Lab Hardware: Computers, Scanners, Printers 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 Vista. 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 Z400. The newest Linux computers in the labs are the XW4600s, but the most capable Linux computers are the XW8400s , which are available remotely.
The table below lists the computers and workstations available in each of the Elder, Hering, Henry Electronic classrooms, and 2301 labs. Of the 196 total workstations, 28 run Linux and 168 run Windows. The fastest Linux machines are the XW8400s available remotely. The newest Windows computers are the Z400s in Elder north and both Hering labs.
Click on the hardware type for a picture and description. There is no photo of the XW8400 Linux computers because they are not physically in the labs but are available remotely.
Notice that each Windows computer or Linux workstation has a name. Windows are named L-COExxx and Linux named L-LNXxxx. If you have trouble with a computer, please report the problem to the CSS consultant, 1253 SC, 319-335-5055, and include the name of the computer that is being difficult.
Both Elder and Hering labs have two LaserJet printers in the area between the north and south sections of the labs; those printers are named ptrcss00-ptrcss03. The printer in 2301 SC is ptrcss05. Hering north and south labs each have a local printer attached to a computer. These resume printers are not stocked with paper. Bring your own paper. There is no charge to use the resume printers. The computers that have the resume printers also have Acrobat Pro installed.
Want to print in color? There is one color LaserJet and an HP Photosmart printer in the CSS consulting office, 1253 SC.
There is one scanner in each section of the Hering and Elder labs attached to a Windows Vista computer.
| Hering north, 1220 SC | Hering south, 1220 SC | Elder north, 1231 SC | Elder south, 1231 SC | Henry Electronic Classroom, 1245 SC | 2301 Lab |
| 16 Z400 Windows (L-COE085-100) 4 XW4600 Linux 1 HP ScanJet |
10 Z400 Windows 26 XW4600 Windows 6 XW4300 Linux 1 HP ScanJet |
20 Z400 Windows 5 XW4600 Windows 6 XW4600 Linux 1 HP ScanJet |
14 XW4400 Windows 10 XW4300 Windows 6 XW4600 Linux 1 HP ScanJet |
33 XW4400 Windows (L-COE300-332) |
14 XW4600 Windows 20 XW4300 Windows 6 XW4300 Linux |
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The Z400s have a 4-year warranty, which mirrors our 4-year replacement of lab computers. |
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Some of the XW4600s have a floppy disk drive. If you need a floppy drive, look for a 4600. |
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The XW8400 computers are the Linux computers that are not in the labs but available remotely. They are named L-LNX000 through L-LNX015. Use SSH or the NX Windows client to connect to these computers. They have Intel dual core Xeon 5100 series processors, 16 gigabytes of RAM, and a 500 gigabyte data drive. You can store files in the /var/tmp directory of these machines. These machines were originally installed in the Hering and Elder labs in summer 2007. |
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These computers run Windows Vista. |
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The XW4300 computers were installed
in summer 2006. They have a 3.2 gigahertz Pentium 4 processor, 2 gigabytes
of RAM, a DVD burner, 2 USB ports and a Firewire port in front, and no floppy
drives. You can use the DVD burners to create copies or backups of
files; there is no floppy disk drive in these computers.
These computers run Windows Vista or Linux. |
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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. |
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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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The HP Z400 computers are the newest model in the labs. These computers have 8GB RAM with a Zeon 2.66 gigahertz processor and 8MB/1066 on-board cache. Each has 320GB hard drive space for users to store files. No Firewire cards in these newest models. The Z400s were installed in summer 2009.
The XW4600 computers that run Linux have 8 gigabytes of RAM; the XW4600 Windows computers in 2301 lab also have 8 gigabytes of RAM; those in Hering and Elder have 4 gigabytes of RAM. The WX4600s have Intel Core 2 Dual E8500 processors, and 250 gigabyte hard drive space for storing user files. This model was installed in the labs beginning the summer of 2008; the last ones were purchased in January 2009.
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XW4400 computers were
installed in summer 2007. They have Intel 2.40 gigahertz 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. You can use the DVD burners
to create copies or backups of files, as you cannot read
floppy disks in these computers. 