I just picked up a WD MY Book capable of eSATA, firewire, and USB. The main reason for this is to transfer files from my old XP machine to my new Vista 64 machine. I really didn't want to spend $40 on what seems to be a throw away "easy transfer cable" Plus, I can actually use this for other things. I tried using DVD's but got some disk errors and some files won't load to the new machine.
First, the instructions just seem too easy. Plug it in and click on an .exe file which I assume is for the backup utility it comes with. Can it be that easy?
Here's my questions:
1. Seeing how I am going to use this on a XP machine and a Vista 64 bit machine, does it mater which machine I set it up with first? Formatting wise?
2. Beside storing files and backups. Is it possible to load an OS such as Ubuntu as a second boot option, or will that make thinks too complicated to simply store files?
3. On my old machine I have firewire and USB 2.0. Which is faster? I'll be using eSATA with the new machine.
Thanks!
First, the instructions just seem too easy. Plug it in and click on an .exe file which I assume is for the backup utility it comes with. Can it be that easy?
Here's my questions:
1. Seeing how I am going to use this on a XP machine and a Vista 64 bit machine, does it mater which machine I set it up with first? Formatting wise?
2. Beside storing files and backups. Is it possible to load an OS such as Ubuntu as a second boot option, or will that make thinks too complicated to simply store files?
3. On my old machine I have firewire and USB 2.0. Which is faster? I'll be using eSATA with the new machine.
Thanks!