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I have just bought a new computer, and would like to get rid of my old one, but before I do that I would like to get all my MP3s, doc`s, and some programs and links transfered to my new PC, does anyone know how to do this or what cables I need. any help would do thanks.

Thanks

YM

If you can `Network` your computers then that is the way to go, useing a crossover lead. I have also bought a programme called `Computer Linc` this is disc & special cable, cost about £30-00. This enabled me to transfer all my files. A CD re-writer is the obvious. If you don`t have one in the old computer you either have to buy or borrow one, or if there`s one in the new computer take that out & put into the old one, copy your files etc then put it back in the new one again. Hope this helps.

Or put your old hard drive in the new PC on the second channel, boot into windows and copy over all your files. Much quicker too.

the above idea is probably the easiest and cheapest way to go about, simply connect your old HD as the slave, boot up copy over, and remove it.

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Is removing and connecting all easy, I`ve never opened a PC up before so I don`t know much, and thanks for the advice. I dont think i`ll be spending any money on it so removing the Hard drive is probably the best idea.

Thanks

YM

what you doing with yer old PC?... any spares i can canibalise?

Removing a hard drive and connecting it to a second pc is incredibly easy.

Make sure you have earthed yourself (touch a radiator :P), open up the case, take out the screws that hold it in place (usually 4), remove the two cables (one big, and one small and white), slide the drive out.

Open up the case on your new pc, find a slot to slide it in to (that`s not really too important since you`ll only have it connected long enough to copy some files) screw it in (if you want) and connect it.

You`ll almost certainly find that the HD in your new computer is connected with a flat grey cable, the cable has 3 connections, one to your motherboard, one to the hard drive, and a third one, in the middle, that isn`t used. Although the spare one might be at the end, it doesn`t matter. You want to connect the HD from the old PC to this cable, and you should find it has one connection free.

You may find some way to set on the HD that it is a "slave". This may be jumpers (a tiny little piece of plastic going across pins to make a connection) or a switch, probably jumpers.

Anyway, open up both PC cases and have a look inside, you should find it`s nowhere near as complicated as you imagined, and if you did a bit of searching on the net, I`m sure you could find more detailed instructions than what I`ve said.

Oh, don`t blame me if it all goes wrong :P

And be careful you unscrew screws that hold the HD to the case, not ones that hold the HD together!