Transferring Data

Charlie7940

Charlie7940

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I have a large number of songs I would like to transfer from one computer to another. I do have a flash drive but it is only 256mb;) What kind of cable do I need to just transfer the data right from the computer?
 
Motoxrdude said:
you would need a COM cable. THats what i used and now both computers HDD show up in my computer
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Wow, been a while since i've seen one of those. There's a USB version that does the same thing, but faster. You can also use a firewire cable, if both computers have a firewire port.

IMO the best way, assuming both comps have network capabilities, is to buy a crossover cable (only a few $) and transfer files over a network. These days it's pretty much plug and play with WinXP. Just plug it in, share a folder, and transfer to that folder.
 
IMO the best way, assuming both comps have network capabilities, is to buy a crossover cable (only a few $) and transfer files over a network. These days it's pretty much plug and play with WinXP. Just plug it in, share a folder, and transfer to that folder
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That seems easy enough. I've been searching for one but still cannot find one. Is it just called a crossover cable? Well I'll keep looking. Thanks!
 
By make one, he means cut off the end of the ethernet cable, and basically rewire it. You can't do this without a crimping tool, which would be far more expensive than a cable.

An ethernet cable is basically the same as a crossover cable, just with a different pin configuration.
 
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