University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota: Office for Business & Community Economic Development
http://www.bced.umn.edu/
612-624-0530

Computer Technology Services

Donate Computers

Don't know what to do with your old, unused computers?

Donate them to the Computer Technology Services program!

 

Overview

We take old, donated computers that aren't being used, refurbish them and give them to people living in the Twin Cities area who aren't able to afford a computer.  As a Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher (MAR), we will properly decommission your computers by following the government data-wiping standards of the Department of Defense and will also issue a Certificate of Destruction if requested.  Instead of ending up in a landfill, the refurbished computers will be suppliied to disadvantaged communities that need access to the benefits of technology that they cannot currently afford.  Working with us can help you:

  • Protect corporate data: disposing of computer through a community MAR helps to protect your valuable business data.  Because we are required to meet government standards for data removal, you can feel safe knowing that your data has been removed.
  • Demonstrate community leadership through comptuer disposal via refurbishment: you are helping to supply computers that will be refurbished and provided to those who need them most: disadvantaged individuals, groups and nonprofit organizations.  This is an ideal way to show support by giving back to those in need.
  • Provide a viable solution to decrease waste: you are helping to advocate reuse and decrease waste by keeping your old, but usable, computers out of landfills to reduce waste and environmental impact.

 

Policies for Data Wiping

We take the proper steps to ensure that all data has been erased from the computer.  When we receive a donated computer, we wipe the hard drive in compliance with the department of Defense standard 5220.22-M and a Certificate of Erasure is generated upon successful erasure of the entire hard drive.  Below are the methods we use to ensure that all sensitive data is removed from your donated computers:

  • Killdisk and Dban are both hard drive and partition eraser software that ensure files and documents are properly destroyed
  • Kanguru Hard Drive Duplicator has a Department of Defense approved disk wiping feature
 

Acceptable Donations

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Equipment Drop-Off

UROC/B-Tech Center
2001 Plymouth Ave. N., Suite 106
Minneapolis, MN 55411

 

Drop-Off Hours

Monday - Friday
9:00am - 5:00pm


 

For more information or to donate your PCs, please contact Wilson Maceno at (612) 624-3404 or e-mail: wmaceno@umn.edu

Contact Information

Name: Wilson Maceno
Phone #: (612) 624-3404
Email: wmaceno@umn.edu