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    Need to run a parallel device on my USB only laptop.

    Thanks flyingpenguin so it "should " be possible to establish a communications link with this type of set-up that would work the same as parallel to parallel would ? I guess one problem is trying to figure out which standard the test equipment is using? Thanks
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    Need to run a parallel device on my USB only laptop.

    Hello Im needing some help on what I need to configure a connection to a new laptop computer. I currently have a piece of test equipment that connects to my old desk top computer via the DB25 parallel port that is normally used for a printer. This test equipment sends data for measuring...
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    Keyboard dead until Win 2K starts

    Hello I have just replaced a bad MSI Neo Platnium 7030 ver.1 Motherboard with a new exact same unit. Everything on my computer boots up and runs great after the change out except that my Saitek USB keyboard remaind dead until Windows 2000 is almost done booting. Im unable to enter Bios or do...
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    Help! Model "K8N Neo Platinum" (MS-7030) wont keep running at start-up

    I must correct a mistake on the motherboard part number Im not sure where I got that this was a Neo-2 I see its for the 939 chip mine is a 754 I went to newegg and checked for sure and the model i bought was the Model "K8N Neo Platinum" (MS-7030) -RETAIL. Sorry for that mistake. Update: I...
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    Help! Model "K8N Neo Platinum" (MS-7030) wont keep running at start-up

    Thanks guys Yes I do have the D Link installed it never really hangs but I see 4 red lights in the one second it runs , four reds then it dies. I also tried subing another cpu fan (plugging it into the cpu header) just in case the original wasnt sending the tach info. Im not sure how these...
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    Help! Model "K8N Neo Platinum" (MS-7030) wont keep running at start-up

    My system that has been running fine for 6 months now has a strange problem. At start-up the system fans all run for about 1 second the shut off. It never posts or attempts to load bios . I removed the motherboard from the chasis and removed everything except 1 stick of memory in slot 1 , the...
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    How do I isolate 4 seperate Win 2K installations on same disk?

    Hello I recently switched over to Windows 2000 Pro from my old multiboot Win 98Se set-up. I was using Partition Magic 7 & Boot Magic to control 4 completely seperate installations of Win 98SE . (This always kept my data safe from other users on this computer ) it also made it easy to...