Off loading P2 cards to an external hard drive Via Laptop

[jideobi]

Will it be possible to off load p2 cards to an external hard drive connected to the Dell Latitude D410 laptop

below is the spec for this laptop
Thanks



General

* Built-in Devices Speaker
* Width 10.9 in
* Depth 9.4 in
* Height 1.3 in
* Weight 4.9 lbs
* Notebook type Thin-and-light (4-6 lbs.)

Processor

* Processor Intel Pentium M 755 / 1.86 GHz
* Data bus speed 400.0 MHz
* Processor features Enhanced SpeedStep technology
* Chipset type Mobile Intel 915GM Express

Cache Memory

* Type L2 cache
* Cache size 2.0 MB

RAM

* Installed Size 512.0 MB / 2.0 GB (max)
* Technology DDR2 SDRAM
* RAM form factor SO DIMM 200-pin

Storage Controller

* Storage controller type IDE

Storage

* Floppy Drive None
* Hard Drive 40.0 GB - 4200.0 rpm
* Storage Removable None
* Hard drive type Portable

Optical Storage

* Type CD-ROM

Optical Storage (2nd)

* 2nd optical storage type None

Display

* Display Type 12.1 in TFT active matrix
* Max Resolution 1024 x 768 ( XGA )
* Widescreen Display No

Video

* Graphics Processor / Vendor Intel GMA 900 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 3.0
* Video Memory 128.0 MB

Audio

* Audio output type Sound card
* Audio output compliant standards AC '97
* Audio Input Microphone

Input Device(s)

* Input device type Touchpad , Keyboard

Telecom

* Modem Fax / modem
* Max transfer rate 56.0 Kbps
* Protocols & Specifications ITU V.92

Networking

* Networking Network adapter
* Data link protocol Fast Ethernet , Ethernet , Gigabit Ethernet

Expansion / Connectivity

* Expansion Bays 1.0 x Front accessible
* Expansion Slots Total (Free) 1.0 ( 1.0 ) x PC Card - SO DIMM 200-pin , 1.0 Smart Card - Type I/II , 2.0 Memory
* Interfaces 1.0 x Network - Input - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) , 1.0 x Infrared - VGA - RJ-45 , 1.0 x Microphone - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - Mini-phone 3.5 mm , 3.0 x Hi-Speed USB - Phone line - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm , 1.0 x Modem - Output - IrDA , 1.0 x Headphones - RJ-11 , 1.0 x Display / video - 4 pin USB Type A , 1.0 x Docking / port replicator

Miscellaneous

* Features Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately) , System password , Trusted Computing Platform Alliance (TCPA) module , Administrator password , Hard drive password

Power

* Power device form factor External
* Voltage Required AC 120/230 V
* Power provided 65.0 Watt

Battery

* Technology Lithium ion
* Installed Qty 1.0
* Battery capacity 4800.0 mAh

Operating System / Software

* OS Provided Windows XP Home
* Software Drivers & Utilities

Manufacturer Warranty

* Service & Support 3 years warranty
* Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 3 years - On-site

 

[Dick Campbell]

Yes, but ... I didn't see anything about Firewire (IEEE-1394). You will need firewire to connect to the camera, and USB to connect an external hdd.

 

[jideobi]

Hi Dick
I meant off loading the p2 cards to the laptop using it's PCMCIA slots . Instead of saving it to the laptops internal hard drive save it to an external hard drive connected to the laptop. I wanted to know if this is possible
Thanks

 

[David Jimerson]

Yes, it's very possible; it's the same as offloading to the laptop's internal HDD, except you choose the external drive.

The best way to do this is to use P2 Viewer and create a virtual P2 card on the external drive. Then, it's just a matter of dragging files between the windows in P2 Viewer. This is one of the most reliable ways of doing it.

But you can also do it simply by dragging the CONTENTS and LastClip.txt file from the P2 card to the external HDD using Windows Explorer.

 

[David Jimerson]

Yes, but ... I didn't see anything about Firewire (IEEE-1394). You will need firewire to connect to the camera, and USB to connect an external hdd.

Actually, in Windows, you use USB and not 1394.

 

[CinemaElectronika]

Hi Dick
I meant off loading the p2 cards to the laptop using it's PCMCIA slots . Instead of saving it to the laptops internal hard drive save it to an external hard drive connected to the laptop. I wanted to know if this is possible
Thanks

Wouldn't be any problem using any of the three Hi-Speed USB ports available on your Dell...

But having an extra copy of your data on your internal HDD would be safer yet!

Cheers!

 

[jideobi]

Thanks guys for your help

 

[Ben_B]

Our film club's P2 workflow in the field is to backup the P2 data to two externals from a laptop. It's just moving files around, there shouldn't be any problems.