The law school provides broad support to laptops running the Windows 7, Vista and XP operating systems as well as Macintosh OS X 10.4 and up; and more narrow support to other operating systems such as Windows 2000, and to mobile devices.
We expect students to:
- Ensure their computers meet the Campus Minimum Security Standards. In particular, students should be aware of the campus requirements for the timely installation of software patches and mandatory use of anti-virus software and a client-based firewall.
- For further information see socrates.berkeley.edu:2002/MinStds/AppA.min.htm (the standards)
and socrates.berkeley.edu:2002/MinStds/impl.guide.html (the implementation guidelines).
Library computing staff do not repair faulty hardware. The Computer Department of the Cal Student Store on Bancroft offers broader hardware repair services for Macs only, both in and out of warranty, for a fee.
Students may use the following table to see what aspects of laptop support they may expect from the law school. Email studentcomputing@law.berkeley.edu if you need help in these areas, drop by the computer lab in the library (Room LL131).
The Student Computing Handbook and the slides from the Computing Orientation provide a lot of useful information for students about labs, printing, and laptop support.
| If you have... | Students | |
|---|---|---|
| English-language versions of Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Mac OS X 10.4 and above | we will |
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| we won't |
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| Windows 2000 | we will |
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| we won't |
|
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| Non-English-language versions of Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Mac OS X 10.4 and above | we will |
|
| we won't |
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| A PDA, smartphone, etc. | we will |
|
| we won't |
|
