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how to put hdd from second pc into main pc
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I have to dell pc's new one 5150 second one 4700. What I would like to do is connect both together using one screen etc, but would this mean I will have to have a dual boot system or if I just use a crossover cable just to see files etc on second comp. Or if i installed second hd into main comp would I have to take off os on second drive. Thanks for any help |
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how to put hdd from second pc into main pc
sue wrote:
Hi There I have to dell pc's new one 5150 second one 4700. What I would like to do is connect both together using one screen etc, but would this mean I will have to have a dual boot system or if I just use a crossover cable just to see files etc on second comp. Or if i installed second hd into main comp would I have to take off os on second drive. Thanks for any help Your post is unclear. If you want to use both computers with one keyboard/monitor/mouse, you simply need to buy a KVM (Keyboard-Video-Mouse) switch. Examples: http://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/Su...ubCategory=143 If this isn't what you wanted to know, please post back with a better description of what you are trying to do. http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User |
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how to put hdd from second pc into main pc
Also, Sue, two, too, to.
You can abandon the 4700 and install the older drive in the 5150 as a slave IF the 5150 has an available IDE connector. My wife has a E510 and it has all the IDE connectors used with the DVD drives. All the hard drives are SATA. When the second drive is installed as a slave, it will not boot unless the primary master fails. To create a dual boot system, you must have a boot loader on the C: drive that will allow you to select which drive you want to boot. [This requires either two or more hard drives or partitions on one hard drive. You can install the drive temporarily and copy files and then re-install it back into the 4700, you do not have to remove Windows from the drive, since it didn't boot, the Windows folder and the programs installed on that drive will not function, but the data files can be accessed and used normally. You can create a network with a cross-over cable or if you use cable or DSL, just add a router after your modem and use standard CAT 5 cables. XP has a wizard to help you setup the network whether you use a router or cross-over cable. This allows full use of both computers simultaneously. A KVM switch allows the use of one keyboard, video [display] and mouse to control more than one computer. These may well cost more than the router and certainly more than a cross-over cable, but save desk space. Depending on what keyboard and mouse type you have (PS/2 or USB) you may have to look for a compatible KVM switch. Jim "Malke" wrote in message ... | sue wrote: | | Hi There | | I have to dell pc's new one 5150 second one 4700. | What I would like to do is connect both together using one screen etc, | but would this mean I will have to have a dual boot system or if I | just use a crossover cable just to see files etc on second comp. | Or if i installed second hd into main comp would I have to take off os | on second drive. | | Thanks for any help | | Your post is unclear. If you want to use both computers with one | keyboard/monitor/mouse, you simply need to buy a KVM | (Keyboard-Video-Mouse) switch. Examples: | | http://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/Su...ubCategory=143 | | If this isn't what you wanted to know, please post back with a better | description of what you are trying to do. | | http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm | | Malke | -- | Elephant Boy Computers | www.elephantboycomputers.com | "Don't Panic!" | MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User |
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