Student Laptop Program  

 Dell D630 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.20 Ghz  Computer selected for Student laptop Program at a cost of only $1,???.00 ( working on price)

The Student Computer Purchase Program will be offered as voluntary program in the 2008-2009 academic year to incoming Medical or Graduate students.  We are also opening the program to any student attending Hershey Medical Center from prior years  We will have laptops for purchase through this program, which will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. 

If you have been accepted to the Class of 2012, and have submitted your $100 tuition deposit, you may reserve a laptop through this program.  The laptop will be available to you doing the week of Student Orientation starting August 7 but Requires a NON Refundable deposit of $150.00 by June 15, 2007 and must be fully paid for before picking it up.  If you wish to reserve a laptop, please send an email to Fred Stuppy

Student Laptop Computer Details

The laptop computer in this program will be a Dell Model D630 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.20 Ghz  .  This D630 computer will have  the  following features.

 Dell D620 Laptop Computer

• Processor Intel Core 2 Duo 2.20 GHz 800 mhz

• OS XP Professional sp2 with upgrade to VISTA

• Size 1.26 thin, 13.2(w) x9.3(d)

• screen size 14.1 WXGA+

• Video Accelerator 950

• weight 4.37 lbs.

• storage 120 GB 5400RPM

• 2 GB RAM DDR2-667(2DIMM)

• Battery 9 Cell, 

• Wireless Dual Band Minicard

• Ports 4 USB, VGA, serial, Parallel, Ethernet

• modem, PCMCIA

• 8X DVD+/-RW

The laptops will be preconfigured and loaded with selected software applications.  The software and features will include the following running on Windows XP Professional. Students will be given the administrator password to the laptop and will able to add their own “custom” software. 

• GroupWise email client
• Microsoft Office 2003 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Microsoft Windows Media Player
• QuickTime player
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• LANDesk (for remote control computer support)
• Webroot Spy Sweeper (for malware and spyware prevention)
• Symantec Antivirus client (for virus protection)
• Print driver for the Harrell Library ‘Pay-to-Print’ service
• Desktop shortcut to their “M” drive server folder for data storage
• Desktop shortcut to the ANGEL website (our Content Management System)
• Desktop shortcut to the Medical Curriculum website
• Desktop shortcut to the HMC/COM Unified Telephone Directory
• Pre-configured wireless Internet access
• Pre-configured wired Internet access
• Roxio and Cyberlink Power DVD software
   

Technical Support for Student Laptop Program

The cost of the laptop will include a 3-year, on-site support plan for hardware and software.  The support plan will include support for all hardware originally purchased through this program, support of all software that was installed as a component of the original base image when the laptop was supplied to the student, plus any additional software remotely installed by the IT department during the 3 year warranty period.  Additional “student-installed” software will not be supported under this plan. 

Requests for support should be submitted by a telephone call to the Technical Support Center (TSC, 531-6281).  The initial call to the TSC will be serviced by a triage technician to determine if the problem can be immediately solved by the technician, or if the solution requires “elevation” to the next level service technician.  Support is limited to the normal functioning of the laptop, its connectivity to our network, and the normal operation of the originally installed software.

In the event that the installation and/or operation of student-added software is determined to be the cause of the original software or hardware functioning improperly, the student will be instructed to either unload the offending software or to request that the laptop receive a new software image.

If a software or hardware problem cannot be resolved remotely by either the triage or service technician, a time will be scheduled for the student to drop off the laptop for “hands-on” service.  The student will also be reminded to remove any data from the laptop in the event that the computer requires a new software image.  Room CG625A is the drop-off and pick-up location.  The student will be given a “loaner” laptop until the original laptop is repaired.  The loaner laptop will contain the same software suite of the originally purchased laptop.

Removal, uninstalling or disabling the base software suite will be grounds for possible termination of the support plan.  Many of the installed software tools are required either to support the laptop or to maintain our network security standards. 

The support of the laptop through this program will cease after 3 years.  The student, however, will be able to keep the laptop beyond the term of the support program.  The student my also sell or give the laptop to another student or HMC/COM employee.  In this event, the original laptop will still be supported for the same 3 year period.  This support service offered by the IT Department will not transfer to a new owner of the laptop if the recipient of the used computer is not either a full-time student or employee of the HMC/COM.  In the event that the new owner of the laptop is not either a full-time student or employee of the HMC/COM, the laptop will still retain the Dell manufacturer’s original 3 year warranty. 

Enrollment & Payment

If you have been accepted to the Class of 2011, and have submitted your $100 tuition deposit, you may enroll in the Laptop program. If you wish to reserve a laptop, please send an email to Fred Stuppy,   Remember, the deadline for enrollment into this program is June 15 and requires a NON Refundable $163.00 Deposit. Laptops must be paid in full by August 7, 2007

You can send a check for $1,563.  made payable to The Pennsylvania State University, drop off your check at the Bursar’s Office (room C1710) or mail it to the office at the following address.  Please indicate Laptop Program and the student name in the memo field of the check.

The cost of your computer can be paid through your student aid loan.  If you are receiving financial aid, have an acceptable credit score and follow the process outlined below, you can obtain student aid loans to cover the cost of your computer.  You will need to pay for the computer by check to receive your computer at orientation.  However, there will be funding provided to your checking account through your student aid refund to cover the cost of your computer. 

Wendy Lingle
Bursar’s Office H157
Penn State College of Medicine
PO Box 850
Hershey, PA  17033

Student Aid Loans

If you plan to use a student aid loan for payment of the laptop, you must complete the following steps:

• Have completed a FAFSA for 2007-08.
• Have received a Student Aid Award Notification.
• Have completed and submitted 07-08 Cost of Attendance Increase Form from the Student Aid website  www.hmc.psu.edu/md/financialaid/forms.html  to request a cost of attendance increase for computer purchase.
• Submit proof of purchase. This will be provided when the computers are distributed.
• Complete a Promissory Note for the loan program being used for payment.

You may only ask for a cost of attendance adjustment once for a computer purchase during medical school.  Please contact the Student Aid Office (www.hmc.psu.edu/md/financialaid/aidcontactinfo.html) with questions regarding using financial aid loans to pay for your computer.

The laptop will be available to you duing the week of Student Orientation starting August 6

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