Venue: BT1.08 at 1500
Present: Jim Briggs (Chair), Ed Kopinski, Les Black, Steve Broadbent, Alex Counsell, Mo Adda
Apologies: Alison White
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Welcome |
Jim welcomed Mo to his first meeting of the Sub-committee. | ||
Actions carried forward |
Actions completed are noted in the minutes of the previous meeting. | ||
Theft |
A PC in MH3.4 had been stripped of all its memory and device cards. EK will investigate additional security screws on tower systems. Ongoing. | EK | |
Outstanding requests/orders |
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Replacement server for Herring |
EK confirmed that the quote for the replacement machine included 6 disks. JB gave the go ahead to order it on that basis. | EK to order | |
Major bids round |
It was noted that the major bids round may be split CT/SOC to make easier the division of equipment come the faculty re-organisation. JB to talk to Ajit Narayanan about this. | JB | |
Multimedia software |
AC reported that Academia Ltd were currently offering better prices on music software than Pugh. | ||
Strategy/policy |
Nothing to discuss | ||
Major projects |
Nothing to discuss | ||
Operational issues |
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Equipment checks in Mercantile House |
Discussed the provision of phones in each lab in MH. The aim would be to encourage students to phone the helpdesk rather than leave problems unreported. JB expressed the view that a campaign to educate users (staff and students) about the need to report and the location of the nearest phone would be more cost-effective in the short term. SB reported that all PCs in the MH labs were checked weekly to see that they booted up to the login prompt. The Site Support Team will number each machine to make reporting of faults easier. SB will devise some notices |
SB | |
Library PCs |
EK reported that the PC suites in the Frewen Library would be out of action for much of the summer. IS were planning to provide alternative facilities for students in Richmond Building, and possibly Mercantile House. SB noted that because of the work that will be done on the old computer room, there would be some noise disruption in MH this summer. |
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Any other business |
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Date of next meeting |
Wednesday 5th April at 3.00 in BT1.08 |
Last updated by Dr Jim Briggs of the School of Computing at the University of Portsmouth.