I went to Fry's to have my computer (HP Windows XP) looked at because it wouldn't turn on. I was told that my mother board was fried. So, I bought a new computer (HP pavillion with vista) and a hard drive enclosure and the guys at Fry's put my hard drive in it and told me that I would just need to hook it up, turn it on and drag and drop my files. I've tried that but it's not working. Could someone please take pitty on me and tell me how to do this. I've got very simple computer skills. I appreciate any and all advice!! Thanks in advance. Jen
How do I transfer data from hard drive to new computer?
- Thread starter Jen
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Hi, Jen, and welcome to the forums.
First off, some info:
First off, some info:
- What was your old OS?
- What OS are you running now?
- What have you tried to do, and what happened when you tried that?
- Have you gotten any error messages?
My Computers
System One System Two
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- Operating System
- Windows 10 Pro X64 Insider Preview (Skip Ahead) latest build
- Manufacturer/Model
- The Beast Model V (homebrew)
- CPU
- Intel Core i7 965 EE @ 3.6 GHz
- Motherboard
- eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
- Memory
- 3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
- Graphics Card(s)
- eVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-3979-KB)
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD Audio (onboard)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 2 * Lenovo LT2323pwA Widescreeen
- Screen Resolution
- 2 * 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- SanDisk Ultra SDSSDHII-960G-G25 960 GB SATA III SSD (System)
Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SATA III SSD (User Tree)
2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA II Mech. HD
Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L Barracuda 7200.12 1.5 TB S
- PSU
- Thermaltake Black Widow TX TR2 850W 80+ Bronze Semi-Mod ATX
- Case
- ThermalTake Level 10 GT (Black)
- Cooling
- Corsair H100 (CPU, dual 140 mm fans on radiator) + Air (2 *
- Keyboard
- Logitech G15 (gen 2)
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Master (shared)
- Internet Speed
- AT&T Lightspeed Gigabit duplex
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- Operating System
- Sabayon Linux (current, weekly updates, 5.1.x kernel)
- Manufacturer/Model
- Lenovo ThinkPad E545
- CPU
- AMD A6-5350M APU
- Motherboard
- Lenovo
- Memory
- 8 GB
- Graphics card(s)
- Radeon HD (Embedded)
- Sound Card
- Conextant 20671 SmartAudio HD
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Lenovo 15" Matte
- Screen Resolution
- 1680 * 1050
- Hard Drives
- INTEL Cherryvill 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SSD
- PSU
- Lenovo
- Case
- Lenovo
- Cooling
- Lenovo
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Master (shared) | Synaptics TouchPad
- Keyboard
- Lenovo
- Internet Speed
- AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex
Make sure your user name and password on new computer are same as your old.
Turn on both devices before you connect via USB. Then wait for drivers to load.
If they don't load, you have to download drivers from manufacturer's website
good luck!
Turn on both devices before you connect via USB. Then wait for drivers to load.
If they don't load, you have to download drivers from manufacturer's website
good luck!
My Computer
System One
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- CPU
- E8400
- Motherboard
- asus p5ql-e
- Memory
- ocz pc 1066 2x2gb
- Graphics Card(s)
- asus eah3650 silent
- Sound Card
- Edirol UA-25
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Gateway FPD2185W
- Screen Resolution
- 1680 x 1050
- Hard Drives
- 750g samsung
- PSU
- Zalman ZM460B 460W
- Case
- Lian Li A05 + 2 x Sythe S-FLEX SFF21D 120mm case fan
- Cooling
- Coolermaster Hyper Z600 fanless CPU cooler
- Keyboard
- Merc Stealth
- Mouse
- Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000
- Internet Speed
- DSL
Nicki J Allen
New Member
geezer10
do i understand i can tranfer files from my WP computer to my vista computer by just using a USB cable??
do i understand i can tranfer files from my WP computer to my vista computer by just using a USB cable??
My Computer
SCSIraidGURU
New Member
Why put it in an enclosure? Can you boot it in safe mode and a master drive.
My Computer
System One
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- CPU
- pair of Intel E5430 quad core 2.66 GHz Xeons
- Motherboard
- Supermicro X7DWA-N server board
- Memory
- 16GB DDR667
- Graphics Card(s)
- eVGA 8800 GTS 640 MB video card
- Hard Drives
- SAS RAID
hi nicki, and welcome,
the hd enclosure has the square usb connector, and your computer has the flat type.
so you can use a standard USB cable.
But to go to computer to computer (what is a WP computer?) you should first try the network, ie connect both computers to an ethernet switch (not with usb)
there are usb crossover cables (flat both ends) but I have not had much luck with them.
hope that makes some sense.
the hd enclosure has the square usb connector, and your computer has the flat type.
so you can use a standard USB cable.
But to go to computer to computer (what is a WP computer?) you should first try the network, ie connect both computers to an ethernet switch (not with usb)
there are usb crossover cables (flat both ends) but I have not had much luck with them.
hope that makes some sense.
My Computer
System One
-
- CPU
- E8400
- Motherboard
- asus p5ql-e
- Memory
- ocz pc 1066 2x2gb
- Graphics Card(s)
- asus eah3650 silent
- Sound Card
- Edirol UA-25
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Gateway FPD2185W
- Screen Resolution
- 1680 x 1050
- Hard Drives
- 750g samsung
- PSU
- Zalman ZM460B 460W
- Case
- Lian Li A05 + 2 x Sythe S-FLEX SFF21D 120mm case fan
- Cooling
- Coolermaster Hyper Z600 fanless CPU cooler
- Keyboard
- Merc Stealth
- Mouse
- Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000
- Internet Speed
- DSL
Logisticlad
New Member
Hi try the easy method & purchase a belkin Easy transfer cable from PC World .Follow instructions, if you have big hard drives do over night .Worked for me very simple .