printer usb cable ?

[bonehead]

i have just bought a printer that only has usb socket but the p.c. only has serial socket ,is it possible to buy a lead for this ie.serial one end usb on other i don`t know if there is any scope to fit a usb socket on the p.c.as it is not mine<br />many thanks <br /> bonehead <img src="graemlins/dizzy.gif" border="0" alt="[dizzy]" /> <img src="graemlins/down.gif" border="0" alt="[down]" /> <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

 

[digidude]

Iv'e seen USB-parallel adaptors so you might find a parallel-USB but im not too sure

 

[lone.gunman]

Bone....I tried a parallel to USB cable for a printer a while ago, had an absolute nightmare...couldn't get it too work <img src="graemlins/EVIL.gif" border="0" alt="[EVIIL]" /> <br />Best bet, is buy a PCI/USB host card, that will let you connect several USB devices at once, including ones that take power from the USB bus and they cost about £15 <img src="tongue.gif" border="0"> <br />Have Fun

 

[8780davy]

Bonehead<br /> The cost of a USB- Paralell cable is about £20 manufactured by BELKIN.<br />Using the above cable will force your printer to run at the slower speed of the paralell connection.

Buying a USB card should give you faster printouts from your printer.

8780davy.

PS download the latest drivers for maximum performance.

 

[marrrrrrtin]

Depending on your motherboard you may be able to install a USB adapter on your computer. They only take a matter of seconds to install. To give you an idea what they look like go here <a href="http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/usb_adapter.html" target="_blank">http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/usb_adapter.html</a> but you don't need to buy them here, you'll get them cheap at any local small computer store.

Check your motherboard's specification to see if it can take such an adapter. If not the same web site shows you examples of hardware that slot into a spare PCI slot on your motherboard and will give you some USB slots (just as lone gunman suggested before me).

Good luck