- Computers
-
Dual-boot,
Mac OS X 10.5 or Windows XP:
Beck, Jode, Mauro,
and Mercator - Apple 24 inch iMac
2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor
4 GB RAM
(see note 1)
24 inch (diagonal) monitor, 1920 by 1200 pixels
ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro graphics processor with 256 MB video memory
320 GB Serial ATA hard drive
CD and DVD (dual layer) reader/burner
USBv2 and Firewire ports
Built-in webcam (use iChat
under Mac OS X)
Windows XP only:
Amerigo - Dell Optiplex 755
2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor
8 GB RAM
(see note 1)
24 inch (diagonal) monitor, 1920 by 1200 pixels
ATI Radeon HD 2400 Pro graphics processor with 256 MB video memory
Dual 250 GB Serial ATA hard drives in mirrored RAID set
CD and DVD reader/burner
19 in 1 media card reader for digital camera cards
(card slots show as Removable Disk drives
E:
to
J:)
USBv2 ports
Mac OS X 10.5 only:
Saxton - Apple PowerMac G5
Dual 2.0 GHz PowerPC G5 processors
4 GB RAM
23 inch (diagonal) primary monitor, 1920 by 1200 pixels
17 inch (diagonal) secondary monitor, 1024 by 768 pixels
ATI Radeon 9650 graphics processor with 256 MB video memory
250 GB Serial ATA hard drive
CD and DVD (dual layer) reader/burner
USBv2 and Firewire ports
See the
Supported Software list
for the applications currently installed under each operating system.
Note 1:
The Windows XP Professional operating system on these computers can
use only 3 GB of RAM. We are checking application compatibility with
64 bit Windows XP, which would allow access to all installed RAM.
- Computer Login
-
The lab computers are part of the Stanford Windows domain and kerberos
authentication infrastructure. You must use
your SUNet ID and password to login to either operating system.
See the
lab FAQ
for login procedure details and problems.
Users have limited rights under either operating system.
You cannot modify any files on
the "C:" drive (Windows)
or "System" and "Applications" folders (Mac OS X).
You can not install new programs or create network file or print shares.
Remember to logout when you are done. This prevents others from
using your credentials to access your files or cause other mischief.
- Data Storage
-
The lab computers automatically access your home share on the
School's high performance file server,
sesfs.stanford.edu,
to save your project files that you store on the
"Desktop"
or in the
"My Documents" folder (Windows), or
"Documents" folder (Mac OS X).
You will find these files in the "GRIDLab"
folder in your home share.
They are accessible from any computer in the lab, running either
operating system.
If you do not have a home share on
sesfs.stanford.edu,
these document folders will stay in the normal place on the local
hard drive and can only be accessed from the specific computer
and operating system where they were saved.
Each computer also has a local "scratch" disk partition of
at least 100 Giabytes in size.
Any user may save files there, but their integrity is not guaranteed.
At least once per year (generally in early fall), this scratch partition
will be erased to make room for new projects.
See the
lab FAQ
for more information on user file storage.
- Data Transfer
-
The simplest way to transfer files to other computers is to save
them in the
"My Documents" (Windows) or
"Documents" (Mac OS X)
folder on the lab computer so they are automatically saved to your
home share on the School file server,
sesfs.stanford.edu.
Then you can
connect your own computer to your home share
and find those files (or load others) in the
"GRIDLab" folder.
Alternatively, users can save files to USB flash memory devices or burn
CDs or DVDs.
An "sftp" client program (see the
Supported Software list)
is also provided to transfer files to other computers on the network.
- Scanners
-
There are 3 flatbed scanners, attached to Saxton, Jode, and Mauro.
In addition to scanning papers and printed photos, each can scan
transparencies or negatives using adapters found in the lab.
The Contex wide-format scanner can scan maps and other large materials
up to 42 inches in width and any length. It is attached to Amerigo.
Please read the instructions on the scanner and in the three-ring binder.
In particular, because it is a SCSI device,
you must turn on the scanner and restart Amerigo
before it will be recognized.
Please turn off the scanner when done!
To use the scanners, open the
Photoshop
application and click on
"File>Import".
Choose the appropriate driver for the scanner you are using.
- Printers
-
grid-inkjet - HP Business inkjet capable of paper sizes
up to 13"x50". Useful for proofing posters.
See the
lab FAQ
for more information.
- Plotters
-
Two large format plotters are available to
print posters and maps.
Plot jobs will only be accepted from the computers in the lab.
Plots are charged one dollar per square foot - you must supply a
university financial account to release your job to print.
Releasing can only be done from the computers in the lab.
See the
lab FAQ
for more information.
escher is a recent HP DesignJet 800ps using 42" wide paper
ptolemy is an old and much slower HP DesignJet 2500cp using 36" paper
- Wireless Network
-
You can bring your own computer with wireless capabilities
to the lab and access the Stanford wireless network.
Your computers must be already
registered for wireless access.
You will
not
be able to access the lab printers or plotters from your own computer.
- Work Tables
-
Please trim posters with exacto knives on the old table only!
- Access
-
The lab is available for drop-in use at any time by students and
faculty in the School of Earth Sciences only.
Request the door code from
the G.R.I.D. lab managers.
