Transferring data from one computer to another - Whats the cheapest way?
06 June 2003, 09:53 PM
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Hi, Mr Foxy here!
I want a load of mp3's off my pc, and onto my laptop and the cdrw on my pc doesnt work anymore cos it broke. Whats the cheapest way to quickly get these files off my pc and onto my laptop?
CheeRS all!
I want a load of mp3's off my pc, and onto my laptop and the cdrw on my pc doesnt work anymore cos it broke. Whats the cheapest way to quickly get these files off my pc and onto my laptop?
CheeRS all!
06 June 2003, 10:04 PM
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connect the 2 with a parallel port cable, acts as a network cable!
i think you have to do "direct connection"
it's been a while since i've used it but i've got one lying around somewhere.
i think you have to do "direct connection"
it's been a while since i've used it but i've got one lying around somewhere.
06 June 2003, 11:34 PM
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£3.99 buys you a 3.5 IDE to 2.5 IDE adaptor.
Plug the laptop hard disc into this and then plug into your main machine, and transfer files at IDE speeds.
OK, not very practical for doing updates, but if you have a single, big transfer to do, it's the business.
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Plug the laptop hard disc into this and then plug into your main machine, and transfer files at IDE speeds.
OK, not very practical for doing updates, but if you have a single, big transfer to do, it's the business.
Cheers
Ian
07 June 2003, 01:18 AM
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Yep as Mr Watkins says, get it plugged the right way around on trhe drive ands put it as say a secondary master drive in the main PC and as long as your machine picks it up, p[iece of pish
Erm, as long as either have both drives running FAT32 or NTFS eg. If the main machine is 9X/ME and the laptop is nt/2k/xp with a NTFS file system, then you will have no luck when plugged into the main machine.
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Nick
Erm, as long as either have both drives running FAT32 or NTFS eg. If the main machine is 9X/ME and the laptop is nt/2k/xp with a NTFS file system, then you will have no luck when plugged into the main machine.
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Nick
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07 June 2003, 11:29 AM
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Thanks everyone! very much appreciated! I would buy a new cd writer but theyre too expensive and I'n not 100% that it is actually faulty, so a cheaper alternative for now would be best. Anyone know if usb memory sticks need drivers?
Thanks again!
Thanks again!
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http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&pro duct_uid=46605
just got one yesterday seems really good and well cheap. You need to get drivers if you are on win98 but XP and 2000 etc just plug it in. Drivers are only a meg anyway
just got one yesterday seems really good and well cheap. You need to get drivers if you are on win98 but XP and 2000 etc just plug it in. Drivers are only a meg anyway
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