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Posted by nate735 on Jun-16-2002 05:29:

New computer (sharing files)

Just got my new computer today and wanted to get all my files from my old computer to my new one. What is the easiest way to do this (without burning cd's) ?

Posted by Endre on Jun-16-2002 05:33:

everything take time...but would send everything by ICQ

Posted by lMIlk on Jun-16-2002 05:53:

yea i connect both computer to my router and transfer thru aim. goes about 1mb/sec

Posted by eXos on Jun-16-2002 12:38:

Put the old HD into your new comp

Posted by nate735 on Jun-16-2002 15:46:

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Originally posted by lMIlk
yea i connect both computer to my router and transfer thru aim. goes about 1mb/sec

how do i do this through aim? Can i use a hun instead of a router?

Posted by jon on Jun-16-2002 17:10:

just get 2 network cards and a cross over network cable, then the rest is easy

Posted by mr. poopyhead on Jun-16-2002 19:05:

you can just use windows to set up a network between computers, and open folders on your old computer from your new comp, and transfer stuff that way...

you don't need to use aim or icq or anything.

Posted by Porky on Jun-17-2002 12:15:

the simplest way

slap on your old hard drive (slave) to your new one (master)

each IDE card has room for 2 drives: a master and a slave

you'll have to change the pins to differentiate it as a master or a slave

once you do this, your computer should recognize both drives and you can copy hd to hd

of course on your new master drive, you'll need to set your new os partition as the active partition

Posted by webmeister on Jun-17-2002 12:24:

Yeah once you have your new harddrive up and running with all ur appz and OS and stuff, just stick the old comp's hard drive in with it. Copy across everything u need, and presto!

If u can't do that, do what someone else said and get two network cards and some crossover cable. Transfer em over the ether .. make sure u get 100 megabit cards though .. 10 megabits is hella slow when ur copying 20gigs .. trust me i've been there

Posted by Fir3start3r on Jun-17-2002 12:44:

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Originally posted by webmeister
Yeah once you have your new harddrive up and running with all ur appz and OS and stuff, just stick the old comp's hard drive in with it. Copy across everything u need, and presto!

If u can't do that, do what someone else said and get two network cards and some crossover cable. Transfer em over the ether .. make sure u get 100 megabit cards though .. 10 megabits is hella slow when ur copying 20gigs .. trust me i've been there

Likewise...takes a month of Sundays @ 10 Mbs.

Posted by Blue. on Jun-17-2002 17:56:

Make an FTP or network ur computers together directly, can get around 100MBS that way.

Posted by nate735 on Jun-17-2002 22:27:

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Originally posted by robert_sebanc
Make an FTP or network ur computers together directly, can get around 100MBS that way.

How do you network the computers? what kind of hardware do you need to do this?

quote:
slap on your old hard drive (slave) to your new one (master)

each IDE card has room for 2 drives: a master and a slave

you'll have to change the pins to differentiate it as a master or a slave

once you do this, your computer should recognize both drives and you can copy hd to hd

of course on your new master drive, you'll need to set your new os partition as the active partition

What if booth hard drives have the same name ( c:drive) Will the computer acsept the second hard dive?

Posted by lMIlk on Jun-17-2002 22:43:

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Originally posted by nate735

How do you neywork the computers? what kind of hardware do you need to do this?

a hub,router

Posted by Blue. on Jun-17-2002 22:46:

All you need is 2 network cards (about 30 bucks here in Canada) and some RJ45 cable. You can hook the computers up directly to eachother or through a router or a HUB but PC to PC directly is easiest.