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| Thread ID: 30922 | 2003-03-07 01:53:00 | upgrade system | i-gordon (962) | Press F1 |
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| 126117 | 2003-03-07 01:53:00 | I have a P3 733mz windows ME system with 2 monitors and a twin view graphics card, 20Ghz hard drive that is about 80% full. I am about to buy an upgrade swap box P4 2.4Ghz with 60Ghz hard drive. When I get the new system up and running how do I go about connecting the old box to the new one so I can transfer all my files over. Can I run the 2 systems in tandem? Any special hardware required? As I havent actually ordered my new system yet, and Im into new territory with this change over, has anyone got any tips about the hardware I should be aware of. Thanks in advance. | i-gordon (962) | ||
| 126118 | 2003-03-07 02:04:00 | The easiest and quickest way I find when doing this is pull the Hard drive out of the old PC and plug it into the new one in place of the CD-ROM. Then boot into windows (or Linux :)) and copy over data that you want. Other ways are to copy any data that you want onto a CDRW (that's if the old PC has a cd writer) Or put a network into each PC and connect together via a cross-over CAT5 cable and tranfer data over the network. Or get a laplink cable that plugs into your printer or COM ports (Slowest way) |
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| 126119 | 2003-03-07 03:35:00 | Thank CyaBro, If I put network cards in both comps will I be able to work both comps with 1 keyboard and change between them without any problems |
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| 126120 | 2003-03-07 06:53:00 | No you will need a KVM switch to do that ( i think thats the name of them) have a look at DSE | roofus (483) | ||
| 126121 | 2003-03-08 08:52:00 | Thanks Guys. a bit wiser now I hope. | i-gordon (962) | ||
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