Transfering files from old CPU to new one.?

Question

The mains connection connecting to my CPU burned out but my hard drives are intact. Is there any way I can transfer all my files from my old CPU to my new one. Please help. Thanks dear friends.

Answer 1

Disconnect your old hard drive. Change the jumper on the back of the hard drive from master to slave. Install it in your new computer. This way it will be another drive in your new computer, and you will still have all your files.

** OR ** Another option is to take out your old hard drive and buy a usb hard drive enclusure. I bought the one below for $20. Now I just plug it in to my usb port when I want to use it. It was a piece of cake and took me all of 5 minutes to put my old drive in it. You just have to put in the drive, connect the power and ribbon cable, tighten the screws, and you are good to go. It is a great option. I have done 2 of these, and I am very pleased. This basically gives you an external hard drive that you would usually have to pay a lot of money for, but it has all your old files on it.

Answer 2

Hi there. The first thing you need to verify is that you won't void the manufacturer's warranty by opening the case of the new computer. You'll need to check with the vendor of the computer before proceeding. Most will not want you opening the case unless you're a qualified professional. That said, if you know what you're doing and your warranty won't be compromised, open the case and check to see whether the cable leading off the motherboard to the hard drive has another connector for you to use for a second hard drive. The connector will look different depending on the interface the hard drive uses. You will see either a wider square-hole connector approximately 2 inches wide or a very small connector about 4 cm wide. The wider connector is called IDE and the smaller is called SATA. It's important that you realize this difference because you may not have the right kind of connector to slave your hard drive from the dead computer, but all is not lost. If the connectors don't match up, you can purchase an external hard drive enclosure from CompUSA, BestBuy, Circuit City, etc. Make sure the enclosure has the same type of connector your hard drive now uses and that the interface externally is what the new computer can use, i.e. firewire vs USB. The key part to mention here is the jumper setting on the back of the hard drive. If you are able to connect the hard drive to the new computer via the aforementioned connector, you'll want to make sure that the jumper setting (usually located on the back of the hard drive) is set appropriately. Make sure you read the vendor's manual or, sometimes the diagram for the correct jumper setting is located on top of the hard drive. You should see something like "Master, Slave, Cable Select" for options. The jumper itself is a small plastic piece with a metal insert. It needs to be inserted into one of the pins on the diagram that shows "Slave". Once you have booted the machine, if the hard drive is not recognized, first ensure that your BIOS is set to allow the hard drive to initialize. Usually the Delete key on your keyboard or F1 will let you enter the BIOS once the machine begins to boot. If the BIOS looks good, you'll want to turn your attention to the jumper settings again. This time, remove the plastic jumper and place it into "Cable Select" and try booting again. One of these jumper settings should allow your hard drive to initilialize properly. If despite your best efforts, the hard drive still fails to be recognized, I would try the external hard drive enclosure. Make sure you read the documentation that comes with the enclosure to ensure that you have the proper jumper setting prior to connecting the hard drive to the interface within the enclosure. I paid $30 for my hard drive enclosure. After you install the hard drive into the enclosure, close the case up and connect the power source (if it requires one as there are enclosures that are powered solely off of USB) and turn the power on to the enclosure. With the newest machine booted, connect the USB or Firewire interface from the enclosure to the computer. Since you stated it's a new machine, it will be running either XP, Vista or Macintosh/Linux. If it is the former, the system will automatically pick up on the fact that you connected the hard drive up to it and you will see a new drive letter appear in Windows Explorer (Windows key+E).

Hope this helps,
John aka tau_zeppelin

Answer 3

if your hard drives are intact.. then just put your drives in the new computer. It might stutter a bit when you start up the first time as the Operating System gets aquainted with your newer machine, but it should fire right up..

Answer 4

I think you can easily do this if you get a new PC, by adding your old hard drive as a slave, so you can read your old files, and transfer them your new one, although you might lose some system specific settings, but it won't me major... :)

Answer 5

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Answer 6

You can hook up your old hard drive as a slave and transfer files or keep it and have 2 hard drives.

Answer 7

use the IDE CABLE OF NEW CPU OR USE USB CASING FOR HARD DISK WHICH IS CONNECT YOUR HARD DISK DIRECTLY VIA USB IT IS A CASE WHERE U PUT YOUR HARD DISK AND CONNECT TO USB PORT AND U TRANSFER THE YOUR FILE DIRECTLY TO ANOTHER HARD DISK