Hardware notes

Computing Platforms

• AppleHardware - notes relating to Apple hardware
• BlackBerries - notes on selecting, purchasing and configuring
• HP - HP Hardware (servers)
• PcHardware - PCs and related hardware
  • QuietPCs - lots of interest in this lately
  • TabletPCs - Tablet PC hardware, selecting, buying, teaching, etc.
• SgiHardware - notes on SGI Hardware
• SunHardware - notes on Sun hardware
• SuperMicro - notes on SuperMicro hardware and software

LSI RAID controller documents

• MegaCli - megaraid CLI commands

Diagnostics

• PowerSupplyDiagnostics - notes on using power supply checkers

High Performance Computing

• HighPerformanceComputingResources - describes the High Performance Computing resources available at UW

Machine Room Management

• MachineRoomMapping - ThomasAng's project to Map machine rooms
• MachineRoomSensors - various sensors and monitors for machine rooms, ie temperature
• RecycleUPSBatteries - how to dispose of old UPS batteries
• LabellingEquipment - notes on labelling equipment (machines, power cables, power bars, network cables, racks, etc.)

Purchasing Hardware

• PurchasingHardware - notes on how to buy various types of equipment
  • PurchasingLaptops - notes on purchasing laptop computers

Warranty Repairs on Hardware

• SunHardware#Warranty_procedure_on_Sun_Hardwa

Recalls

• SonyBatteryRecall2006 - notes on the 2006 Sony Battery debacle

Disk Recovery Services

• DiskRecovery

NEC Projector

• LoanerProjector - notes on the NEC loaner projector in DC2560G

Wishlists

• ComputerWishList - Computing Resources Wish List, where people can request new (or used) equipment or software

Surplussing Old Equipment

• StoredResearcherEquipment - before actually surplussing equipment, we like to see if it can be reused
• SurplusEquipment - Notes on surplussing old equipment
• DriveErazer - Notes on the WiebeTech hard drive eraser stored at helpdesk