available disk storage space for Windows 7
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