Hard disks on one machine, control from notebook?

[davidp]

Hi --

Strange question, but maybe not.

I have two computers. Dell Desktop (old Dimension) and a Dell notebook
(old Lattitude).

The notebook has a bad screen and the desktop now won't boot properly.
(Yep, I'm working on that problem too.) But I began wondering if I can
hook up the notebook to the desktop somehow to control the hard drives
in that box without going through the desktop system.

Maybe use that old desktop box as a storage rack? What do you think? Is
this a crazy idea?

Thanks for your help.

David

 

[Rod Speed]

Strange question, but maybe not.

I have two computers. Dell Desktop (old Dimension)
and a Dell notebook (old Lattitude).

The notebook has a bad screen and the desktop now won't boot properly.
(Yep, I'm working on that problem too.) But I began wondering if I can
hook up the notebook to the desktop somehow to control the hard drives
in that box without going through the desktop system.

Not really.

Maybe use that old desktop box as a storage rack?

Makes a lot more sense to just put the drive out of that into
an external case instead and get another screen for the laptop.

What do you think?

Work out why the desktop doesnt boot anymore.

Is this a crazy idea?

Yes.

 

[Arno Wagner]

Hi --

Strange question, but maybe not.

I have two computers. Dell Desktop (old Dimension) and a Dell notebook
(old Lattitude).

The notebook has a bad screen and the desktop now won't boot properly.
(Yep, I'm working on that problem too.) But I began wondering if I can
hook up the notebook to the desktop somehow to control the hard drives
in that box without going through the desktop system.

Maybe use that old desktop box as a storage rack? What do you think? Is
this a crazy idea?

Likely the only way this works is by putting the HDDs from the
desktop intoi external USB enclosures. Everythin else requires
the desktop to boot properly.

Arno

 

[Folkert Rienstra]

Likely the only way this works is by putting the HDDs from the
desktop intoi external USB enclosures.

Which is what the desktop case becomes if you add a bridge device to it.

 

[davidp]

Which is what the desktop case becomes if you add a bridge device to it.


Nonsense.

See, this is how I saw it. The case is just a dead box holding my
storage devices. Forget the notebook idea of that doesn't seem
feasible, but. . . What's the bridge device you're talking about. This
sounds like what I'm after.

Thanks.

David

 

[Folkert Rienstra]

See, this is how I saw it. The case is just a dead box holding my
storage devices. Forget the notebook idea of that doesn't seem
feasible, but. . .