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Hardware

Topics covered here include equipment you can borrow or use (Shared hardware), advice on purchasing hardware, and basic information on configuring and using your own hardware.  For more information on these or other computing topics in our department, please contact Biology Computing Support Office (help@bio.indiana.edu).

Shared hardware

This is a listing of department and university hardware that you can use, i.e. that is available in computing labs or available for loan or check-out.  Available equipment include printers, scanners, projectors and laptops as well as IMBI lab equipment such as microscopes and the ABI 3700 genotyper.

Purchasing hardware

This section covers advice about choosing and buying computers and peripherals (printers, scanners, external drives and memory sticks, and projectors).  It pays to check out your options before buying.

Configuring hardware

Here you'll find information on configuring common peripherals (printers, scanners, projectors and external drives) to work with your computer.