How does one use a serial cable and null modem to transfer data between computers?

Q. I have an old laptop that does not have removable storage. Its an old 486 machine with no USB or ethernet/modem. I want to transfer data to/from it with my desktop PC. The notebook also has Win 3.11, and the DOS version is 6.2. How would I go about doing this?

A. In order to do it using a serial cable, you'll need some software on the old machine. Something like Laplink. Getting a version that will run on Win 3.11 will be a problem.

I would suggest pulling the hard drive out of the old machine and connecting to your new computer. You can use an external drive enclosure like this one.

http://www.tekcable.com/usb-2-0-hard-drive-enclosure-for-3-5in-drive.aspx

How does one transfer data from a Mac Mini to a new iMac?

Q. My old Mac Mini is VERY slow, and out of memory. I purchased a new iMac desktop computer about a year ago. When I went to the Apple store to ask about transferring data, the worker gave me a firewire cable, capable of being plugged into both kinds of ports. There is just one problem, the Mac Mini hard drive doesn't show up on the desktop like he said. Any Help?

A. You have to start the mac mini in target disk mode for that to work.

Start up the target computer and immediately press and hold down the T key until the FireWire icon appears. The hard disk of the target computer should become available to the host computer and will likely appear on desktop.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1661

How to transfer data between two hard drives?

Q. I had a Gateway computer with Windows XP, and a lot of important programs and files. That computer stopped working, so we got an older computer with Windows 2000. I want to know how to transfer data from the Windows XP computer to our computer with Windows 2000 if the one with XP doesn't turn on at all anymore.
Can someone send me a video or pictures of how to do this?

A. I had somewhat of the same problem a few months ago. First I had to determine what kind of hard drive I had. From looking at the hard drive I saw that it was a SATA hard drive (it was printed on the label). I then pulled the hard drive from my old computer, being careful not to shock it. I went online and got a SATA to IDE cable. This cable allows you to basically turn your old internal hard drive into a external hard drive. I wouldn't recommend keeping it this way. I only used it temporarily in order to get files I really needed off of my old hard drive. After connecting the hard drive to the SATA to IDE cable I connected the other end into a USB port on my new computer. It opened just like a regular flash drive. If you take this route, make sure you don't shock your hard drive by dropping it or applying pressure to it. Doing so would cause your hard drive to stop working. Not saying it wouldn't be able to be accessed, but 9 times out of 10 you would have to take it to a shop and pay extra money for them to try to restore the information. An alternate medthod would be using your old hard drive as a second drive. If you have the slot avalible in your computer you can do so. I would recommend this over the first method. Hopefully this helps you. If you are interested in buying a SATA to IDE able you can purchase one at almost any store that sells computer accessories. I got mine from Tiger Direct (http://www.tigerdirect.com). Good luck.

Can you transfer data from one XBox 360 to another using an ethernet cable?

Q. I'm trying to transfer data to my XBox 360 to the XBox 360 Slim. But the only problem is that I don't want to order a transfer cable (trying to save money) and I don't have a USB memory card that has enough memory to transfer the files I want. So I was wondering if using an ethernet cable would work

A. No, the 360 cannot do a transfer over a network. You have to use the transfer cable, or a little bit at a time on a flash drive or USB hard drive.

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