USB to centronics cable

Hi Guys

I have upgraded my PC to a M3N78 Pro. Unfortunatly my old printer a
Samsung (lazer) ML-1210 requires a parrellel connection. Someone
sugested that I get the above USB cable. Computer boots up and finds
new hardware but installing the printer driver does not work. The
driver is available when printing from word. Do I have to get a later
driver software (which appears to be not available) or must I get a
parrellel card. There are no instructions with the cable just a usless
mini cd that dosn't auto run

On Feb 27, 8:36 am, Des wrote:
Hi Guys

I have upgraded my PC to a M3N78 Pro. Unfortunatly my old printer a
Samsung (lazer) ML-1210 requires a parrellel connection. Someone
sugested that I get the above USB cable. Computer boots up and finds
new hardware but installing the printer driver does not work. The
driver is available when printing from word. Do I have to get a later
driver software (which appears to be not available) or must I get a
parrellel card. There are no instructions with the cable just a usless
mini cd that dosn't auto run

ML2510 here parr. Very impressive for $30 on a steal-it sale,
starter toner refilled 4, 5 times.

What above USB cable, a ParrUSB conversion?

OK - think I know what you're saying. You can't print, but see a
driver (Microsoft's) with W4W.

I don't use autorun or none of that extra. I do, however, know what
it takes to pull a drivers-only directory off Samsung's disc and point
Windows to them.

Get the drivers off the disc (same as Samsung's support site), or find
somebody that knows how to work with a disc.

You don't have a "parallel problem" - unless you're BIOS parallel port
settings are off their defaults. Unlikely.

On Feb 27, 2:02*pm, wrote:
On Feb 27, 8:36 am, Des wrote:

Hi Guys

I have upgraded my PC to a M3N78 Pro. Unfortunatly my old printer a
Samsung (lazer) ML-1210 requires a parrellel connection. Someone
sugested that I get the above USB cable. Computer boots up and finds
new hardware but installing the printer driver does not work. The
driver is available when printing from word. Do I have to get a later
driver software (which appears to be not available) or must I get a
parrellel card. There are no instructions with the cable just a usless
mini cd that dosn't auto run

ML2510 here parr. *Very impressive for $30 on a steal-it sale,
starter toner refilled 4, 5 times.

What above USB cable, a ParrUSB conversion?

OK - think I know what you're saying. *You can't print, but see a
driver (Microsoft's) with W4W.

I don't use autorun or none of that extra. *I do, however, know what
it takes to pull a drivers-only directory off Samsung's disc and point
Windows to them.

Get the drivers off the disc (same as Samsung's support site), or find
somebody that knows how to work with a disc.

You don't have a "parallel problem" - unless you're BIOS parallel port
settings are off their defaults. *Unlikely.IT guy do know about drivers.. This printer worked fine on th old mother board using the parallel port ( Asus M2V-MX) I thought that if the software that came with the printer pre-dated USB standards (I mean that printers are USB now). The driver software would not use the USB or configure it automaticaly. So each time I print the driver looks for a parallel port by default. There are no later drivers that I can see and I have seen printer drivers that ask at instalation do you want USB or Parallel. I have the software that came with it and I did try a download yesterday from there site. No diffrent.

Desmond.

On Feb 27, 9:28 am, Des wrote:
IT guy do know about drivers. This printer worked fine on th old mother board using the parallel port ( Asus M2V-MX) I thought that if the software that came with the printer pre-dated USB standards (I mean that printers are USB now). The driver software would not use the USB or configure it automaticaly. So each time I print the driver looks for a parallel port by default. There are no later drivers that I can see and I have seen printer drivers that ask at instalation do you want USB or Parallel. I have the software that came with it and I did try a download yesterday from there site. No diffrent.


Sorry. See what you mean now. I'm fine with parallel-port printers
-- feel naked w/out one. I'd think to get that parallel port up and
going. And to do that you're going to have to get around ASUS's
thankful bit of non-inclusive hardware (appears they didn't give you a
header ribbon, from what I can see of its reviews). Bit of a PITA.
Bite the bullet. Sabrent looks interesting, although plain and simple
header to the MB is the "fool-proof" way (haven't messed with with
USBParallel, personally). Me - I might hunt around for the cable,
pay shipping, wait, all that happy crap. Good side is the MB will
actually have an honest-to-god parallel port.

Here's some comments I'm using --

No external parallel port (I use a dongle to license CAD software), so
I have to find a cable to run from the headers to an empty PCI slot
opening.

Sabrent USB to parallel converter (DB25, not Centronics; more useful
that way)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...el%20converter

No parallel port on the backplate and no L-bracket with a parallel
port in the box to plug into onboard parallel connector.

Des wrote:
Hi Guys

I have upgraded my PC to a M3N78 Pro. Unfortunatly my old printer a
Samsung (lazer) ML-1210 requires a parrellel connection. Someone
sugested that I get the above USB cable. Computer boots up and finds
new hardware but installing the printer driver does not work. The
driver is available when printing from word. Do I have to get a later
driver software (which appears to be not available) or must I get a
parrellel card. There are no instructions with the cable just a usless
mini cd that dosn't auto run

I'd look at that "useless" CD. My USB to serial cable needed a driver to
convert what is essentially one serial device to another. You are going from
serial to parallel.
Note also that while my cable works fine with both my desktop and laptop
there were a lot of reports that it would not run with other computers.
Since this was for a particular application on a particular ham radio, there
is no way to know if it was a genetic failure.