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vickyg2003
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 3:26 pm    Post subject: PC Serial Parallel Card?? Reply with quote

Hi Guys,

This isn't quite what this forum is for, but I do need some computer help for my new JP1 toys.

I fried my serial port when I picked gave it a static electricty shock. The parallel port works fine.

I'd really like to have 2 serial ports on my computer. One for my IRSA and one for my JP1.x cable.

This is a 6year old Win2k machine.

Do I have to replace my parallel/serial card? I'm scared that when I do this my Parallel JP1 cable is not going to work? I'd be really bummed! I'm a real nervous nelly when it comes to hardware! I hate it!

Any guidance or recomendations?
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GLT



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 5:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Have an available USB port?

These are HIGHLY recommended in the HA community:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160095963362

Of course there are the single port ones, but results seem to vary - these are sure cheap enough with a good name:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320093422491

GLT
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 5:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Some of the JP1 toys are not TRUE serial devices. Tommy played some tricks. I absolutely need a real serial port for my IRSA adaptor.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 5:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

do you have an ISA bus?

I think I may have an old ISA card lying around that I can give to you. It won't fit into a PCI only machine though.

If you open the box and see a bunch of slots where the cards go, PCI slots are white, ISA are usually black.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 6:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks UncleMiltie

Actually, now that I looked at the back a little closer it appears that the port that I burned is plugged into the motherboard.

I need is to know what kind of bus I have? How can I tell?

I can buy the card, but I'm going to put it in myself. I just afraid. I can follow directions.

I'm rather relieved to have figured out that my parallel port can remain undisturbed.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Could it be just the RS232 level driver chip that is blown, but the controller is okay? Just replace thee driver chip then.
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