Maintenance & Repair
The IT Service Center provides walk-in software and hardware repair for personally-owned computers as well as dispatch services for university-owned hardware repair.
Loaner computers1 are only available for students with Miami Notebooks2. All services will be billed directly to the client's MU bursar account.
Repair turnaround times average 3-5 business days3 though, turnaround time can vary depending on time of the semester. Especially busy times are the beginning or end of a semester as well as immediately prior to and following holiday weekends/breaks.
To request repair services,
- Submit a ticket online at http://MiamiOH.edu/ithelp
- Contact the IT Services Support Desk at (513) 529-7900 or ithelp@MiamiOH.edu
- Stop by the IT Service Center at 317 Hughes Hall, west wing
Important: Please note, you are responsible for data backup before obtaining repair services.
Personally-Owned Computer Repair Services
| Miami Notebook | Non-Miami Notebook | |
|---|---|---|
Cost | Cost | |
| In Warranty Hardware Repair | Free | Apple Only |
| Loaner Computer | Free | Not Available |
| Software Services | Cost | Cost |
| 15 minute consultation | Free | Free |
| Network Device Configuration | Free | Free |
| Re-image with <50 GB of data recovery | Free | Not Available |
| Virus/malware removal | $75 | $150 |
| Security and Performance Checkup | $45 | $90 |
| Data backup to external device (Client must provide device) | $60 | $60 |
| Time Machine backup | $30 | $60 |
| Software Installation and Upgrades | Cost | Cost |
| OS Reinstallation (Media Required) | Free (includes full data backup) | $60 or $120 with full data backup (Client must provide OS) |
| OS Upgrades (Media Required) | $30 | $60 |
| Office (Media Required) | $15 | $30 |
| Windows Virtualization (Media Required) | $30 | $60 |
| Apple Archive and install | $60 | $120 |
| Cisco Clean Access | Free | Free |
| Cisco VPN | Free | Free |
| Other (Per Title) | $15 | $30 |
| In warranty Miami Notebooks or Apple computers (Apple does not cover accidental damage) | Covered under warranty | Not available |
| Out of Warranty Hardware Repair | Cost | Cost |
| Quote (waived, if repair approved within 7 days) | $30 | Not Available |
| Quick | $15 +parts | Not Available |
| Intermediate | $60 +parts | Not Available |
| Advanced | $120 +parts | Not Available |
| Hard Drive Replacement (out of warranty only, client must provide new drive) | $60 (free data backup if possible) | $60 $120 with full data backup if possible (Client must provide OS) |
| Data Backup and Restore 4 | Cost | Cost |
Backup of your data is ultimately your responsibility. As a convenience add-on to other service, we will backup data on your behalf. Basic backup is for documents only. Full backup includes pictures, music, videos, etc. | ||
| Basic Backup and Restore | $30 | $30 |
| Full Backup and Restore | $60 | $60 |
1 Availability of a loaner computer is not guaranteed. In rare instances, loaner demand may exceed the supply. To help avoid this situation, please consider having your laptop serviced at the time that the problem occurs; do not wait until the beginning or end of the semester, as this introduces a longer wait for repairs and, in some cases, a loaner may not be immediately available.
2 Miami Notebook services are offered to registered computers of the Miami Notebook program. If the computer has not been registered, but was purchased from the University Bookstore as part of the Miami Notebook program, a sales receipt must be presented for assistance with registering the computer with the Miami Notebook program.
3 Dependent upon availability of parts and volume of repair activity; does not include weekends
4 We make no guarantees that damaged, corrupted, or infected data is recoverable.
Institutional Computer Repair Services
- Warranty repair services are offered for Apple, Dell, and HP.
- Out-of-warranty repair service is performed on a best-effort basis.
- A $50 service charge is applied to a designated departmental account per incident in addition to any materials or shipping costs.