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Fox
Engineering Inc.
PO Box 215 Spencerville, MD 20868 (301) 421-4130 |
| CPU: |
Intel Core 2 Quad (2.6Ghz or better, 1333 Mhz FSB) w/Intel chipset family |
| Alternate CPU: |
Intel Core 2 Quad (2.3 Ghz or better 1066 Mhz FSB) w/Intel chipset family |
| ** BIOS: | Phoenix/Award
BIOS (Note: some motherboards have Video and Sound built-in) |
| Memory: | 4096 MBytes total, DDR2, dual channel (2048 MBytes each), PC2-6400 rating (800 Mhz) or better (Ideal if motherboard has capacity greater than 4GB memory) |
| Case: | MiniTower
ATX (two 3 1/2" plus three 5 1/4" bays) |
| Keyboard: | Standard Windows 104 Keys USB |
| Pointing Device: | optical
mouse with scroll wheel (USB); other pointing devices may be
needed depending upon the applications being used Note: Pay attention to ergonomics and ease of use |
| Floppy Disk: | Not required anymore |
| Hard Drive: | SATA2 750 GByte; 7200 rpm, 16MB cache; RAID qualified |
| Alt Hard Drive: | SATA2 1 TByte, 7200 rpm, 168MB
cache; RAID qualified Consider dual 750 GB or greater (750 GB or 1 TB) hard drives in a RAID 1 configuration for greater reliability |
| Partition Info: | Single user: Recommend 25% primary partition for OS and applications. Store all DATA on extended partition (always backup your data) |
| Partition Info: | Multi user: 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 |
| Optional Additional Optical DD: | DVD Reader |
| ** Video Board: | PCI-Express w/256 MBytes(minimum) with Dual Outputs and supporting dual monitors; |
| Video Display LCD: | 24" or
larger (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) Both DVI (digital) and RGB/SVGA (analog) inputs For very high end work, dual displays configured as a single "desktop" |
| Sound Board: | PCI
based Sound Card if not on
motherboard (most motherboards have sound built-in) |
| Speakers: | Small, Price
$25 or under sufficient; some speakers built into the video display |
| Internet Connectivity: | ADSL
or Cable service probably
available in your area these require
different modems FIOS (Fiber service may be available) uses a WAN/LAN router) (Note: Firewall absolutely required with any Internet use) |
| LAN: | 100/1000 mb Ethernet (often on motherboard) |
| LAN Switches: | 8 or more
ports, 1000 mb capability, (unmanaged for simple networking) |
| LAN Cable: | Cat 6 or 6E
unshielded twisted pair wire |
| Backup Strategy: | DVD+R or DVD-R is very acceptable; also
Network Attached Storage (Note: BACKUP to CD or DVD and TAKE OFF SITE!!) |
| Power Sys Backup: | UPS 6 minutes minimum - 650 watts/750+VA |
| Operating System: | Windows XP-Professional (64-bit edition) |
| Green IT: | RoHS specification (no lead); 80 Plus (power supply efficiency better than 85%; 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 |
| 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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