CLARKESR
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CONNECT MULTIPLE PCS TOGETHER
Hi, This may be a newbee type question, so bear with me. I have just set up a new desktop PC under WIN 8. My old desktop used WIN 7 and is still working ok. It has an internal cage that can be got at by an external door which is very convenient. The cage contains 4 hot swap disk drives. in addition there are 2 internal mounted drives. What would be the best way to use the old Win 7 PC as an external storage device for the new WIN 8 PC. That is, use the drives on the old WIN 7 PC as additional storage on the new WIN 8 PC and have the ability to read/write to the drives on the old WIn 7 from the new WIN 8 and the old Win 7 PCs. I do not want to link them together by using a wired or wireless network. The old WIN 7 PC has 2 ethernet ports, but the new Win 8 has only 1 ethernet port (I goofed up). I have thought about using LAPLINK GOLD with their USB transfer cable.
All ideas will be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Clarke
All ideas will be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Clarke
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Hi again, Ok all is working well with the file communications, but there is a new weird problem. The WIN 8 PC will not boot up if I leave the drives on the Win 7 PC mapped on it. "page error in non-page area" message. However, if I disconnect the mapped drives on the WIN 7 PC from the WIN 8 PC before I shut the WIN 8 PC down, it will boot up AOK.
any *.dll names or *.sys names in the bluescreen error? might be a problem with the network driver. Furthermore try a real shutdown not just the fastboot.
Here you see how to disable fastboot.
http://winaero.com/blog/how-to-disable-or-enable-fast-startup-in-windows-8-1/
Here you see how to disable fastboot.
http://winaero.com/blog/how-to-disable-or-enable-fast-startup-in-windows-8-1/
Boot the two machines separately and now connect them on the network. I assume you use a network and not direct connection. Then attach the computers to the network.
What happens?
That is, by using passwords or some other method I can prevent other PCs on the router or on the network wired (power-lines) or wireless from having access to the disks on the subject 2 PC's
Yes, of course, you can secure things this way.
Also, what kind of transfer speeds can I expect between the 2 Pcs.
With a good router and good network cards, you can transfer as fast as the router will allow. I get a steady 800 Mbits/second on a 1 Gbit/second router.
What happens?
That is, by using passwords or some other method I can prevent other PCs on the router or on the network wired (power-lines) or wireless from having access to the disks on the subject 2 PC's
Yes, of course, you can secure things this way.
Also, what kind of transfer speeds can I expect between the 2 Pcs.
With a good router and good network cards, you can transfer as fast as the router will allow. I get a steady 800 Mbits/second on a 1 Gbit/second router.
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Hi, No other information on the BSOD except the page error in non page area message. I have tried real/cold shutdowns and boot ups to no avail. I booted both units separately and then connected them to network and boot up problem still exists if I try to boot WIN 8 with the WIN 7 drives mapped.
Have you got another computer of any kind of the network? If so, does the other computer cause issues?
I have connect scads of computers over networks and networking never causes issues.
I suspect there is some operating system damage to the Windows 8 machine.
Try running System File Checker on BOTH computers. Run SFC /SCANNOW on both computers, restart and test.
Also try DISM on the Windows 8 Computer.
Open cmd.exe with Run as Administrator.
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /Scanhealth (takes 15 - 20 minutes).
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /Restorehealth (takes 15 - 20 minutes).
Restart the computer and test.
I have connect scads of computers over networks and networking never causes issues.
I suspect there is some operating system damage to the Windows 8 machine.
Try running System File Checker on BOTH computers. Run SFC /SCANNOW on both computers, restart and test.
Also try DISM on the Windows 8 Computer.
Open cmd.exe with Run as Administrator.
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /Scanhealth (takes 15 - 20 minutes).
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /Restorehealth (takes 15 - 20 minutes).
Restart the computer and test.
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Hi folks, I have not seen so many blue screens in a long time. I agree that the WIN 8 system must have got damaged somehow. I had done all the scans that you suggested and then I tried to do restores and none of them worked. So, I did the WIN 8 refresh and what a pain having to reinstall a lot of my software. Ok, so I now seem to be back to normal and the networking is AOK. I hope it all continues to stay as is. If I get the time I will start to strip some of the external hardware just in case something could be failing and be the real cause of the problems I had. Again, thank you all for your help, it was a pleasure working with you. Best regards and a Blessed Happy Thanksgiving to You and Yours, Clarke
Same to you and thank you.
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