Checking the operating system version on your Mac

1. Go to the Apple menu (in the upper left corner) and select About This Mac.

2. Under the Apple logo, it will indicate the version of the operating system you are running.

3. Please follow the instructions for connecting to fs1 for your computer's operating system:

10.12 (Sierra),
10.14 (Mojave),*
and 10.15 (Catalina):


* No College-owned computers were imaged with 10.13 High Sierra.

Connecting to fs1 - Instructions for computers running Mac OS X/macOS
10.12 (Sierra),
10.14 (Mojave),*
and 10.15 (Catalina):

* No College-owned computers were imaged with 10.13 High Sierra.

All students, faculty, and staff at Saint Mary's College are provided with 10GB of disk space on our network to save their files. This space is accessible from any networked computer on campus, and is commonly referred to as a personal network drive or the H: drive.

1. While in the Finder (you know you're in the Finder if you look up at the menu bar and it says Finder next to the Apple Menu - if you're not in the Finder, click on the desktop), go to the Finder menu and select Preferences

2. In the area below Show these items on the Desktop: check the box next to Connected servers.

3. Close the Finder Preferences window.

4. While in the Finder, go to the Go menu and select Connect to Server...

5. Next to Address: or Server Address: type in smb://username@fs1.saintmarys.edu/username and click Connect.


6. You will be prompted for a username and password to connect to the server. Type in your user name and your password and then click Connect. (This is the same user name and password you use to check your Saint Mary's e-mail.)


7. The network drive's icon will appear on your desktop. A window will open to display the contents of your network drive.

8. To easily remount a network drive:

   1. Select the drive by clicking on its icon (on the desktop) once to highlight it.

   2. Click down once on the icon of the drive and drag it to the right side of the dock at the bottom of the screen. You should see icons in the dock moving around to make room for the new icon to appear.

   3. Let go of the mouse button to "drop" the icon in the dock.

   4. When you shut down or log off your computer, it will disconnect from any mounted network drives. To reconnect to your network drive when you turn your Mac back on, click once on the icon in the dock of your network drive. You will then be prompted for your Saint Mary's login and password and the volume will mount.

If you encounter problems connecting to the network file server (fs1)

• Faculty and staff can contact the Helpdesk at 574-284-4715 or helpdesk@saintmarys.edu.