Install Windows on a Mac
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Why would you want Windows on a Mac
Many Engineering software packages only run on Windows. Some of the most common include ChemCAD, Civil-3D, Revit, Solidworks, and Microsoft Project & Visio.
System Requirements
Departmental Drive ("T" Drive)
All CoE faculty and staff have access to \\share\coe. This is normally mapped to the letter T and hence referred to as the "T drive".
All departmental data should be stored here.
User Drive
All ua-net user accounts have access to \\home\{first letter of username}\{username} (example: if username is jsmith, then path is \\home\j\jsmith).
This is used for storage of personal user data and is normally mapped to the letter U and referred to as the "U drive".
Departmental data should not be stored here.
Lab/project folders
Faculty and students can access lab or project folders on \\labfs.ua-net.ua.edu\share\{project}
The faculty member in charge of the lab or project can request access by emailing support@eng.ua.edu and including the myBama userids of users requiring access.
Bootcamp vs VM
Windows 10
- Make sure computer is on the campus network (wired or wifi) or via VPN.
- Open file explorer and navigate to "This PC" on the left.
- Select the tab at the top labelled "Computer".
- Select "Map Network Drive".
- Select the drive letter. This is personal preference but normally we use T, U, L, or P.
- Enter the shared folder path (example: \\share.ua-net.ua.edu\coe).
- Check reconnect at sign-in and click "Finish".
- The network drive should be now mapped and show up in file explorer.
Mac
- Make sure computer is on the campus network (wired or wifi) or via VPN.
- Select "Go" in the finder menu bar at the top center of the screen
- Select "Connect to Server"
- Enter the name of your server as smb://{your drive name} (example: smb://share.ua-net.ua.edu/coe)
- Select "Connect"
- Enter the domain as ua-net, your ua-net userid and password (normally the same as your myBama credentials).
- Select "OK"
- The share will appear on the desktop.
