Lab Hardware: Computers, Scanners, Printers

In the CSS labs, a variety of hardware is available to all Engineering account users. The hardware is divided between two operating systems: Linux and Windows XP. To get the best use of the labs and lab resources, know the differences in the hardware that has those operating systems installed. The newest machines are the fastest. The newest Windows computer in the lab is the HP XW4400; the new HP XW8400 runs Linux.

Computers, Workstations, Scanners, Laser Printers

Here is a listing of what is available in each of the labs. Of the 155 total workstations, 20 run Linux and 137 run Windows. The fastest Linux machines are the XW8400s in the Elder labs. The fastest Windows computers are the XW4400s in Elder south and Henry Electronic Classroom 1245.

There is one scanner in each section of the lab attached to a Windows XP computer.

Each pair of labs has two LaserJet printers, a 4350 and a 4250 each. There is one color LaserJet and an HP Photosmart printer in the CSS consulting office, 1253 SC.

Click on the hardware type for a picture and description.

XW8400

The XW8400 computers are the newest Linux computers in the labs; they were installed in summer 2007. They have Intel dual core Xeon 5100 series processors, 16 gigabytes of RAM, a 500 gigabyte data drive, an NVIDIA GeForce graphics card, a DVD LightScribe burner/player, 2 USB ports, and no floppy drives. Use the DVD burners to create copies or backups of files, as you cannot read floppy disks in these computers.

XW4400

The XW4400 computers are the newest Windows computers in the labs; they were installed in summer 2007. They have Intel 2.40 GHz Core 2 Duo processors, 4 gigabytes of RAM, a DVD LightScribe burner/player, a 250 gigabyte hard drive for file storage, 2 USB ports and no Firewire port or floppy drives. The video card is an NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS, a very fast card. You can use the DVD burners to create copies or backups of files, as you cannot read floppy disks in these computers.

XW4300

XW4100

The XW4100 computers were installed in 2004. The computers in the Elder and Hering labs have a 2.8 or a 2.4 gigahertz Pentium 4 processor; those in the Henry Electronic Classroom run at 2.8 gigahertz. Some have hyper-threading, some don't. They also have 1.5 gigabytes of RAM and CD-RW drives. You can use the CD burners to create CDs of files you don't need access to all the time. These computers also have front USB ports for a digital camera or portable device. The XW4100 computers in the labs have a Firewire port on the front for a digital camera. These computers also have DVD-RW drives for storing large amounts of data. All the computers in the Henry Electronic Classroom have a DVD/CD Rom drive. All of these computers have flat-panel monitors mounted on movable arms.

Color LaserJet

This HP 3800 dtn color printer, located in the CSS consulting office, 1253 SC, is available to all students, faculty, and staff. The printer can print labels and transparencies as well as printing on regular paper. The resolution is photo quality. Each printed page costs 30 cents, so duplex printing costs 60 cents per page.

Photosmart 8750

The HP Photosmart 8750 printer uses 9-color printing and has multi-sized paper trays to support printing in sizes from 4” x 6” up to 9” x 13”, including 8.5” x 24” panorama. If you need color printer on paper larger than the color laserjet can handle, use this printer in 1253 SC. There is no charge to use the printer, but you must provide your own paper.

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