Top of document Regulations when using open access computer rooms To avoid any danger of damage to the equipment, you must not eat or drink in the open access computer rooms or place food or drink anywhere near the equipment. You must not smoke, both to avoid damaging the equipment and in accordance with the University's policy on smoking in public areas. You must not move the equipment around or change the cabling in any way. The printing facilities are provided for your convenience. You must use them sensibly, pick up printout as soon as possible, and leave the area around the printers in a tidy state.
Some rooms are bookable for classes and some contain bookable equipment.
If asked to do so by staff responsible for the public room or by security staff, you must produce identification to show that you are a member of the University. If there are no lights on the system unit or monitor, the PC is probably switched off. Most PCs have only one mains switch on the system unit although sometimes the monitor needs to be switched on separately. Once switched on, the PC starts up the operating system. The PCs in most of the computer rooms require you to log in before you can use any of the applications available on it.