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Warning for updating to MacOS Catalina

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For all MacOS users willing to update to the new OS Catalina, CIM team do NOT support the OS yet.

We suggest to put the update on hold until further notice.

You can test your system for the update following this short guide and open a ticket on our help desk with the list of your legacy software that won’t work on Catalina.

1) First, click on the Apple logo in the upper-left corner of your screen and select “About This Mac.” Click on “System Report,” and scroll down the sidebar a bit until you see “Legacy Software.” Any apps in this section are 32-bit apps and won’t work on macOS Catalina.

2) If you don’t see any apps at all, try clicking on “Applications” in the sidebar. There should be a column that says “64-Bit (Intel),” and any apps listed with “no” are 32-bit, not 64-bit.

3) Reverting to Mojave is a destructive process and involves erasing the hard disk. Making a time machine back up is mandatory before reinstalling Mojave.

If you need help for the reinstallation process, open a ticket in our help desk.

CIM Team

 

MacBook Pro Retina with Touch Bar 13-inch

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MacBook Pro Retina with Touch Bar 13-inch has become the standard laptop within the Computer Science, ISG and Mathematics.

Specifications

  • 1.4GHz quad-core 8th-gen i5
  • Turbo Boost up to 3.9GHz
  • 8GB 2133MHz LPDDR3 memory
  • 256GB PCIe-based flash storage1
  • Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645
    • Dual display and video mirroring: simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 3840×2160 pixels on up to two external displays, both at millions of colours.
  • 13.3″ LED backlight 2560 x 1600 / WQXGA
  • 720p FaceTime HD camera
  • Built-in 74.9-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery
    • Up to 10 hours wireless web
    • Up to 10 hours iTunes film playback
    • Up to 30 days of standby time
  • Force Touch trackpad
  • WiFi
    • GigE, 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
  • Bluetooth
    • Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
  • macOS 10.14 Mojave
    4-Year Warranty

    • 1 Year Apple Care
    • 3 Years via supplier

For more information, please visit the Apple Macbook Pro page.

Dimensions

  • Height
    1.49 cm (0.59 inches)
  • Width
    30.41 cm (11.97 inches)
  • Depth
    21.24 cm (8.36 inches)
  • Weight
    1.37 kg (3.02 pounds)

 

Ports

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Left Side

  • 3.5mm jack

Right Side

  • 2x USB-C Thunderbolt 3

In the Box

  • MacBook Pro with Retina display
  • 61W USB‑C Power Adapter
  • USB‑C Charge Cable (2m)

Notes

Once purchased, the specifications of the Macbook Pro Retina 13-inch cannot be upgraded (with the exception of the storage). Memory, CPU, GPU are all integrated into a single board.

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Dell Latitude 7400

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Welcome to a smarter design

Specifications

  • Intel Core i5-8365U  Processor Base, Integrated UHD Graphics 620 with Intel® Core™  i5-8365U  Processor (Quad Core, 6M Cache, 1.6GHz,15W)
  • 14.0″ FHD (1920 x 1080) AG, Non-Touch, SLP, 6.0mm Cam/Mic, WLAN/WWAN Capable, Carbon Fiber
  • Single Point Keyboard UK-English with backlight
  • Touch FPR in Power Button, FIPS 201 Contacted SC Reader, Carbon Fiber
  • 8GB, 1x8GB, DDR4 Memory
  • 512G PCIe NVMe Class 40 Solid State Drive
  • UK Power Cord
  • 4 Cell 60Whr ExpressCharge Capable Battery
  • 65W AC Adapter, 7.4mm Barrel
  • Intel® Dual Band Wireless AC 9560 (802.11ac) 2×2 + Bluetooth 5.0
  • Internal UK/Irish Qwerty Backlit Keyboard

Operating System Support

Available with Windows 10 Pro 1803 or Linux

Ports & Slots

Ports and Slots

1.Universal Audio Jack | 2. External uSIM card tray (optional) | 3. uSD 4.0 Memory Card Reader | 4. USB 3.1 Gen 1 with Powershare | 5. Noble Wedge Lock Slot | 6. Power adapter port | 7. Thunderbolt™ 3 with Power Delivery and DisplayPort | 8. HDMI 1.4 | 9. USB 3.1 Gen 1 | 10. SmartCard Reader (optional)

Dimensions & Weight

1. Height: Front 17.82mm (0.70″) – Back 18.96mm (0.75″) | 2. Width: 321.35mm (12.65″) | 3. Depth: 214.08mm (8.42″) | Starting Weight: 1.36kg (2.99lb)*

Tesla GPU server

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Machine learning and neural network course resources.

