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Old 17 February 2006, 10:18 AM
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Hello. I have a very old Dan desktop PC. I have some data on it that I would like to transfer over to my lap top so I can basically chuck the desk pc in the bin. Problem is the PC does'nt have a cd writer or modern usb ports.

How is it done????

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Old 17 February 2006, 10:51 AM
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Try using a cross-over network cable, does the PC have an ethernet port?
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Old 17 February 2006, 11:02 AM
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No ethernet port as far as I can tell
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Old 17 February 2006, 11:07 AM
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take the disk out and put it in another desktop that does have a usb port, set it up as a slave drive, then copy the data off.
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Old 17 February 2006, 12:29 PM
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if you don't have access to another machine, you can get hold of IDE > USB converters for about 30 quid
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Old 17 February 2006, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by BlkKnight
if you don't have access to another machine, you can get hold of IDE > USB converters for about 30 quid
Hi

IDE is the old type connection that my 1996 PC will have?

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