Re: No parallel port (LPT1:) on new computers
- From: "Dan G" <none@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 12:36:42 -0600
Some of these new motherboards still have a header on the board for a
parallel port, you just need a special cable to connect to it. If so, it
would be seen in the BIOS settings where it is turned on or off.
Barring that, I agree that getting a PCI card is a cheap solution.
"Gab" <gab.net105@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:4337fba3$0$994$8fcfb975@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hello everybody,
>
> It seems that there is a trend to give up with parallel ports on new
> computers. Anyway it is the case on my new Dell 9100 computer.
> My old but perfectly working laser printer Canon LPB-4i has, of course,
only
> one such parallel port.
> What solutions are available ?
>
> 1) A special cable with a parallel plug on one end and an USB plug at the
> other ? I bought one (i'ts quite expensive (39?)) and the connection works
> but the Windows XP driver seems to be inappropriate (error messages, 2 or
3
> minutes of waiting time before printing, missing text, etc..). Is there a
> driver somewhere for such a situation ?
>
> 2) Connect the printer to a printer router with a parallel entry ? It
seems
> more expensive than the preceding one, but will it work better ? Hass
anyone
> experienced such a solution ?
>
> 3) Other ?
>
> It seems this problem will show up more and more frequently, but I could
not
> find it in this forum.
>
> Gab
>
>
.
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