Vista - Where's my serial port?

10-17-2009

I have two label printers that use serial ports - but my new Vista HP
Pavilion doesn't have any. Is there some connecting cord I can
purchase to get the job done?

10-17-2009

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Quote:

> I have two label printers that use serial ports - but my new Vista HP
> Pavilion doesn't have any. Is there some connecting cord I can
> purchase to get the job done?

Here are some solutions:

http://www.moxa.com/land/USB_to_Seri...FRHxDAodYn_trw

http://www.bestlinknetware.com/store...bcategoryID=15

http://www.easysync-ltd.com/

Google is your friend.

Questor

**whs** · 10-17-2009

Here is an explanation and a picture of a serial port. Look at your machine whether you have one of those. Usually they are present. Serial port - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

10-17-2009

On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:15:36 -0500, whs <guest@newsgroup-email.com>
wrote:

Quote:

>
>Here is an explanation and a picture of a serial port. Look at your
>machine whether you have one of those. Usually they are present. 'Serial
>port - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia'
>(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_port)

Thanks - but I KNOW what a serial port looks like - and I don't have
one on my notebook.

10-17-2009

On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:14:54 -0400, Questor <Questor@newsgroup>
wrote:

Quote:

>--->

Quote:

>> I have two label printers that use serial ports - but my new Vista HP
>> Pavilion doesn't have any. Is there some connecting cord I can
>> purchase to get the job done?

>
>Here are some solutions:
>
>http://www.moxa.com/land/USB_to_Seri...FRHxDAodYn_trw
>
>http://www.bestlinknetware.com/store...bcategoryID=15
>
>http://www.easysync-ltd.com/
>
>Google is your friend.
>
>Questor

Thanks for the information.

10-17-2009

"whs" <guest@newsgroup-email.com> wrote in message
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Quote:

>
> Here is an explanation and a picture of a serial port. Look at your
> machine whether you have one of those. Usually they are present.

Very few new machines come with a serial port these days. Some
have a header on the motherboard but no cable to the outside
of the case. You have to buy a header-to-DB-9 cable.

Tom Lake

10-18-2009

"Tom Lake" <toml_12953@newsgroup> wrote in message
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> "whs" <guest@newsgroup-email.com> wrote in message
> news:e1c81a14333fc59be0b4e8b1889612f9@newsgroup-gateway.com...

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>> Here is an explanation and a picture of a serial port. Look at your
>> machine whether you have one of those. Usually they are present.

>
> Very few new machines come with a serial port these days. Some
> have a header on the motherboard but no cable to the outside
> of the case. You have to buy a header-to-DB-9 cable.
>

In fact most laptops and netbooks these days DO come with a serial port -
for connecting projectors.

10-18-2009

"Gordon" <gordonbparker@newsgroup> wrote in message
news:eF0T5H%23TKHA.4484@newsgroup

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> "Tom Lake" <toml_12953@newsgroup> wrote in message
> news:ey$noV5TKHA.4364@newsgroup

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>> "whs" <guest@newsgroup-email.com> wrote in message
>> news:e1c81a14333fc59be0b4e8b1889612f9@newsgroup-gateway.com...

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>>> Here is an explanation and a picture of a serial port. Look at your
>>> machine whether you have one of those. Usually they are present.

>>
>> Very few new machines come with a serial port these days. Some
>> have a header on the motherboard but no cable to the outside
>> of the case. You have to buy a header-to-DB-9 cable.
>>

>
> In fact most laptops and netbooks these days DO come with a serial port -
> for connecting projectors.
>
>

Of the last 6 notebooks I've had (personal and business), only one of them
had a serial port. Of the 8 or 9 projectors I've worked with, none used a
serial port to connect to a notebook; they all used either a VGA port or
composite video.

SC Tom

10-18-2009

On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:58:48 +0100, "Gordon" <gordonbparker@newsgroup>
wrote:

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> "Tom Lake" <toml_12953@newsgroup> wrote in message
> news:ey$noV5TKHA.4364@newsgroup

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> > "whs" <guest@newsgroup-email.com> wrote in message
> > news:e1c81a14333fc59be0b4e8b1889612f9@newsgroup-gateway.com...

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> >> Here is an explanation and a picture of a serial port. Look at your
> >> machine whether you have one of those. Usually they are present.

> >
> > Very few new machines come with a serial port these days. Some
> > have a header on the motherboard but no cable to the outside
> > of the case. You have to buy a header-to-DB-9 cable.
> >

>
> In fact most laptops and netbooks these days DO come with a serial port -
> for connecting projectors.

No, that's not a serial port. It's a video port, for connecting a
projector or external monitor.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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10-18-2009

On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:50:45 -0400, "Tom Lake" <toml_12953@newsgroup>
wrote:

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>"whs" <guest@newsgroup-email.com> wrote in message
>news:e1c81a14333fc59be0b4e8b1889612f9@newsgroup-gateway.com...

Quote:

>>
>> Here is an explanation and a picture of a serial port. Look at your
>> machine whether you have one of those. Usually they are present.

>
>Very few new machines come with a serial port these days. Some
>have a header on the motherboard but no cable to the outside
>of the case. You have to buy a header-to-DB-9 cable.
>
>Tom Lake

Thanks. So if I buy this cable, where, on my notebook, do I plug it
in?

