I'm needing a parallel port in this computer to hold the hasp or
dongle for my CNC control software. The last upgrade from Camsoft is
for improved operator interface layout tools. I'd like to learn in the
office, not at the control.

Its a hp computer model e9105z with this motherboard: Pegatron
MZN78-LA.

I went to the HP site and was advised to get this part for the
parallel port: HP Parallel Port Adapter Parallel adapter kd061aa. We
went to install it and there is no place to plug it in to the mother
board. Must be missing something, we looked EVERYWHERE.

FWIW, there are no free PCI slots, only one in this box.

Any suggestions?

Karl

On May 30, 9:55*am, Karl Townsend
wrote:
I'm needing a parallel port in this computer to hold the hasp or
dongle for my CNC control software. ...
Any suggestions?

Karl

You could try a USB-parallel adapter, but if the dongle expects to
find the port at its BIOS I/O address you may be SOL.

jsw

Jim Wilkins Inscribed thus:

On May 30, 9:55Â*am, Karl Townsend
wrote:
I'm needing a parallel port in this computer to hold the hasp or
dongle for my CNC control software. ...
Any suggestions?

Karl

You could try a USB-parallel adapter, but if the dongle expects to
find the port at its BIOS I/O address you may be SOL.

jsw

I'm afraid I must agree with Jim ! I have a pp dongle that insists on
LPT1 3BCh IRQ7. Interesting that most pp printers use LPT2 or 3 on
278/378.

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Best Regards:
Baron.

"Jim Wilkins" wrote in message
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On May 30, 9:55 am, Karl Townsend
wrote:
I'm needing a parallel port in this computer to hold the hasp or
dongle for my CNC control software. ...
Any suggestions?

Karl

You could try a USB-parallel adapter, but if the dongle expects to
find the port at its BIOS I/O address you may be SOL.

jsw

Snap a picture of the board in the case. If it has ANY PCI slots there may
be room for a sideways 3 slot card. Or just pick up a cheap PC from Tiger
Direct as a spare.

Bob La Londe wrote:
"Jim Wilkins" wrote in message
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On May 30, 9:55 am, Karl Townsend
wrote:
I'm needing a parallel port in this computer to hold the hasp or
dongle for my CNC control software. ...
Any suggestions?

Karl

You could try a USB-parallel adapter, but if the dongle expects to
find the port at its BIOS I/O address you may be SOL.

jsw

Snap a picture of the board in the case. If it has ANY PCI slots
there may be room for a sideways 3 slot card. Or just pick up a
cheap PC from Tiger Direct as a spare.

Pulled up a pic of his mobo on the HP website , it has 3 of the small PCI-E
slots , and one big'un , the board someone else found hould work just fine .

--
Snag
Learning keeps
you young !

On Mon, 30 May 2011 08:55:59 -0500, Karl Townsend
wrote:

I'm needing a parallel port in this computer to hold the hasp or
dongle for my CNC control software. The last upgrade from Camsoft is
for improved operator interface layout tools. I'd like to learn in the
office, not at the control.

Its a hp computer model e9105z with this motherboard: Pegatron
MZN78-LA.

I went to the HP site and was advised to get this part for the
parallel port: HP Parallel Port Adapter Parallel adapter kd061aa. We
went to install it and there is no place to plug it in to the mother
board. Must be missing something, we looked EVERYWHERE.

FWIW, there are no free PCI slots, only one in this box.

Any suggestions?

Karl

USB to Parallel adapter

www.microcenter.com

Gunner

One could not be a successful Leftwinger without realizing that,
in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers
and mothers of Leftwingers, a goodly number of Leftwingers are
not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid.
Gunner Asch

On May 30, 3:23*pm, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Mon, 30 May 2011 08:55:59 -0500, Karl Townsend





wrote:
I'm needing a parallel port in this computer to hold the hasp or
dongle for my CNC control software. The last upgrade from Camsoft is
for improved operator interface layout tools. I'd like to learn in the
office, not at the control.

Its a hp computer model e9105z with this motherboard: Pegatron
MZN78-LA.

I went to the HP site and was advised to get this part for the
parallel port: HP Parallel Port Adapter Parallel adapter kd061aa. We
went to install it and there is no place to plug it in to the mother
board. Must be missing something, we looked EVERYWHERE.

FWIW, there are no free PCI slots, only one in this box.

Any suggestions?

Karl

USB to Parallel adapter

www.microcenter.com

Gunner

One could not be a successful Leftwinger without realizing that,
in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers
and mothers of Leftwingers, a goodly number of Leftwingers are
not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid.
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Probably won't work with the dongle.

On 2011-05-30, Karl Townsend wrote:
I'm needing a parallel port in this computer to hold the hasp or
dongle for my CNC control software. The last upgrade from Camsoft is
for improved operator interface layout tools. I'd like to learn in the
office, not at the control.

Its a hp computer model e9105z with this motherboard: Pegatron
MZN78-LA.

I went to the HP site and was advised to get this part for the
parallel port: HP Parallel Port Adapter Parallel adapter kd061aa. We
went to install it and there is no place to plug it in to the mother
board. Must be missing something, we looked EVERYWHERE.

FWIW, there are no free PCI slots, only one in this box.

Any suggestions?


The only real suggestion is to get a different motherboard. You also
need to be careful about proper EPP support. I went through
this. There are cards that support EPP and there are cards that do not
(but they still kind of "work", creating all sorts of trouble).

i

On May 30, 9:55*am, Karl Townsend
wrote:
I'm needing a parallel port in this computer to hold the hasp or
dongle for my CNC control software. The last upgrade from Camsoft is
for improved operator interface layout tools. I'd like to learn in the
office, not at the control.

Its a hp computer model e9105z with this motherboard: Pegatron
MZN78-LA.

I went to the HP site and was advised to get this part for the
parallel port: HP Parallel Port Adapter Parallel adapter kd061aa. We
went to install it and there is no place to plug it in to the mother
board. Must be missing something, we looked EVERYWHERE.

FWIW, there are no free PCI slots, only one in this box.

Any suggestions?

Karl

I would bot expect a USB parallel adapter to work with a hasp dongle
because their drivers expect the port to be at a "normal" LPT address.
The same goes for PCI express parallel ports. What you may be able to
do is free up the existing PCI slot by replacing whatever's plugged
into it with a PCI ex[ress equivalent, and putting a parallel port
into the (now emty) PCI slot.

This makes a real good case for boycotting dongle-laden software.

Karl Townsend wrote:

I'm needing a parallel port in this computer to hold the hasp or
dongle for my CNC control software. The last upgrade from Camsoft is
for improved operator interface layout tools. I'd like to learn in the
office, not at the control.

Its a hp computer model e9105z with this motherboard: Pegatron
MZN78-LA.

I went to the HP site and was advised to get this part for the
parallel port: HP Parallel Port Adapter Parallel adapter kd061aa. We
went to install it and there is no place to plug it in to the mother
board. Must be missing something, we looked EVERYWHERE.

FWIW, there are no free PCI slots, only one in this box.

Any suggestions?

You don't say anything about a "printer" port. That's probably what
the dongle wants to plug into. Do you have a female DB on the back panel,
like this?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...inter_port.jpg

If not, you're probably stuck with the USB adaptor.

Good Luck!
Rich