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UMIACS provides hardware and operating system (OS) support for university-owned systems across its various labs and centers.
[[HelpDesk | UMIACS Technical Staff]] provides hardware and operating system (OS) support services for university-owned systems across its various labs and centers.  No support is provided for non-university owned systems.


Please contact the [[HelpDesk]] if you have any questions or concerns.
Systems that qualify for both sets of services, that are chosen to have operating system support services provided, are considered "UMIACS-supported".
 
Systems that only qualify for hardware services, or that the responsible party for the equipment chooses not to have operating system support services provided, are considered "self-supported".


==Hardware Services==
==Hardware Services==
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* Backups
* Backups
* University-Licensed Software
* University-Licensed Software
===Hardware Base Requirements===
In order for a system to qualify for these operating system services, it must meet these hardware base requirements:
* Business or professional model line from a tier one manufacturer, e.g., Dell, Apple, Lenovo, HP, Microsoft
* 3+ years OEM warranty/support, i.e., no refurbished equipment or third-party vendor warranties
* Readily available manufacturer diagnostic tools
* Readily available hardware drivers
Other hardware may be considered on a case-by-case basis, subject to staff evaluation.  Systems assembled entirely from individual parts, i.e., the motherboard / CPU / RAM / GPU / PSU / storage etc. were purchased separately, will never qualify, however.

Revision as of 18:36, 12 December 2025

UMIACS Technical Staff provides hardware and operating system (OS) support services for university-owned systems across its various labs and centers. No support is provided for non-university owned systems.

Systems that qualify for both sets of services, that are chosen to have operating system support services provided, are considered "UMIACS-supported".

Systems that only qualify for hardware services, or that the responsible party for the equipment chooses not to have operating system support services provided, are considered "self-supported".

Hardware Services

  • In-warranty hardware diagnostic and replacement
  • Hardware Integration

Operating System Services

  • OS Deployment and integration with other UMIACS Services
  • Security Updates
  • Backups
  • University-Licensed Software

Hardware Base Requirements

In order for a system to qualify for these operating system services, it must meet these hardware base requirements:

  • Business or professional model line from a tier one manufacturer, e.g., Dell, Apple, Lenovo, HP, Microsoft
  • 3+ years OEM warranty/support, i.e., no refurbished equipment or third-party vendor warranties
  • Readily available manufacturer diagnostic tools
  • Readily available hardware drivers

Other hardware may be considered on a case-by-case basis, subject to staff evaluation. Systems assembled entirely from individual parts, i.e., the motherboard / CPU / RAM / GPU / PSU / storage etc. were purchased separately, will never qualify, however.