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I need as much help as I can get so, here goes:
I've tried my CopyNES on 4 PCs in every port mode, and I even bought a 3 foot cable at someone's advice (to minimize noise, I guess). It's getting to the point where I might have to send my CopyNES to someone who has one that always worksso they can test mine, just to see if my CopyNES is built correctly.
-Rob
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I need as much help as I can get so, here goes:
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After trying every possible combination of cables, LPT port settings, various PCs and several copiers, I have come to the conclusion that my parallel port sucks for most of these old devices (and some new, like CopyNES).
I want to buy a new parallel port card (PCI). What I am looking for is compatibility, obviously. I must work in all port settings (ECP, EPP, ECP+EPP, etc., etc.). It also must work in WIn98 and XP. Can anyone reccomend one that they know works with say, GDSF7, MGD1, CopyNES, FDSLoadr. Yeah, I know, few of you have used all of those, heh heh. Any advice you could offer though is much appreciated. I've heard some chipsets or brands work better than others, but I dunno.
I am also looking for a PCMCIA card for my Win 98 laptop with all the same above features (only has to do Win 98, though). My laptop as is does NOT have an EPP mode, and there is no BIOS. Some old Compaqs were stupid...the BIOS was a soft bios held on a seperate partition that is impossible to restore w/o wiping the drive. You also have to be a Martian and have 12 hands to do it. Any PCMCIA card must be configurable to run true EPP, ECP, etc. without going into a real BIOS.
I know this thread is a longshot, but I'm kind of desperate at this point.
Thanks!
-Rob
I want to buy a new parallel port card (PCI). What I am looking for is compatibility, obviously. I must work in all port settings (ECP, EPP, ECP+EPP, etc., etc.). It also must work in WIn98 and XP. Can anyone reccomend one that they know works with say, GDSF7, MGD1, CopyNES, FDSLoadr. Yeah, I know, few of you have used all of those, heh heh. Any advice you could offer though is much appreciated. I've heard some chipsets or brands work better than others, but I dunno.
I am also looking for a PCMCIA card for my Win 98 laptop with all the same above features (only has to do Win 98, though). My laptop as is does NOT have an EPP mode, and there is no BIOS. Some old Compaqs were stupid...the BIOS was a soft bios held on a seperate partition that is impossible to restore w/o wiping the drive. You also have to be a Martian and have 12 hands to do it. Any PCMCIA card must be configurable to run true EPP, ECP, etc. without going into a real BIOS.
I know this thread is a longshot, but I'm kind of desperate at this point.
Thanks!
-Rob
I've tried my CopyNES on 4 PCs in every port mode, and I even bought a 3 foot cable at someone's advice (to minimize noise, I guess). It's getting to the point where I might have to send my CopyNES to someone who has one that always worksso they can test mine, just to see if my CopyNES is built correctly.
-Rob