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Fox
Engineering Inc.
PO Box 215 Spencerville, MD 20868 (301) 421-4130 |
| CPU: |
Intel Core 2 Quad (2.3Ghz or better, 1066 Mhz FSB) w/Intel chipset family |
| Alternate CPU: | Intel Core 2 Duo ( 2.8 Ghz or better, 1066 Mhz FSB) w/Intel chipset family |
| ** BIOS: | Phoenix/Award BIOS |
| Memory: | 2048 MBytes total, DDR2, dual channel (1024 MBytes each), PC2-6400 rating
(800 Mhz) |
| Alternate Memory: | 4096 MBytes |
| Case: | MiniTower
(two 3 1/2" plus three 5 1/4" bays); Small Desktop; Tall Tower required
for
complex high performance systems |
| Keyboard: | Standard Windows104 Keys (USB) |
| Pointing Device: | optical
mouse with scroll wheel (USB) Note: Pay attention to ergonomics and ease of use |
| Floppy Disk: | Not required anymore |
| Hard Drive: | SATA2 320
Gigabyte; 7200 rpm, 16MB cache; RAID
qualified |
| Alt Hard Drive: | SATA2 500
Gigabyte, 7200 rpm, 168MB
cache; RAID qualified Consider dual 500 GB hard drives, or larger, in a RAID 1 configuration for greater reliability |
| Partition Info: | Single business user: Recommend 25% primary partition for OS and applications. Store all DATA on extended partition (always backup your data) |
| Partition Info: | Multiple business users: At least 50% of drive for primary OS partition and applications; Store photos, images & common files on extended partition (always backup your data) |
| Optical Disk Drive: | DVD Reader/Writer (also reads and writes CDs) |
| Optional Additional Optical DD: | DVD >8x Reader |
| ** Video Board: | PCI-Express w/128 MBytes(minimum) and 3D (128+ MBytes even better); For imaging use 256 MBytes or more |
| Alternate Video: | Directly integrated into the motherboard (for simple Office Suite and Web activities) |
| Video Display LCD: | 22" minimum, perhaps 24" (resolution
is fixed on LCDs) contrast
>400,
brightness >250 nits No more than 3 dead pixels (always on) per screen; no more than 5 dead pixels (always dark) |
| Sound Board: | PCI
based Sound Card if sound not on
motherboard (most motherboards have sound built-in) |
| Speakers: | Small, Price $25 or under are sufficient |
| Modem: | Dial-up modems generally not required any more ADSL or Cable service probably available in your area -- these require different modems FIOS (Fiber service) may be available, this uses a WAN/LAN router (Note: Firewall absolutely required with any Internet use) |
| LAN: | Card: 1000
mb Ethernet (sometimes on motherboard) or 10/100/1000 mb Ethernet card Wireless: generally NOT recommended for business environments. If needed, use 802.11g as a minimum, use WPA or greater encryption, don't advertise SSID, maybe even access by MAC address only. |
| LAN Cable: | Cat 6 or 6E
unshielded twisted pair wire |
| Backup Strategy: | DVD is
currently the most popular; Also use Network Attached Storage. (Note: BACKUP to DVD and TAKE OFF SITE!!) |
| Power Sys Backup: | UPS 6
minutes minimum - 500 watts/650+VA or better |
| Operating System: | Windows XP-Professional (32-bit edition) |
| Green IT: | RoHS specification (no lead); 80 Plus (power supply efficiency better than 82%; EPEAT (Silver minimum); Energy Star 4.0 or better; Recycle you old computer. |
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VIRUS
Protection, Anti Spyware, and
Firewalls
If you connect to
the Internet, you need a minimum of three
forms of protection against
intruders: A virus detection software package, a Spyware
protection software, and a software or
hardware firewall. Here are but some of the better
products you can choose from: |
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| Virus Protection | |
| McAfee: | VirusScan $ |
| Symantec: |
Norton
AntiVirus $ |
| TrendMicro: | AntiVirus $ |
| GRISOFT: | AVG
Antivirus $ |
| Spyware Protection | |
| Microsoft: | Microsoft AntiSypware (beta) (free) |
| Webroot: | Webroot Spy Sweeper ($) |
| Firewall Protection | |
| Zone Labs: | Zone Alarm |
| McAfee: | Firewall $ |
| Symantec: | Norton
Firewall $ |
| Always keep your Firewall and Virus Protection software up to date! | |
| ** Recommend You Use a NAME BRAND only for this item - see below | |
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NAME
BRANDS
In some cases, use of Name
Brands
(instead of generic brands) is
critical to system
success. This is especially true for the more modern Operating Systems
like Windows and Linux. The drivers
required to operate the
peripheral devices need to be obtained from
a ready source. Some
generic products do not have WEB or
technical support and it may be impossible
to locate the manufacturer. Use of name brands in these cases also
assures drivers are included infuture
editions of these modern
OSs. Use of a
"product compatible"
rating will not
suffice with today's modern Operating Systems! |
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| Name Brand Power System Backup Products | |
| American Power Conversion |
http://www.apc.com/ |
| Name
Brand LAN Products |
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| D-Link | http://www.dlink.com/ |
| NetGear | http://www.NetGear.com/ |
| Linksys | http://www.linksys.com |
| Operating Systems | |
| Windows | http://www.microsoft.com/ |
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NOTE
Any names/trademarks used are NOT an endorsement of those items...but are provided for reference only and are owned by their owner. Name Brand suggestions are not all inclusive. |
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