Using onboard LPT1????

That motherboard does not have a parallel port on it. So, you won't have a LPT1 port. Everything is USb now a days. In less one of the usb port will be a LPT1. And I don't see where you see a onboard lpt1 connection.
 
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This the kinda thing that you are after. Unfortunately (unless you are Australian) I found it on eBay Australia.

Hope that helps, Doug.
 
AlienMenace said:
That motherboard does not have a parallel port on it. So, you won't have a LPT1 port. Everything is USb now a days. In less one of the usb port will be a LPT1. And I don't see where you see a onboard lpt1 connection.
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See this link (third picture): http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage.aspx?CurImage=13-128-358-S01&ISList=13-128-358-S01%2c13-128-358-S02%2c13-128-358-S03%2c13-128-358-S04%2c13-128-358-S05&S7ImageFlag=1&Item=N82E16813128358&Depa=0&WaterMark=1&Description=GIGABYTE%20GA-EP45-UD3P%20ATX%20Intel%20Motherboard%20-%20Retail
 
You're right dug987654, it is there. But it doesn't show it in the specs. I haven't seen one those in years.
Good luck in finding one of those.
 
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Thanks for the help. I was afraid there would be nothing really available to take advantage of the onboard LPT1 port. I wonder why they include it????

Anyway, I guess I will go with a PCI parallel port card.


SMK
 
RoyGBiv said:
Thanks for the help. I was afraid there would be nothing really available to take advantage of the onboard LPT1 port. I wonder why they include it????

Anyway, I guess I will go with a PCI parallel port card.


SMK
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You can also get a USB one as well. Just another option.

Doug.
 
One problem with using USB is that one main reason I need the parallel printer port is that my wife and I still use some DOS (Yes that's right, DOS!!!) programs and need to print from them. I don't believe a USB to parallel port would work in DOS, at least not the one's I've checked out.

SMK
 
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