How to Mount Your Home Folder


All holders of 'Data Analysis & Processing Lab' accounts are given a 'Home' folder to use for storage and file transfers.
Please limit yourself to ~100MB. This is a service we offer to help reduce data loss, however, we cannot be responsible for your data.


In addition to providing one more place to store copies of important data, the BCF Home folder also allows for simple transfer of files across platforms.

This means that a Mac or PC user can place a document in their Home folder from their desktop and retrieve it from the workstations in the Data Analysis Lab for processing or printing.

No Zip or floppy disks required!

PC Users

When using the Data Analysis Lab, the Home folder is automatically mounted for you as drive U:

Windows9X users must be logged onto their machine with their BCF username (i.e. the same logon that they use in the BCF Lab to access the NT Workstations.)

To mount the Home folder on your local PC:
  1. Right-Click on the 'Network Neighborhood' icon on your desktop.
  2. Select 'Map Network Drive...'
  3. Specify a preferred drive letter in the 'Drive:' box, or keep default.
  4. Type the following into the 'Path:' box:
        \\BRAHMS\Home
  5. NT users will have an additional 'Connect As:' box where they can specify their BCF username.
  6. Click on 'OK'.
  7. You will be prompted for your BCF password.
  8. If a 'Network path was not found' error appears, change the Path to:
        \\brahms.biosci.arizona.edu\Home
    Or:
        \\128.196.124.8\Home

Mac Users

(Only available in BSW and LSS buildings; Appletalk does not route between other buildings)
  1. Make sure your AppleTalk connection is set to EtherTalk.
  2. Select the Chooser from the Apple Menu.
  3. Click on the AppleShare icon.
  4. Scroll down the list of Appletalk hosts and select BRAHMS.
  5. Enter your BCF username and password.
  6. Select the Home volume.
  7. Click on 'OK'.

 

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