PC Lending Service (Undergraduate/Graduate Students)

The Mita KIC lends laptops free of charge for research or educational use to undergraduate and graduate students registered at the Mita Campus .
The laptops operate Japanese language OS and are equipped with Japanese keyboards.
Please use them fully complying with usage regulations and cautionary notes.

Laptops are lent on a first-come-first served basis beginning at 8:45 on weekdays.
※The service is temporarily suspended during university holidays etc.

When the laptops in stock are all lent, the service for that day is ended.
※The laptops returned can be lent from the next day.

Schedule

Please confirm the [PC Lending schedule in (month)] in the schedule.

Request procedure

Available to undergraduate and graduate students of the Mita Campus.

Please bring your student ID card.
※We cannot lend a laptop to students who does not present a student ID card.
Fill out a loaned PC usage request form on the loaned PC reception counter, and submit it with your student ID card at the counter.
※ The number of request forms provided is equal to the number of laptops available on that day.
When you borrow and return a laptop, it takes about 3 minutes to check your student ID card and contents in the laptop package.

Usage Guide

Lending period

It is usually 7 nights and 8 days.

※When the scheduled return date is a holiday, the next school day is the return date
※Before the end of the exam period, the lending period will be shortened

Inventory

Inventory in real time (Japanese article)

※Information is updated as necessary, so load it in from time to time.
※When the loaned PC reception counter is open, present stock is displayed.
※After the counter closes, number expected to be in stock the next day is displayed.

Loan requests reception times

Loan location	Day of week	Operating hours
Graduate school building basement Mita KIC loaned PC counter	Monday to Friday ※1	8:45 - 18:15 ※2

※1 Reception is only during class and final exams.
※2 Returns are accepted from 8:45 to 18:15, but loan requests are accepted on a first-come-first-served basis from 8:45 until there are no more laptops in stock.

Precautions

Loans are available to undergraduate and graduate students who are registered on the Mita Campus.
Laptopts are only lent in sets; component equipment is not loaned separately.
The laptops operate Japanese language OS and are equipped with Japanese keyboards.
Advance reservations for loans are not permitted.
Loan requests and returns are not accepted when the counter is closed.
Returns are accepted only from the borrower.
If any component equipment is missing when it is returned, it is not considered to have been returned until all equipment has been returned.

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) about PC Lending Service (for Students) (Japanese article)

Equipment information

Loaned equipment set		Hardware
Contents of the carrier bag container		Machine type	Dynabook G83LW
PC	Mouse	OS	Windows11 Education 24H2
AC adapter	AC cable	CPU	Intel Core i7-1365U
Shoulder belt		Memory	16GB
		Storage	256GB(SSD)
		Internal drive	※ Not equipped with an optical drive
		Max. resolution	FullHD (1920×1080）
		External dimensions	306.0(W)×210.0(D)×17.9(H)mm
		weight	About 993g (only the PC)
		power consumption	About 8W (approximately 65W)
		Interface	Thunderbolt4（Type-C） Connector（power connector）×2
			USB3.2（Gen1）Type-A ×2
			LAN（RJ45）
			Microphone input/headphone output terminal x 1
			HDMI output jack x1
		Audio	High definition audio compliant stereo speakers
		Web camera	Effective pixels: Approx. 920,000 pixels

Software
Type	Installed software	Type	Installed software
	Word		Microsoft Edge
	Excel	Internet browser	Firefox
Microsoft 365 Apps	PowerPoint		Google Chrome
	Access	Search database	Nikkei NEEDS Financial Data search system
	Publisher	Search database	Nikkei NEEDS Stock data search system
	SPSS Statistics 30	Online Storage	Google Drive
	SPSS Amos 30	Multimedia reproduction	VLC media Player
Statistical analysis	R 4.4.2	Zipping+Unzipping	7-Zip
	Rstudio	Language system	Java OpenJDK (64bit) 21.0.6
	STATA 18	Language system	Eclipse
Mathematical processing	Wolfram (Mathematica) 14.2	Plug-in	EPUB Reader（FireFox）
PDF Reader	Acrobat Reader DC	Virus protection	ESET

Usage regulations and precautions

They must be used for educational, research, and study purposes.
Use for moneymaking purposes (product sales, provision of information for a commission) is prohibited.
Only the person who perform loan and return procedures may use the PC. (Loaning it to another person or borrowing for another person are prohibited.)
It must be returned by the end of the return reception period on the scheduled return date.
If a borrower has not returned it by the end of the scheduled return date, regardless of the reason, this borrower may not borrow another PC from the day it is returned for the number of weeks equal to the number of days the return was delayed.
This borrower will be required to submit a written detailed explanation of the reasons for the delay in the specified delay notification form.
And even after the loan prohibition period has ended, this borrower may not borrow a PC again until the delay notification form has been received.
If a borrower repeatedly returns PCs late or does not return a PC for a long period after the scheduled return date, resulting in a cumulative total of 10 days or more of delay, the borrower will be subject to an indefinite loan prohibition period.
If the borrower cannot be contacted during a long-term delay, his guarantor registered with Keio University will be contacted.
When return is delayed for a long time, the PC may be designated as lost.
It a borrower does not contact the loan counter during a long delay and does not respond to a written request to return the PC sent by Mita KIC, this situation will be reported to the Vice-Director of the Student Affairs Office and committee members of the borrower’ s faculty or post graduate course.
If even following repeated communications sent to the [Reliable Contact Address] entered on the Request Form and the borrower cannot be contacted, the borrower will be subject to an indefinite loan prohibition period.
Please check the state of the PC when you borrow it and if there are any problems with it, report the problem immediately.
When damage to the PC has occurred after the borrower has confirmed its state at the time it was loaned, a formal objection will not be accepted.
If a PC is lost or damaged, the borrower will be asked to pay suitable monetary compensation or provide a comparable replacement PC.
And the borrower may be subject to a prohibition on loans for a period set according to the object by the Mita KIC.
An official of the KIC shall decide if a PC has been damaged. (If it has been damaged or lost, notify the Mita KIC immediately.)
Do nothing that is a copyright infringement (unauthorized software copying, unauthorized use of data).
Do not use an alias to perform any illegal action and to slander or defame another user on the network.
Do not perform any illegal actions (copyright or image right infringement, illegal access, transmitting contents which are indecent images, child pornography or child abuse).
It a case where it is clear that a borrower has violated any of the above usage regulations, the Mita KIC will, as necessary, investigate the data used and impose a loan prohibition of indefinite length.

※ All data is erased after the PC has been returned, so please backup data that you require.
※ Please understand that the Mita KIC will not bear any liability for the loss of personnel data under any circumstances.

Handling precautions

It must be carried in the special carrier bag that is provided.
The borrower must not use it while eating or drinking.
It must not be placed in an extremely hot or extremely humid place.
Not only the PC itself, but its accessories, power cord, carrier bag etc. must all be handled carefully.
To use the campus network, please refer to the manual installed in the loaned PC.
To connect to the Internet from your residence, please set the contract provider.

Last-Modified: December 18, 2023