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hum. how would i do this?

Assuming they are on the same network (router) and homegroup in windows you should be able to access it. It is kind of hard to explain via text but there are many simple tutorials on youtube.  ;)

 

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hello i have a WD blue laying around. what do you think i should i do with it? i will be getting a dell tower and laptop soon. thanks!

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add it.....to the desktop? 

muh specs 

Gaming and HTPC (reparations)- ASUS 1080, MSI X99A SLI Plus, 5820k- 4.5GHz @ 1.25v, asetek based 360mm AIO, RM 1000x, 16GB memory, 750D with front USB 2.0 replaced with 3.0  ports, 2 250GB 850 EVOs in Raid 0 (why not, only has games on it), some hard drives

Screens- Acer preditor XB241H (1080p, 144Hz Gsync), LG 1080p ultrawide, (all mounted) directly wired to TV in other room

Stuff- k70 with reds, steel series rival, g13, full desk covering mouse mat

All parts black

Workstation(desk)- 3770k, 970 reference, 16GB of some crucial memory, a motherboard of some kind I don't remember, Micomsoft SC-512N1-L/DVI, CM Storm Trooper (It's got a handle, can you handle that?), 240mm Asetek based AIO, Crucial M550 256GB (upgrade soon), some hard drives, disc drives, and hot swap bays

Screens- 3  ASUS VN248H-P IPS 1080p screens mounted on a stand, some old tv on the wall above it. 

Stuff- Epicgear defiant (solderless swappable switches), g600, moutned mic and other stuff. 

Laptop docking area- 2 1440p korean monitors mounted, one AHVA matte, one samsung PLS gloss (very annoying, yes). Trashy Razer blackwidow chroma...I mean like the J key doesn't click anymore. I got a model M i use on it to, but its time for a new keyboard. Some edgy Utechsmart mouse similar to g600. Hooked to laptop dock for both of my dell precision laptops. (not only docking area)

Shelf- i7-2600 non-k (has vt-d), 380t, some ASUS sandy itx board, intel quad nic. Currently hosts shared files, setting up as pfsense box in VM. Also acts as spare gaming PC with a 580 or whatever someone brings. Hooked into laptop dock area via usb switch

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hello i have a WD blue laying around. what do you think i should i do with it? i will be getting a dell tower and laptop soon. thanks!

backup drive 

 

 

 

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Put it in your PC?

use it?

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

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mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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Keep it as a backup in case the HDD in your desktop breaks, or mount it in RAID (or just add it for more storage) in the desktop if possible.

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add it.....to the desktop? 

ok i might :)

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backup drive 

for what?

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Put it in your PC?

use it?

which one?

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Keep it as a backup in case the HDD in your desktop breaks, or mount it in RAID (or just add it for more storage) in the desktop if possible.

which one?

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which one?

the one you use? :P

the one you need it on?

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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Dunk it in milk and pretend it's an Oreo. 

i don't eat palm oil.

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hello i have a WD blue laying around. what do you think i should i do with it? i will be getting a dell tower and laptop soon. thanks!

It won't fit in your laptop. Depends what are using the dell tower for? Main pc? If so put it in.

Desktop 1: CPU: Intel Core i7 4770  GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX 960 Ram: Crucial DDR3 2x8GB 1600 MHz  Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 250GB and Segate 1TB Hard drive  Desktop 2: CPU: Intel Pentium G3258  GPU: AMD R7 250  Ram: Corsair Vengance DRR3 2x8GB 1600 MHz  Mobo: MSI H81M-E33  PSU: Corsair CX430M  Case: Rosewill MicroAtx Mini Tower

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the one you use? :P

the one you need it on?

i have a mac. xD

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It won't fit in your laptop. Depends what are using the dell tower for? Main pc? If so put it in.

i don't have it yet. the man was having issues with dell so he got a mac.

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i have a mac. xD

......

I don't know what I expected.

 

I wouldn't know what you should do. Really don't know.

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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i don't have it yet. the man was having issues with dell so he got a mac.

Are you going to use it to replace your mac?

Desktop 1: CPU: Intel Core i7 4770  GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX 960 Ram: Crucial DDR3 2x8GB 1600 MHz  Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 250GB and Segate 1TB Hard drive  Desktop 2: CPU: Intel Pentium G3258  GPU: AMD R7 250  Ram: Corsair Vengance DRR3 2x8GB 1600 MHz  Mobo: MSI H81M-E33  PSU: Corsair CX430M  Case: Rosewill MicroAtx Mini Tower

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......

I don't know what I expected.

 

I wouldn't know what you should do. Really don't know.

ok thanks anyway!

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Are you going to use it to replace your mac?

oh no i love my mac.

EDIT: my company recycles computers.

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I also have a few WD Blues laying around, but I can't get them to work :P

Semi-cool guy

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Well, then barbecue it. 

i am a vegetarian.

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Going to get one of these for my spare WD Blue also, I call it the "cool kids" flash drive  B)

 

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give it to me?

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