Transfer of Information?

Dave

Just a quick question...

What is the best way to transfer large chunks of information over from a Laptop with WIN98 with a serial port and an USB port to a Desktop running WINME also with s Serial Port and an USB port

Preferably cheap/free, and relatively easy to setup/use

Any suggestions or help appreciated.

-Dave

Repli

You could take the hard drive from the laptop and install it as a primary slave in the desktop.
Then just mount the HD from win98 and you should be able to transfer the data from there.

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Repli

Another way which might be easier is to use direct cable connection in WIN 98. All it requires is a null modem cable and 2 serial ports.

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chernobyl

When you say "Large" are we talking 50, 100mb or more.
If its 100MB or more, i would say, rip the drive out of the Laptop and stick in it the Desktop, serial transfers are so slooow.
Get urself a copy of Laplink as DCC(software) sux big time.

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Stephen

Better still, if you have network cards, get a crossover cable and use them. Network cards for desktop PC's are dirt cheap, and *most* laptops seem to come with them as standard, but afaik pcmcia network cards can be quite expensive

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- Munch

Bard

Laptop hard drives are a different size and have different connectors to standard desktop PC hard drives and so it's not as simple as ripping the drive out and shoving it in as a slave. Converters are available, but are not cheap.

Your best option is either a program like Laplink or 5:30 and a parallel or serial transfer cable (as in Repli's second reply) - which is SLOW, but works... or networking the two machines together (as in Stephen's reply) - which is a little more expensive but is FAST and beneficial in that a network card is always a handy addition to a PC or Laptop anyway.

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Supercell

If you are lucky( ie its suitable for your laptop hard drive) ,you could you could get a pretty cheap laptop to desktop hard drive converter,Marx Computers-Mobile Rack for Hard drive are only charging £19.44 for them.






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Dave

Thanks lads.

The laptop has a pcmcia network card already so im figuring networking is going to be the best option.

Cheers

-Dave

Snowbat

Good choice assassin.

I got a couple of Realtek 10/100 PCI cards from Scan as part of my last order. They work very well and are only ST£9.40 each (inc VAT)!
http://www.scan.co.uk/network.htm

Stephen

Yeah Dave, you'll have no bother picking up a 10/100 network card for your desktop machine. Just make sure you get a CROSSOVER CABLE (I'm presuming you don't have a hub), not a normal cable.

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- Munch