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September 10th, 2026 18:33

Bios-setting c640

Hello,

i have C640, and need to hook up external floppy with my Dell-cable 53975.

how do i have to set lpt/parallel -port in Bios?

Thanks.

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Posted September 10th, 2026 19:28
Options are:

Normal

Bi-Directional

and ECP
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Posted September 10th, 2026 19:38
@coastroller

Normal should work fine.
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Posted September 11th, 2026 02:02
this is a legacy cable that features a parallel/DB-25 male connector on one end and a specialized drive connector on the other.
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Posted September 12th, 2026 08:36
@redxps630 yes , i know. thanks.
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Posted September 12th, 2026 08:37
@ejn63 thank you, i will try normal at first then. have a nice weekend.