As part of a rolling programme undertaken every year, IT Services is in the process of replacing hardware in Teaching Centres across the University campuses.
The aim of this project is to replace devices which are not performing optimally for the needs of our students and staff. These older devices are now being replaced with updated, state-of-the-art equipment. Currently, a total of 326 devices have already been replaced throughout various buildings and Teaching Centres with the aim of replacing a total of 764 devices by the end of the project.
Machines currently being installed boast the latest Intel processor generation which offers higher performance due to more cores, and faster clock speeds in addition to solid state hard drives. These hard drives are the latest non-volatile memory express (or NVMe) technology. While that may sound very technical, simply put, it means that the computer can access and deliver files and information faster than ever before.
The deployment of these new devices means greater reliability for users as well as an overall enhanced performance. Students can access memory-intensive software and systems required for your studies on these Teaching Centre PCs. Additionally, the PCs in locations where graphically intensive software is used have been upgraded with high performance graphics cards.
The replacements undertaken as part of this programme ensure that all students are able to complete work without worrying about technical issues or hardware constraints.
Currently, these replacements are taking place in the Central Teaching Laboratories, Harold Cohen Library, Sydney Jones Library, Electrical Engineering and Leahurst Campuses. If you wish to know where these various centres are, please see our PC Finder tool: https://pcseats.liv.ac.uk/app/centres
If you have any queries about this project, please get in touch with the IT Service Desk.