New Pc

[Traf]

I am, of course, going to regret asking you lot, but...

 

I need to buy a PC, mine seems to be on its last legs.

 

Therefore, what do you recommend for me, and I'd like it cheaper than chips.

 

Secondly, once I've bought this bargain recommendation, other than using balloons, telekinesis or osmosis, what is the easiest way of transferring the files/programs I want to keep from old PC to new PC?

 

Thanks in anticipation of the flood of useful advice.

[DazBob]

I am, of course, going to regret asking you lot, but...

 

I need to buy a PC, mine seems to be on its last legs.

 

Therefore, what do you recommend for me, and I'd like it cheaper than chips.

 

Secondly, once I've bought this bargain recommendation, other than using balloons, telekinesis or osmosis, what is the easiest way of transferring the files/programs I want to keep from old PC to new PC?

Thanks in anticipation of the flood of useful advice.

 

Take the hard drive out of your old PC. Open up your new PC (should be just a couple of clips somewhere - easy to do).

 

Find where your new PC's CD drive is attached to the mother board (should be a grey connection about 3 inches wide). Attach your old hard drive into this connection and boot up the PC.

 

You should now be able to access that drive from 'my computer' and copy whatever you want from it over onto the C drive.

 

 

I've done this a couple of times myself over the last few years, and if I can do it anyone can.

 

Once done, simply connect everything back on your new PC the way it was before you started fucking about and you should be sorted.

 

PS - If I've missed any steps above then someone please correct me.

Edited August 18, 2011 by DazBobParr

[Casino]

don't you need to change the pins in the hard drive from master to slave, or was that just in the old days?

 

tbh, i'd just buy a 16gb memory stick for under 20

[Traf]

don't you need to change the pins in the hard drive from master to slave, or was that just in the old days?

 

tbh, i'd just buy a 16gb memory stick for under 20

 

Drag and drop, both ways?

[DazBob]

don't you need to change the pins in the hard drive from master to slave, or was that just in the old days?

 

tbh, i'd just buy a 16gb memory stick for under 20

 

Erm, dunno, really. I've not had an issue with the pins.

 

I'm a bit of a spaz nowadays when it comes to computers and the last couple of PC's I've done it on have been a few years old. Maybe brand new PC's are different...?

 

Anyway, if you're not arsed about ?20 or so, I'd agree on the memory stick advice. Far less pissing about.

Edited August 18, 2011 by DazBobParr

[barryk32]

tbh, i'd just buy a 16gb memory stick for under 20

 

Where?

[liamBWFC]

You could put your old hard drive into your new computer, depending on the connection. Your new computer will surely be SATA whereas your old computer may be IDE depending on how old it is. If it is an IDE then you can get a converter for it, http://www.maplin.co.uk/sata-to-ide-convertor-36036

 

Setting the master/slave on your IDE is easy, just look on the print on top of your hard drive and there will be a diagram of how you set the jumpers for master and slave, follow the slave ones and you will be sorted.

[HomerJay]

16gb for under ?12

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003ULW7HU/ref=nosim/?tag=hotukdeals-21

 

or 32gb for ?20

 

http://www.mymemory.co.uk/USB-Flash-Drives/MyMemory/MyMemory-32GB-USB-Flash-Drive---Blue

[barryk32]

Aaaaah, wrong end of the stick.

[Casino]

Drag and drop, both ways?

 

yes sir

 

obviously, you don't have to do it all at one go and could use a smaller stick

 

external drive

 

dvd

 

owt really

[ZiggyStardust]

16GB memory stick

 

XP->XP - File & Setings transfer wizard

XP->Windows 7 - Easy transfer wizard.

 

Either will transfer your my docs, email, favourites plus all word docs, photos etc, desktop settings n all that jazz. Software is built into windows already.

 

 

 

Run the software on the new machine, it will install onto the memory stick. pop it in t'old machine, run the instaled program, select what you want to transfer, wait a while, pop it in new one, hit continue, bobs your uncle.

[C86]

Where?

 

Under a ?11 at Amazon pal

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003MWJKVI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Edited August 18, 2011 by C86

[C86]

Traf, Laptop pal or a MacBook Pro like me....

[Traf]

Traf, Laptop pal or a MacBook Pro like me....

 

Need/want a PC for my "home office" and getting a laptop too.

 

Can't afford Apple. The sites aren't quite raking it in yet!

[MickyD]

Can I ask a reet stupid question?

 

If you were to put your old hard-drive into a new PC, wouldn't you also risk infecting the new PC with any undetected crap that may have been dormant on your old PC?

[HomerJay]

technically yes but unlikely,

 

 

just bang it in, the scan it before accessing any files on it.

[barryk32]

Just plug it in and have 2 hard drives. Why bother fucking about.

 

Anyway, Homer get off here and get on my slingbox thing.

 

Cheers.

[Traf]

Right, enough of this hard drive swapping bollocks. I can't be arsed with that: it'll be a memory stick job, because (a) I've already got one of those and (b ) it sounds the easiest way.

 

Now, find me a cheap (but not shit) PC.

Edited August 19, 2011 by Traf

[Nowack]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Belkin-Hi-Speed-External-Drive-Enclosure/dp/B0001GYNJ2

 

I bought an external box which you simply fit your old internal hard drive into and plug into your USB. This then acts like an external storage device you can keep your photos and stuff on and not clog up your fancy new PC.

[Happy Wanderer]

Now, find me a cheap (but not shit) PC.

You need to be more specific of what your requirements are, how dependant are you on it's speed, disk space, RAM, desktop or a tower etc

[Traf]

You're right, of course, I should have been more specific! I was just seeing what people would recommend, but they didn't!

 

 

I've got one now, thanks though. It's nothing special I needed: web browsing, running MS Office, Excel etc and web-page editing mainly.

 

I ended up getting a Compaq CQ5302:

3GB DDR3 RAM

320 GB HDD

Intel Celeron Dual Core E3300 (2.5GHz)

with Windows 7 Home Premium

 

I know it's not the best in the world, but considering I picked it up for less than ?190, I'm happy enough.

 

I also took Casino's advice re: a laptop and went to Tier1 where I got:

Compaq Presario CQ62-A10SA

V series V120 / 2.2 GHz

RAM 2 GB

HDD 160 GB

DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM

Mobility Radeon HD 4250

WIRELESS : 802.11b/g/n

Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

15.6" Widescreen LED backlight BrightView TFT 1366 x 768 ( WXGA ) for ?199.

 

As with the desktop: not a world beater but they'll both do what I need them to do for now and I got change from ?390.

[jayjayoghani]

I also took Casino's advice re: a laptop and went to Tier1 where I got:

Compaq Presario CQ62-A10SA

V series V120 / 2.2 GHz

RAM 2 GB

HDD 160 GB

DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM

Mobility Radeon HD 4250

WIRELESS : 802.11b/g/n

Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

15.6" Widescreen LED backlight BrightView TFT 1366 x 768 ( WXGA ) for ?199.

 

As with the desktop: not a world beater but they'll both do what I need them to do for now and I got change from ?390.

 

bought a v.similar laptop with Tier 1.

 

even though I opted for free delivery (3-5days) it arrived next day

 

so far so good

 

all being well, cheers Casino/Traf

[Traf]

Aye, mine arrived the next working day too.