Parallel port

Question

I must connect a equipment to the PC Inspiron 6400 through interface parallel, normal converters USB/parallel do not work.

bacillus · Answer

does your laptop have a pcmcia or express slot? if the former then you can get a pcmcia parallel port.

Giuseppe65 · Answer

The PC Inspiron 6400 only has one expresscard

sundog1 · Answer

You need to understand what's happening with Expresscard. The new computers dropped the PCMCIA card port and changed to Expresscard. This is the new technology. So with no parallel port you need a card that fits the Expresscard slot and has an external  parallel port that you can connect to. The bad new is that there are very few Expresscards available to date. See http://www.expresscard.org/web/site/cons_wtb.jsp Sunnix is planning an Expresscard with a parallel port, but it isn't ready yet.  They not only need the parallel port, but also an Expresscard that acts as a port replicator (with parallel, serial, and extra USB ports, etc.). The USB docking stations that are out there do not allow reading of their parallel ports, and so are not true port replicators. they got rid of the ports thinking they could do it all from Expresscard. Only a few are ready so far.  Come-on Dell, get your act together!!!!

Amberlodge1 · Answer

I have had the same problem trying to source a working PCMCIA Parallel Port and it turns out that the DELL Inspiron does not have a fully functional PCMCIA Slot.

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