Removable media devices in the IUPUI STCs
The Indiana University Bloomington Student Technology Centers (STCs) offer a wide variety of removable media options.
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USB flash drives
All Windows and Macintosh workstations are equipped with front- or keyboard-mounted USB ports. The accessibility of these ports makes it easy to transport and access your data using USB flash drives. You can purchase these solid-state devices in a wide range of capacities and at prices comparable to or below those of most other reusable removable media. Because these services are ubiquitous throughout the STCs and because USB flash drives are highly reliable, they present the best choice for casual storage and transportation of data files.
Media readers
One media reader is available in IT 131 A, which provides access to a variety of removable media storage options, including:
- CompactFlash (CF), type I and II
- Microdrive (fits in CF type II slot)
- Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick Pro Duo
- MultiMedia Card (MMC), RS-MMC
- Secure Digital Card (SD), miniSD
- Smart Media Card
- xD-Picture Card
CD drives
Because of their high capacity and low cost, for many years compact discs (CDs) have been the mass-storage media of choice for both Windows and Macintosh STCs. With a useful storage life of up to twenty years or longer and a capacity of 650-700MB, CD media choices include:
- CD-ROM (read-only, pre-recorded; includes music and software CDs)
- CD-R (write-once, suitable for long-term storage of file backups)
- CD-RW (rewritable, suitable for transferring files between systems)
Note: Federal and state laws prohibit the illegal duplication of copyrighted materials. UITS will not support the use of duplicated CDs or any other technology for copyright infringement. For more, see Copyright infringement in Student Technology Centers.
Note: All recordable CD media types can be recorded in all DVD drives in the STCs.
DVD drives
Cosmetically indistinguishable from CDs, DVDs offer up to 4.7GB of data storage on one side of a disk. Media types include:
- DVD-ROM (read-only, pre-recorded, including movies and operating systems software)
- DVD-R (write-once, suitable for long-term storage of large backups)
- DVD+R DL (rewritable, dual-layer, standard for high-volume storage)
- DVD-RW (rewritable, suitable for transferring large files between systems)
- DVD+RW (competing rewritable standard)
In the Macintosh STCs, you can record DVD data using the Toast Titanium software on the workstations. For more, see Apple's iDVD page.
To bring your video files to the STC workstation, you can download the video file from an online source, create it on the workstation, or import your video file from an external source.
| Media | Windows STCs | Macintosh STCs |
|---|---|---|
| CD-ROM
CD-RW |
All workstations at all sites | All workstations at all sites |
| DVD-ROM | All sites except Law 235 E | All workstations at all sites |
| CD-R
DVD-R |
Nursing 342
Business/SPEA 3000, 3003, and 3005 IT 131 |
Eskenazi Hall 185
Business/SPEA 3005 IT 131 |
| DVD-RW | Education/Social Work 2116, 2117, 2119, 2121, and 2124
Business/SPEA 3000, 3003, and 3005 IT 131 |
Education/Social Work 2117
Eskenazi Hall 185 Business/SPEA 3005 IT 131 |
| DVD+RW | Education/Social Work 2116, 2117, 2119, 2121, and 2124
Business/SPEA 3000, 3003, and 3005 IT 131 |
Education/Social Work 2117
Business/SPEA 3005 IT 131 |
| DVD+R DL | IT 131 A multimedia room | IT 131 B multimedia room |
If you are an IUPUI faculty or support staff member working on an academic project, you can burn CDs in the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) in University Library (UL) 1125, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 8am-5pm and Tuesday 8am-7pm. There is no charge for the service, but call the CTL at 317-274-1300 to be sure the CD burner will be available. You may bring your own blank CDs or purchase CDs at the CTL for a small fee.
The CTL also has removable media equipment available for faculty use, by appointment only, during regular business hours. To make an appointment, call 317-274-8880. For more information about CTL services, equipment, and hours, see the CTL web page.
For more about the UITS Student Technology Centers, including site locations, hours, printing practices, and available software and hardware, see:
