For IA and IB students who wish to construct a PC running Windows from scratch:

• putting the hardware together
• partitioning a disk
• installing the O/S
• installing any special drivers needed
• setting up network interfaces
• installing basic mail and browser software

The Linux O/S is available to more advanced software users. Sessions for this activity take place in the Electrical and Information Engineering Teaching Lab (EIETL) and will last from 9 am to 1 pm (possibly continuing into the afternoon if necessary). Sessions have been scheduled on:

• Friday 2 December 2016
• Monday 16 January 2017
• ​Thursday 16 March 2017
• ​Wednesday 26 April 2017
   

12 students can be accommodated at each session, and you should book on the booking sheets which will be posted in the EIETL on Thursday 10 November 2016. Online Booking for the sessions held in March and April will open on Thursday 23 February 2017.

If you book a session and then find you are unable to come, please inform Prof. Wilkinson (tel. 339709) at the earliest opportunity.