Question about working on different computers on a project?

I'm going to have video footage stored on an external Firewire 800 hard drive and I'm going to work on a project in a lab that has 30 different Macs, so I will not always be working on the same computer.
Do I need to change any settings each time I get on a new Mac or will the project file always open up the media each and every time I double click on it or open it in CS6?
Thanks.

1. When you say you assign a unique drive letter for each external, do you mean you are simply naming the hard drive itself so each of your externals shows up with its own unique name OR are you referring to something else?
In Windows, all drives are deliniated by "drive letter." This is set in the OS, and is part of that absolute Path, such as Z:\[Project Name]\Video. When I get a new external, I set it's drive letter in the OS of each computer and then add a label to it. In Windows, each HDD, whether internal, or external, has an I.D. number, and if one has set the drive letter, when the OS sees that I.D., it knows what to do. I started with Z:\, and worked backward. As my workstation has a bunch of HDD's, I ran out of drive letters, and just started over. However, that means that I cannot have both of my Z:\ externals hooked up at the same time. That, however, is not a problem, as I have each one marked, and they have unique Projects on them, so I should never need both Z:\'s at the same time. Mac's do things a bit differently, and I am certain that I would get it wrong, so will let a Mac-user discuss that with you.
Again on Windows, if one has NOT set the drive letter, then the OS will assign one, and that will depend on the existing drive letters used on the system, and the order that any external devices are plugged in and turned ON. As a for instance, let's say that I plug in that Z:\, into a computer where it has not yet been set to Z:\, it will usually be assigned the next drive letter, for that computer, so it might be F:\, and then my absolute Paths are broken, since they point to Z:\.
Good luck,
Hunt

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