Legacy device won't work with win xp

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by olsonsigns, Feb 9, 2006.

  1. olsonsigns

    olsonsigns Private E-2

    Just purchased a new Dell which doesn't come with an onboard parallel port.
    I've tried several pci-parallel cards to no avial, as they are not configurable with win xp. I need a standard LPT 1 port 378
    Any suggestions?
    Thanks
     
    olsonsigns, Feb 9, 2006
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  2. Mada_Milty

    Mada_Milty MajorGeek

    Suggestion 1: Don't buy Dell ;)

    Suggestion 2: Check the Hardware Compatibility Lists for a PCI card that is supported by the OS.

    I would really recommend not using unsupported hardware, even if it does seem to function. At the company I administer, their DC was using a RAID controller not supported by the OS. It would work, however, upon rebooting the machine, we found that it wouldn't boot. Severe P.I.T.A. if you know what I mean.
     
    Mada_Milty, Feb 9, 2006
    #2

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