Transfering a PC

[Eklipze3k]

I've always kind of fancied a Lian-Li Test Bench but then I'm wierd and like stuff to be on display, hence why I've got a transparent case

 

[jip0]

thats pretty cool

id like to make a desk that has like a tray on the legs then the top is made of perspex and you can run all your wires etc in the cavity and then you can just drill a hole where you want the wire to come up.

 

[EvoStevo]

Consider yourself lucky, I'm restricted to a 18" coffee table!

Unless your going to use the CD much then it still works on its side (motherboard side of case).

You can get desks off of Freegle/Freecycle for nothing or get a smaller one and a sheet of Melamine/MDF from B&Q for on top.

And if the current case is in good condition and it works then work around it rather than waste a good case by buying another.

I know - I'm a spoilsport...

 

[psychofox]

Consider yourself lucky, I'm restricted to a 18" coffee table!

Unless your going to use the CD much then it still works on its side (motherboard side of case).

You can get desks off of Freegle/Freecycle for nothing or get a smaller one and a sheet of Melamine/MDF from B&Q for on top.

And if the current case is in good condition and it works then work around it rather than waste a good case by buying another.

I know - I'm a spoilsport...

I'm now thinking thats the best option.

 

[Stu DemonD]

My Desktop is on the floor, this is my setup:





I work from home, so this is in my dining room/study

 

[Eklipze3k]

Dual monitors are the future, clearly

 

[psychofox]

Dual monitors are the future, clearly

I was thinking the same thing!!!!

 

[jip0]

dunno what i would do without dual monitors with some of the stuff i do.

Wish a few more games had proper support for them though

 

[Eklipze3k]

It doesn't make sense with some games, having your character chopped in 1/2 by the middle of the screens is annoying in FPS's, 3 monitors on the other hand ... :chin:

 

[RuSZ]

3 monitors on the other hand ... :chin:

Did it work last time you tried

 

[Eklipze3k]

It worked, just there were only a couple of games that supported it, and it was a ballache to get all 3 working at the same time. That was like 8 years ago though, things have progressed since then

 

[RuSZ]

currently bidding on a second monitor for my setup. decided instead of buying 2 new monitors or a second differnt monitor i'd hunt down another LG Flatron. Shame the model i own is discontinued :bang:

Ebay to the resuce. £36 for a identical 22" monitor to mine :slayer:

 

[Focus Owner]

at home i have duel, 24" screens, ones a tv and the others a monitor. they are not together. instead i have found it usefull if i need to copy data from a photo and getting confused, making it look like a seperate thing helps. (i could never play over 2 moniters)

 

[psychofox]

So I have decided to keep the Alienware ‘as is’ and put it on the floor until I can find a suitable table.
My brother has wiped the drive and reinstalled Vista (via a recovery CD). It’s a 350GB Hard Drive.
My PC is XP, a 500GB drive and has been partitioned. (OS/Games/Work/Spare).
Is it possible to transfer his Vista onto the 500GB drive? Should I leave his drive as the main OS drive (i.e. put nothing else on it) and install my 500GB drive as a second drive, into the Alienware PC. Which OS would boot? Would I still be able to access all my games and work?

 

[Eklipze3k]

If it were me, and I'm assuming that your broadband router has a few ports, I'd plug both machines into the network and copy everything you want kept from the old machine across to the new one into a temporary folder, once you saved everything you need from your 500GB drive whip it out of the old machine, pop it in the new one and format it, then copy back from your temp folder. That way there's no dual OS confusion and it gets rid of any accumulated trash (and there will be some) that'd been floating around on your 500GB drive.

 

[psychofox]

If it were me, and I'm assuming that your broadband router has a few ports, I'd plug both machines into the network and copy everything you want kept from the old machine across to the new one into a temporary folder, once you saved everything you need from your 500GB drive whip it out of the old machine, pop it in the new one and format it, then copy back from your temp folder. That way there's no dual OS confusion and it gets rid of any accumulated trash (and there will be some) that'd been floating around on your 500GB drive.

That sounds like good thinking.
How would i get both PC's to 'see' each other. One is XP, the other is Vista. ive asked before and was told its not possible.

 

[Stu DemonD]

One is XP, the other is Vista. ive asked before and was told its not possible.

And who told you that?

As long as they are both on the same Workgroup and you share the folders, it will be fine

 

[jip0]

personally i would lose vista.

if you install the second drive you can boot to either os you just have to change the boot priority in the bios.

just saw the other reply's and Eklipze3k has the best idea imo

 

[psychofox]

Someone on here, ages ago.

Sweet, im going to give it a try when I get the chance.

 

[Eklipze3k]

I also agree with jip0, ditch Vista asap, XP might not like some of the newer hardware in the Alienware though. You should be able to pick up a Vista > Win7 upgrade fairly cheap I'd have thought.
Having never paid for Windows I've no idea ...