Postgraduate students can log in our Tesla GPU server in order to run Tensorflow or Pytorch code via jupyter notebook

Log in using Campus credential (User Ex.: AEOU001)

Jupyterhub Tesla GPU

( Help requests can be submitted to our helpdesk  CIM helpdesk  )

After the login the system will show a dropdown menu with two options:

  • Tensorflow version: 2.6.2
  • PyTorch version: 1.11

Choose your preferred environment and SPAWN the container.

Containers can be stopped using the Control Panel button (top right)

Notebook content will persist after a stop/restart.

Each container has 2 Cores and 4 Gb of RAM with 25 Gb of storage.

GPU RAM has not a hardcoded limitation and needs a precise setup before running code against a large dataset, but as rule of thumbs 3 Gb of VRAM are always available.

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Dell Latitude 7490

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Specifications

  • Intel Core i5-8250U Processor Base, Integrated UHD Graphics 620 with Intel® Core™ i5-8250U Processor (Quad Core, 6M Cache, 1.6GHz,15W)
  • 14″ FHD WVA (1920 x 1080) Anti-Glare Non-Touch, Camera & Microphone,
  • Dual Pointing, 83 key with No Smartcard or Fingerprint Reader with Displayport over Type C
  • 8GB, 1x8GB, DDR4 Memory
  • 512G M.2 2280 SATA SSD
  • UK Power Cord
  • Primary 4-cell 60W/HR Battery
  • 65W AC Adapter, 3-pin
  • Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 8265 (802.11ac) 2×2 + Bluetooth 4.2
  • Internal UK/Irish Qwerty Backlit Keyboard

Operating System Support

Available with Windows 10 Pro 1803 or Linux

Ports and Slots

1. Audio Combo | 2. U-SD | 3. U-SIM | 4. USB3.0 | 5. RJ45 | 6. Nobel Wedge lock slot | 7. Power | 8. USB Type-C Port | 9. HDMI | 10. USB3.0 | 11. USB3.0 | 12. SC

 

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Welcome at CIM IT induction session

Sehra Narinderpal
Adrian Thomas
Francesco Fildani
Claire Matthews

Program:
1) What we do
2) Clickers (Students attendance Moodle |  Turning)
3) Health and Safety (Healthy back at work)
4) Our IT systems
5) Connection guide (Connection Guide)
6) Linux guide (An Introduction to Linux)
7) How to: the CIM Linux server

Induction PowerPoint (pptx)

This short guide will ease the use of our IT equipment.

We offer IT support for our department’s services only.
You can have support from us using the Helpdesk board at https://cimhelpdesk.rhul.ac.uk or by email at cimhelpdesk@rhul.ac.uk.

Our main system is a Linux Terminal Server used by the students of Computer Science, Information Security, and Mathematics.

It is accessible 24-hours a day from both the Royal Holloway Labs and remotely from home or your University accommodation.

The only exception to this is during the university At-risk period, during which time the server may undergo maintenance.

The At-Risk period is scheduled from 7 AM to 10 AM every Tuesday.

Please read our connection guide to start using our system.

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MacBook Pro Retina 13 2017

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display_mbp_13_usThe MacBook Pro Retina 13-inch has become the standard laptop within the School of Mathematics & Information Security.

Specifications

  • 2.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
  •  Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
  • 8GB 2133MHz LPDDR3 memory
  • 256GB PCIe-based flash storage1
  • Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
    • Dual display and video mirroring: simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 3840×2160 pixels on up to two external displays, both at millions of colours.
  • 13-inch Retina Display
    • Native resolution: 2560×1600 pixels (Retina)
    • Scaled resolutions: 1680×1050, 1440×900 and 1024×640 pixels
  • 720p FaceTime HD camera
  • Built-in 74.9-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery
    • Up to 10 hours wireless web
    • Up to 10 hours iTunes film playback
    • Up to 30 days standby time
  • Force Touch trackpad
  • WiFi
    • 802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking; IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
  • Bluetooth
    • Bluetooth 4.2 wireless technology
  • macOS 10.12 Sierra (High Sierra coming soon!)
  • 3-Year Warranty
    • 1 Year Apple Care
    • 3 Years via supplier

For more information, please visit the Apple Macbook Pro page.

Dimensions

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  • Height: 1.49 cm
  • Width: 31.4 1cm
  • Depth: 21.24 cm
  • Weight: 1.37 kg

 

Ports

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Left Side

  • 3.5mm jack

Right Side

  • 2x USB-C Thunderbolt 3

In the Box

  • MacBook Pro with Retina display
  • 61W USB‑C Power Adapter
  • USB‑C Charge Cable (2m)

Notes

Once purchased, the specifications of the Macbook Pro Retina 13-inch cannot be upgraded (with the exception of the storage). Memory, CPU, GPU are all integrated into a single board.

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