can you connect two computer tower together to double the capacity?

Answer 1

if i understand the question,
yes, you can connect 2 computers via ethernet/network cabling/cat5e+ and share the drives between the two machines.

you need to have ethernet on both machines, a crossover cable (or a router/hub/switch).
you need to enable sharing on both machines and then enable sharing of the specific drives (ie: c: or g:) then map the drive from the other machine onto the first machine by going to the Start Menu, right click, choose Explore, choose the Tools menu and then Map Network Drive, select an unused drive letter, select the folder/drive to share and follow the rest of the steps, when you are done the drives should show up on the computer in My Computer.

Answer 2

as the other question said you can use two p.cs to double the storage capacity,basically by networking them,or i would rip out the hard drive out of the oldest p.c and add it to the other in a "slave"configuration
as for doubling the processor power this cant be done however,if you have two socket A processors take a look at this http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=10535,this is a dual processor motherboard,a great idea if you have 2 socket A processors,im not sure about the configuration details but i should imagine its similar to dual core processing
also you can use a 2nd p.c as a gateway p.c,this is werte you use a p.c for security software,a bit like a bodyguard,it sits inbetween your main p.c and your modem and runs your anti-virus,spyware protection and firewall
i hope this helps
good luck

Answer 3

the finest answer is a KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mouse) swap that would want to redirect your instruments to whichever tower you pick. once you've abode windows specialist or larger on the structures, you may honestly create a much off login to the former computer from the recent one. the great aspect about distant connection is that the former computer must be on an same community, yet no longer unavoidably interior an same room.

Answer 4

You can combine them for disk space for storing. But you can not use the processor in the second PC as if it is a "dual processor". The overhead to sent things to the second computer and back would be slower then processing everything on the first computer. So there is no technology to do that.

Answer 5

if you are trying to share files or use the hard disk space on the other computer yes. all you have to do is use a crossover cable. then set them up on the same network and make sure you are sharing the drives with all other devices on the network. but you can't use the 2 processors in Combination

Answer 6

What you would be describing is a server. If you need that much power invest in a server, other than that if you need more power than what you have, upgrade or buy a new computer.

And linux does support this, but the draw back is not many programs games ext. support it.

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Answer 7

The capacity of disk space yes.

To double raw computing power - no!

Answer 8

There are forms of Linux that can be used to cluster computers together for extra processing power, but no - in most cases you just should purchase a newer computer.