best way to transfer data from hdd to laptop?

[Panther]

The topic about says it all. How would one go about transfering a large amount of files from a desktop IDE harddrive to a laptop harddrive?

thanks,

 

[ianbergman]

By far the best way is to use an ethernet crossover cable; as long as both machines have a network card, just plug the cable in both ends and boom, you're set. Of course, this means you have to have a machine to plug that IDE hard drive into...

If this is something you do often, consider getting a USB or Firewire hard drive external case - you can just plug the drive into the case, which is connected to your laptop, and boom, you've got yourself an external drive on the laptop and you can copy files to your heart's content.

 

[sohcrates]

you can also but adapters that allow you to plug laptop HDD's into a regular desktop IDE connector. works with most laptop HDD's

this would only be necessary if you don't have network cards in both machines

if interested, i can find you some links to cheap ones

 

[4824guy]

I use Windows Direct Cable Connection program, which its comes with your Windows OS, and use a parallel cable. Works for me.

cheap and easy