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Assuming both systems have a 10/100 ethernet port, you can connect these two machines using something called a crossover cable. A crossover cable is a special network cable that allows two computers to be networked without the use of a hub or switch.

Failing that, and assuming both systems have USB, you could use a USB transfer cable. This is a special cable which allows you to connect two systems via USB for transferring files & such.

Either one of these solutions may require a certain amount of software to be installed on both machines, this could be a problem for your machine with the inoperative cdrom drive. In order to get around that problem, you could try downloading the needed software from the internet (assuming the HP has internet connection) or use an external USB cdrom drive.

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Q: How can I connect my HP pavilion dv8000 laptop with an old dell I have. The HP has a inoperative CDROM and very little free HD space.?
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