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Transfering files from PC -> laptop

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  • 27-12-2005 10:51pm
    #1
    Redegg
    Registered Users Posts: 361 ✭✭


    About 24 gig. Have no memory stick here. Is it possible to connect them up via usb or some crazy device?


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    garthv
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 4,698 ✭✭✭garthv


    Yeh you can get a USB transfer cable or just network the two machines and drag n drop


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    Duckjob
    Registered Users Posts: 2,859 ✭✭✭Duckjob


    Unless both PCs have USB 2.0, you'd be better off just networking them with a crossover cable (100mps)

    If you have a firewire port of both you can also network them using a firewire cable at 400mps..


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    Karoma
    Registered Users Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    it'd really help if you listed the machine models/spec. at a bare min.


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    Nukem
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 4,082 Mod ✭✭✭✭Nukem


    IF they are XP and have USB or cross over no worries at all!


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    #6
    Redegg
    Registered Users Posts: 361 ✭✭Redegg


    yea. both are XP. usb it is then.


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    nl
    Registered Users Posts: 251 ✭✭nl


    Im going to have to transfare data from a windows 2000 computer to a XP laptop. Can you still use a crossover cable in that situation??


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    mukki
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,669 ✭✭✭mukki


    yeah


    but if i were ye, i'd buy a "usb2 to ide" cable of ebay,for about €10

    then you can plug any ide hard drive into the usb ports, and store loads of stuff on it by just dragging and dropping, so no need to mess about with network settings


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    nl
    Registered Users Posts: 251 ✭✭nl


    cool. Never heard of that before. Yea sure ill check it out. Seams like a handy bit of kit to have.


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