Re: data migration
From: Malke (malke_at_nospoonnotreally.com)
Date: 10/07/04
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Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2004 09:35:13 -0700
Will K wrote:
> How can I transfer files from my old comp to a new one? I
> don't have a CD burner and I'm too cheap to purchare
> software.
You can use XP's File and Settings Transfer Wizard. Here's a link to an
explanation:
Read Gary Woodruff's article on Files and Settings Transfer at
http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm
Another way is to slave the old hard drive temporarily in the new
computer and copy the files over that way. Here is how to slave a hard
drive in another machine in order to copy over its data. We'll call
this drive "drive.old" and the target drive "target.drive". Turn off
both computers, and then take drive.old out of its computer, gently
removing the ribbon cable and power connector. Handle hard drives
carefully, and try not to touch any exposed circuit boards. Look at
drive.old - between the connectors for the ribbon cable and power is a
small section with little pins. There will be a tiny plastic rectangle
covering some of the pins. This is called a "jumper" and is used to set
the drive's status to master, slave, or cable select. The easiest thing
to do is to remove the ribbon cable from the cd drives in the new
computer and connect drive.old to one of the connectors on that cable.
If you do this, you won't need to change the jumpers on drive.old. Be
sure to plug in a power connector to drive.old. Turn on target.drive's
computer. If you've done everything right, then drive.old will show up
in the BIOS and then in Windows. You can then drag and drop your data
from drive.old to the place of your choice on target.drive. When you
are finished, shut down the computer and reverse your steps. This
procedure is actually very easy and doesn't take long to do.
Malke
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