Computer hardware basics
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Purchasing
- ComputerGuide: Recommendations and common questions
- Buying a computer to use at IU
- At IUB and IUPUI, where can I buy used computers and other equipment?
- In the Bloomington area, where can I rent computer equipment?
- At IU, where can I find information about buying computer hardware and software?
- At IU, how do I purchase BlackBerry handheld devices and wireless service?
Hardware on campus
- Where can I find a list of available software and hardware in the IU STCs?
- At IUB or IUPUI, how do I find open seating in the UITS STCs?
- In which IUB STCs can I find removable media devices?
- In which IUPUI STCs can I find removable media devices?
- At IUB, what multimedia devices are available?
- In the IUB STCs and RTCs, where can I print in color, and what are the costs?
- At IUPUI, where can I print in color?
- At IUB and IUPUI, where are high-resolution printers available?
- In IUB campus housing, how can I print to my RTC's printer?
- At the Adaptive Technology and Accessibility Centers (ATAC) at IU Bloomington and IUPUI, what hardware and software is available?
- At IUB, what special equipment is available from the Wells Library?
Maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair
- Best practices for computer security
- Is it safe to leave my computer on all the time?
- In Windows, how do I install my printer?
- Printer troubleshooting guide
- My PC won't start; what could be wrong with it?
- Why is my Windows computer running slowly?
- What should I do if my monitor display flickers or wavers?
- How do I clean my mouse?
- Where can I get my computer hardware repaired?
- On my Mac, what do I do when a disk icon with a question mark is blinking on my screen?
- In Mac OS X, if a program locks up, do I have to restart?
- In Mac OS X, why can't I eject removable media such as a CD or DVD?
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Last modified on August 31, 2009.
Last modified on August 31, 2009.
