Introduction:
The purpose for the Computer Acceptance and Maintenance procedure is to
have a standard common process within departments for inventory,
acceptance testing and maintenance testing.
Sub-Component Identification and Inventory
A workstation consists of the following major components that must be
identify and recorded:
System Overview
- Manufacturer or Distributor (i.e. Dell, HP, retailer (OTA))
- Model Name (i.e. Opt
- Model Serial #
Processor
- Manufacturer (Intel, AMD, IBM)
- Model Name (i.e. Pentium 4, Pentium Core Duo, AMD Athlon 64,
PowerPC)
- Processor Model or Number
- Listed Processor Speed
Motherboard
- Manufacturer (i.e. Asus, Abit, Apple)
- Model Name
Memory
- Type (i.e. DDR-SDRAM, DDR2-SDRAM, RDRAM)
- Speed
- Size
- # of modules
Video Card
- Manufacturer (i.e. Matrox, ATI, Saphire)
- Model/Chipset (internal) Name
- Memory Size
- Interface (onboard, AGP, PCIe, PCI)
Hard Drive
- Manufacturer
- Model Name
- Capacity
- RPM
- Cache Size
- Interface (IDE, SATA, SCSI)
Optical Drive
- Manufacturer
- Model Name
- Largest Recordable Media Format
- Maximum Write Speed
- Interface
Card Media Readers
- Manufacturer
- Media Format Supported
- External Interface (USB, Firewire 400, Firewire 800)
- Interface
Floppy Drive
- Yes / No
Network Interface Card
- Manufacturer
- Model Name or Chipset
- Media Type (Ethernet, Fibre Channel, Optical)
- Speed Supported
- Interface (onboard, PCI, PCI-x)
Sound Card
- Manufacturer
- Model Name or Chipset
- # of channels supported
- Interface (onboard, PCI, PCI-x)
Other Peripheral Cards
- Manufacturer
- Model Name or Chipset
- Interface
Monitor
- Manufacturer
- Model Name
- Display Technology (i.e. CRT, LCD)
- Display Size
- Interface Supported (HD25, DVI-I, DVI-D, Component)
- Serial #
Battery
- Manufacturer
- Model