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Transfering

  • 22-09-2005 4:32pm
    #1
    electric69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 794 ✭✭✭


    I have two computers and need to transfer music,video,etc from one computer to the other.there is approx 40gigs in total.I have a mp3 player which i could use but that has only a 2gb memory and is only usb1.1 so its not really an option...is there a way that i could quickly directly connect the two of them up so that i could cut and paste them?


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  • #2
    irlrobins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,541 ✭✭✭irlrobins


    if they both have network cards then using a crossover cable is prob the quickest way. Set the ip address on one to 192.168.1.1 and the other to 192.168.1.2 and enable file and printer sharing. Then you can just drag and drop from one PC to the other.

    The other way is to remove the HD from one PC and install it in the other. Then jsut drag and drop the files you want from the old HD to the new HD


  • #3
    electric69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 794 ✭✭✭electric69


    i presume if i made an IPC$ it would work aswell?


  • #4
    irlrobins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,541 ✭✭✭irlrobins


    dunno. never tried.


  • #5
    andy1249
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,403 ✭✭✭andy1249


    You realise of course that unless both PC's have gigabit Ethernet , then transferring with a crossover cable is going to take ages , 40 gigs , let me see , at 10 mb/ sec that would take all night , even at 100 mb /s your talking at least 2 or 3 hours , and thats assuming maximum throughput !!

    The best bet is to take out the hard drive , put it into the pc you want and copy it over , should be done is less than an hour !!


  • #6
    irlrobins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,541 ✭✭✭irlrobins


    when i said quickest, i meant in terms of ease of setting up without having 2 open two cases up and messing with HD cables etc. sorry for the confusion.

    I'd go with the HD option myself but not everyone is comfortable with tinkering inside the case. Thats why I offered the network cable idea as well.


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  • #7
    electric69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 794 ✭✭✭electric69


    IPC$ i making a connection directly to the other pc...basically like setting up a lan between the two pc's,(wthout the knowledge of the owner of the other computer)..ive never tried transfering files though.waiting a few hours isnt a big deal...just need to have it done by early next week.


  • #8
    srdb20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,175 ✭✭✭srdb20


    Either that or you could but a usb2.0 crossover cable hook it up to both machines wham bam, a few hours later your done!


  • #9
    galwaydude18
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭galwaydude18


    if you want I can make you up a crossover cable! I have a thread here on boards offering to do this for boards.ie users. here is the link http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=219447&page=1&pp=20


  • #10
    electric69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 794 ✭✭✭electric69


    No thanks. I have an unlimited supply of it myself!ill sell at half your price ^^


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