Computing Facilities    links to the SCS and CMU home pages Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science Carnegie Mellon University
 
Advanced search tips 
 Documentation
 » Introduction to Facilities 
 » Accounts & passwords 
 » AFS 
 » Application software 
 » AV help 
 » Backups & restores 
 » E-mail & netnews 
 » Networking 
 » Printing 
 » Purchasing 
 » Security 
 » Software licensing 
 » Support charges 
 » Web publishing 
 » Your health 
 » Macintosh support 
 » Unix/Linux support 
 » Windows PC support 
 News & announcements   Archives 
Scheduled Power and Computing Outage for SCS
On Wednesday May 28, 2008 FMS will be shutting off all power to campus buildings south of Forbes Ave. between 1:00 A.M. and 6:00 A.M., this includes Wean Hall, Newell-Simon Hall and Smith Hall. Details
Microsoft has released Service Pack 3 (SP3) for Windows XP
According to Microsoft this Service Pack installs all previously released security updates and hot fixes as well as several new features and component upgrades. Details
 Hot topics 
SCS Computing Facilities Corvid Newsletter
Over the past few months, SCS Computing Facilities have designed and are implementing several new features for the Corvid e-mail environment. Details
Interested in the New MacBook Air? Please read the following information
The MacBook Air is the sleekest, lightest, and newest laptop available from Apple but there are considerations to make before buying one. Details.
Traveling safely with Batteries and Battery Powered Devices
Effective January 1, 2008, the U.S. government updated the rules for traveling with Batteries and battery powered devices. Please visit the Safe Travel dot gov site at safetravel.dot.gov/whats_new_batteries.html for the updated rules and regulations before your next flight.
Microsoft Vista SCS Computing Facilities Recommendations
Microsoft Vista is now available to consumers. SCS Computing Facilities is progressing rapidly towards implementing Microsoft Vista as the baseline operating system for hosts deployed within the SCS environment. More than any previous Microsoft operating system, however, Vista requires significant "back-office" development for effective operation and management. Details
If you are new to SCS
Our introductory documentation has some information to help you get started, including the slides from the 2007 Facilities Immigration Course talks.
Popular links
 About us 
We support all aspects of computing for the School of Computer Science. Find out more about our services.
SCS Help Desk
Wean 3613
412-268-4231
M-F, 9-5

SCS Operations
412-268-2608
Open 24 x 7

Leave a message if the Operator is unavailable

help@cs.cmu.edu