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Contents:

Computer Lab Hours
General Computing Labs for Students
Special Computing Labs for Students
Residence Hall Computing Labs for Students
Lab Computer Software Configuration Management
Automatic Software Maintenance

For additional information, please call the computer Information Center at 202-319-4357 or e-mail us at info-center@cua.edu.

Computer Lab Hours

Fall and Spring Semester Hours and Locations

General Computing Labs for Students

General Computing Areas' Schedule
Location Lab Hours
Leahy 117

Mon - Sun 24 Hours, 7 Days a week

Shahan 302 Mon - Fri 8 am- 5 pm (during non-class hours)
Hannan 134 Mon - Fri 8 am- 5 pm (during non-class hours)
Mon - Fri 9 pm - 12 mid
Sat 12 noon- 6 pm
Sun 2 pm - 10 pm
Pangborn G3 Mon - Fri 9 am - 9 pm
Pangborn G103 Mon - Fri (during non-class hours)
Pangborn G301 Mon - Fri (during non-class hours)
McMahon 7 Mon - Fri 9 am - 5 pm
McMahon 9 Mon - Fri 9 am - 5 pm
McMahon 301 Mon - Fri 9 am - 5 pm

Special Computing Labs for Students

Special Area Computing Areas' Schedule
Location Lab Hours Open to:
McMahon 212 Mon - Fri 9 am - 12 mid Modern Languages
McMahon 310 Mon - Fri 9 am - 12 mid Math Majors
O'Boyle G001 Mon - Fri 9 am - 5 pm Production Courses and Media Students
O'Boyle 215 Mon - Fri 9 am - 5 pm Education Majors
O'Boyle 325 Mon - Fri 9 am - 5 pm Psychology Majors
Crough 124 open 24x7 Architecture Majors
Marist 131 Mon - Fri  9 am - 9 pm
Sat - Sun 11 am- 5 pm
Library Science Majors
Gowan 310 Mon - Fri 9 am - 5 pm Nursing Majors

Residence Hall Computing Labs for Students

Residence Halls Computing Areas' Schedule
Location Hours
Conaty open 24x7
Millennium South open 24x7
Regan open 24x7

Lab Computer Software Configuration Management

Most lab computers have a software configuration management feature that works to keep the computer in good working order. Each time the computer restarts, its configuration is returned to a known good state. Anything that was changed or stored on the local hard drive is removed.

This means that you must not store your files on the local hard drive of lab computers, as the files will be removed when the computer restarts.

Instead, you should store your files on your "My Files" network folder, or on removable storage such as a USB flash drive.  Popular USB flash drives include the SanDisk Cruzer, Lexar JumpDrive and Kingston DataTraveler.  Students may purchase USB flash drives in the CUA Bookstore or at any computer or electronics store.

Automatic Software Maintenance

Lab computers that employ software configuration management, including those in the Leahy Users Area, undergo automatic software maintenance for a one hour period between 3:00 and 5:00 am.  This allows operating system updates to be installed, antivirus patterns to be updated and other software changes made.  You cannot use the computer while maintenance is being performed.

Several minutes before the maintenance begins, you will receive a pop-up warning message.  When you receive this warning message, you must immediately save your work to your "My Files" area or to your removable storage device, as the computer is about to restart for maintenance.  If you stored files on the local hard drive of the lab computer, those files will be lost.

The best practice is to always work from your "My Files" area or your removable storage device, and never store files on the lab computer hard drive.

At present, Windows computers in the main portion of the Leahy Users Area perform automatic software maintenance from 3:45 to 4:45 am daily; those in the smaller alcove area near the hall door do so from 2:45 to 3:45 am. Please plan your computer work accordingly.