copying to CD would be a solution but there's 20 gig+ of data (20 discs ish)
so it's not the quickest option
strange isn't it - you'd think this happens so often there would only be one
fail safe approach but i've had loads suggestions
i'm even wondering whether it might be easier to drive the whole operation
from the old machine via network cable bearing in mind that the new machine
has no operating system but the drives are formatted
| Adding to the good answers you got, you can:
|
| - Copy the files you want to transfer to a CD, DVD, or USB drive on the
old
| machine, and then boot up the new machine, and copy the files over.
|
| - Or backup the data to CD, DVD or USB drive on the old machine and
restore
| it onto the new PC. I would not open up an old machine and take anything
| apart without making a backup of it anyway. I used to transfer data
| professionally, and have old machines which worked, that stopped working
| after I opened it up, and mucked around with it, which is why i find it
risky
| to take a HD from one and try to plug it into the other. The way I see it,
I
| just want to transfer data, not build a new machine, and spend the next
week
| figuring out whcih pin i bent, or wire I knocked loose.
|
| - Or get some software like "Fastlynx" (
www.sewelldirect.com) which I use,
| that can transfer data by special "transfer" serial, parallel or USB
cables.
| Both machines must be on, but one monitor is needed. After the software is
| loaded onto both PC's, one machine is setup as the master, and the other
the
| slave, and you can toggle between the two, or watch the data transfer from
| one PC to the other on a split screen, showing activity in the source and
| destination drives. The advantage here is the two PC's can be on different
| OS. This is my preferred way as I don't have to set up any networks, open
up
| any PC's, bend any pins, loosen any wires, and I only deal with the data
| once, during the transfer, and not copy it somewhere first, then copy or
| restore it back after, and not have to worry about differences in the OS
of
| the source and destination systems.
|
|
|
|
| "JethroUK©" wrote:
|
| > I just ordered a new machine and i wondered how best to copy the data
from
| > the old machine bearing in mind it will have no monitor so it will have
to
| > be controlled completely from the new machine - i won't be able to log
the
| > old machine in, just switch it on & off
| >
| > I have a parrallel lead and a serial lead and nic in both - I even
wondered
| > about taking the old drive out and plugging it in the new machine but i
| > don't need it & don't really want to dismantle the new one on the 1st
day
| >
| > Any ideas?
| >
| >
| >
