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Serial computer, USB device - Help!
Name: NatsJames Date: April 4, 2005 at 08:48:21 Pacific OS: Windows NT CPU/Ram: N/A
Comment:
Does anyone know where I can get a converter/adapter to let me use a USB device (CD writer) in a computer that only has Serial ports?
All I can find are adapters that work the other way around. I can't be the only one who's ever wanted to use a new peripheral with an old machine!
Name: Badboy Date: April 4, 2005 at 09:13:08 Pacific
Reply:
Do you have any PCI slots?
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Response Number 2
Name: rogerashley Date: April 4, 2005 at 11:57:13 Pacific
Reply:
USB reuires a host and slave, SERIAL ports do not function that way therefore you can not find what you require. Install an add-in USB Card providing the MoBo Bios supports USB.
DO NOT BAN THE MESSENGER
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Response Number 3
Name: ham30 Date: April 4, 2005 at 13:40:05 Pacific
Reply:
Serial ports are way, way, way too slow to run a CD writer! Forget about that! And I would suggest a USB2 controller if the writer is compatible with USB2.
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Response Number 4
Name: rogerashley Date: April 4, 2005 at 14:09:22 Pacific
Reply:
You state O/S as Windows NT, if you mean NT4 then natively it does not support USB:
You can still purchase Backpack Parallel Port Optical Drives see:
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