Yes this was the Dell Precision Workstation which Thermo supplied (per your spec, which we wrote in the purchase order).
(Typo in original, should have been 2 500GB drives, silly me still thinking 500 MB ones). We were under the impression that it was fine to install PfE and PI on the same computer as the one Thermo supplied. Maybe more explicit statement in the ordering document for the Dell Precision Workstation would be good (so if Thermo is buying it, they optimize options.
Yes, one can use the Thermo computer for both PFE and NSS, but the OEM provided computer tends to be underpowered and under "monitored" if you know what I mean. See attached computer spec below.
Apparently and unfortunately, Thermo *has to* provide their own computer spec as part of their accounting method- but that makes no sense to me. But then for me at least, having someone else spec one's computer, makes about as much sense as having someone spec one's underwear...
I generally buy my own computer (to my specs) for scientific instruments, and then just use the OEM computer for Monte-carlo calculations or some other more mundane stuff.
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john