- Feb 24, 2014
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I'm looking to simplify my father in law's PC set up. He currently has his music and photos on several Windows based PCs. I know some are running XP, Vista, and the newest one possibly Windows 7. When he wants to access something on a specific PC he sits down and does what he wants to do. When he fills up a hard drive he either buys another PC (depending on the age of the last PC he bought) or buys an external hard drive. I'm estimating he has hard drives totalling 5-6TB but i'm not sure how full they are, that is just a guess. He's been converting his vinyl, reel to reel, and cassette collections to digital which accounts for most of the storage.
My first thought was to network the PCs together but logistically that won't work (too much interference for wireless and an old house prevents the networking cables from being run). If he had one PC giving him internet access and access to his music and photos he would be very happy. The more simple the set up the better he will feel about it.
He also has 3 printers he uses for various projects but once he has a central location connecting those printers won't be a problem. Thanks in advance
My first thought was to network the PCs together but logistically that won't work (too much interference for wireless and an old house prevents the networking cables from being run). If he had one PC giving him internet access and access to his music and photos he would be very happy. The more simple the set up the better he will feel about it.
He also has 3 printers he uses for various projects but once he has a central location connecting those printers won't be a problem. Thanks in advance
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