10-17-2009	#1 (permalink)
rmo555 n/a posts	Where's my serial port? I have two label printers that use serial ports - but my new Vista HP Pavilion doesn't have any. Is there some connecting cord I can purchase to get the job done?
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10-17-2009	#2 (permalink)
Questor n/a posts	Re: Where's my serial port? ---> Quote: > I have two label printers that use serial ports - but my new Vista HP > Pavilion doesn't have any. Is there some connecting cord I can > purchase to get the job done? Here are some solutions: http://www.moxa.com/land/USB_to_Seri...FRHxDAodYn_trw http://www.bestlinknetware.com/store...bcategoryID=15 http://www.easysync-ltd.com/ Google is your friend. Questor
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10-17-2009	#3 (permalink)
whs Vista home premium 32bit 1,033 posts	Re: Where's my serial port? Here is an explanation and a picture of a serial port. Look at your machine whether you have one of those. Usually they are present. Serial port - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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10-17-2009	#4 (permalink)
rmo555 n/a posts	Re: Where's my serial port? On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:15:36 -0500, whs <guest@newsgroup-email.com> wrote: Quote: > >Here is an explanation and a picture of a serial port. Look at your >machine whether you have one of those. Usually they are present. 'Serial >port - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia' >(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_port) Thanks - but I KNOW what a serial port looks like - and I don't have one on my notebook.
My System Specs

10-17-2009	#5 (permalink)
rmo555 n/a posts	Re: Where's my serial port? On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:14:54 -0400, Questor <Questor@newsgroup> wrote: Quote: >---> Quote: >> I have two label printers that use serial ports - but my new Vista HP >> Pavilion doesn't have any. Is there some connecting cord I can >> purchase to get the job done? > >Here are some solutions: > >http://www.moxa.com/land/USB_to_Seri...FRHxDAodYn_trw > >http://www.bestlinknetware.com/store...bcategoryID=15 > >http://www.easysync-ltd.com/ > >Google is your friend. > >Questor Thanks for the information.
My System Specs

10-17-2009	#6 (permalink)
Tom Lake n/a posts	Re: Where's my serial port? "whs" <guest@newsgroup-email.com> wrote in message news:e1c81a14333fc59be0b4e8b1889612f9@newsgroup-gateway.com... Quote: > > Here is an explanation and a picture of a serial port. Look at your > machine whether you have one of those. Usually they are present. Very few new machines come with a serial port these days. Some have a header on the motherboard but no cable to the outside of the case. You have to buy a header-to-DB-9 cable. Tom Lake
My System Specs

10-18-2009	#7 (permalink)
Gordon n/a posts	Re: Where's my serial port? "Tom Lake" <toml_12953@newsgroup> wrote in message news:ey$noV5TKHA.4364@newsgroup Quote: > > "whs" <guest@newsgroup-email.com> wrote in message > news:e1c81a14333fc59be0b4e8b1889612f9@newsgroup-gateway.com... Quote: >> >> Here is an explanation and a picture of a serial port. Look at your >> machine whether you have one of those. Usually they are present. > > Very few new machines come with a serial port these days. Some > have a header on the motherboard but no cable to the outside > of the case. You have to buy a header-to-DB-9 cable. > In fact most laptops and netbooks these days DO come with a serial port - for connecting projectors.
My System Specs

10-18-2009	#8 (permalink)
SC Tom n/a posts	Re: Where's my serial port? "Gordon" <gordonbparker@newsgroup> wrote in message news:eF0T5H%23TKHA.4484@newsgroup Quote: > > "Tom Lake" <toml_12953@newsgroup> wrote in message > news:ey$noV5TKHA.4364@newsgroup Quote: >> >> "whs" <guest@newsgroup-email.com> wrote in message >> news:e1c81a14333fc59be0b4e8b1889612f9@newsgroup-gateway.com... Quote: >>> >>> Here is an explanation and a picture of a serial port. Look at your >>> machine whether you have one of those. Usually they are present. >> >> Very few new machines come with a serial port these days. Some >> have a header on the motherboard but no cable to the outside >> of the case. You have to buy a header-to-DB-9 cable. >> > > In fact most laptops and netbooks these days DO come with a serial port - > for connecting projectors. > > Of the last 6 notebooks I've had (personal and business), only one of them had a serial port. Of the 8 or 9 projectors I've worked with, none used a serial port to connect to a notebook; they all used either a VGA port or composite video. SC Tom
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10-18-2009	#9 (permalink)
Ken Blake, MVP n/a posts	Re: Where's my serial port? On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:58:48 +0100, "Gordon" <gordonbparker@newsgroup> wrote: Quote: > > "Tom Lake" <toml_12953@newsgroup> wrote in message > news:ey$noV5TKHA.4364@newsgroup Quote: > > > > "whs" <guest@newsgroup-email.com> wrote in message > > news:e1c81a14333fc59be0b4e8b1889612f9@newsgroup-gateway.com... Quote: > >> > >> Here is an explanation and a picture of a serial port. Look at your > >> machine whether you have one of those. Usually they are present. > > > > Very few new machines come with a serial port these days. Some > > have a header on the motherboard but no cable to the outside > > of the case. You have to buy a header-to-DB-9 cable. > > > > In fact most laptops and netbooks these days DO come with a serial port - > for connecting projectors. No, that's not a serial port. It's a video port, for connecting a projector or external monitor. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup
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10-18-2009	#10 (permalink)
rmo555 n/a posts	Re: Where's my serial port? On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:50:45 -0400, "Tom Lake" <toml_12953@newsgroup> wrote: Quote: > >"whs" <guest@newsgroup-email.com> wrote in message >news:e1c81a14333fc59be0b4e8b1889612f9@newsgroup-gateway.com... Quote: >> >> Here is an explanation and a picture of a serial port. Look at your >> machine whether you have one of those. Usually they are present. > >Very few new machines come with a serial port these days. Some >have a header on the motherboard but no cable to the outside >of the case. You have to buy a header-to-DB-9 cable. > >Tom Lake Thanks. So if I buy this cable, where, on my notebook, do I plug it in?
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