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JonathanB
09-22-2003, 07:39 PM
Win 98SE. LPT1 seem damaged because I tried other printer using it. Tried a freshly installed win98se, same. How do I make use of com2 for the printer?
bassman
09-22-2003, 08:02 PM
Get an adapter (http://www.pacificcable.com/Picture_Page.asp?DataName=A925MF) and set a high baud rate for the port.
JonathanB
09-23-2003, 12:44 AM
where do I set the baud rate?
Billforce
09-23-2003, 03:21 AM
Try installing another PRINTER PORT (LPT-2) and see if the printer is recognized. Simply install an additional printer port in device mngr. Maybe it's a software problem rather than a physical problem with the parallel port.
JonathanB
09-23-2003, 03:46 AM
My first hard disk has lots of apps, so I disabled in msconfig all startup items. No good. Put in a newly formatted hard disk, clean-installed 98SE but still the printer is not detected. This printer prints in another pc. How do I add LPT2? Control panel, Add Hardware?
bassman
09-23-2003, 08:22 AM
Originally posted by JonathanB
where do I set the baud rate?
Hum...I'm not on Win98 now, but go to Device Manager, search for the COM Ports, view their properties/settings and you'll find the baud rate there
Billforce
09-23-2003, 01:49 PM
Originally posted by JonathanB
My first hard disk has lots of apps, so I disabled in msconfig all startup items. No good. Put in a newly formatted hard disk, clean-installed 98SE but still the printer is not detected. This printer prints in another pc. How do I add LPT2? Control panel, Add Hardware?

Yes! in hardware...ports....add another printer port...it will install LPT-2
Midknyte
09-23-2003, 03:03 PM
That is a pretty old printer. It lacks the interface to a serial port, so that's out of the question. You can either get a new printer (which is probably a better idea) with USB or buy a parallel port card. Parallel ports are getting phased out, so your next printer probably won't use it anyways.
Nathan G.
09-23-2003, 03:14 PM
Is the motherboard printer port enabled in the BIOS?
You may want to check into that.....maybe:)
JonathanB
09-24-2003, 11:29 PM
Yep, the parallel port is enabled in the bios. Tried other addresses of the parallel port in bios, same.