NO FOOD or BEVERAGES allowed in labs. Food & drinks will be CONFISCATED.
AS per official policy No Food or Drink policy
Wiring of circuits and connecting of cables/hardware must be done with the power OFF.
Lab kits & stations are assigned by TA's to students for the duration of the semester.
Loose wires and chips are not to be stored in lab kits.
Equipment is never to be removed from the lab under any circumstances, including chairs.
Dealing with Hardware Problems
If you encounter a problem the first thing to do is power off all the hardware, logoff the station and reboot the PC. Sometimes the PC/hardware/software can go into unusual states requiring a cold restart.
Ensure that all cabling and wiring is properly connected. As obvious as it may seem this does happen. Sometimes a problem can be as simple as a cable not being plugged in.