I have an old computer that has no usb ports. Yikes, I know! But for school I was given a great all in one printer that uses USB. I see adapters for parallel ports to be changed to USB, but nothing so far for a USB to be used for parallel.
Please list the link(s) where you found the product. Thanks a bunch!
2007-05-03 10:53:03 · 4 answers · asked by Flighty 1 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
The drivers would not likely work right, and the parallel port may be too slow for that printer. If you have Win98SE or better you could get a USB PCI card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Description=usb+pci+card&x=0&y=0
That will let you use other USB devices too. (If you want USB 2.0 support I'm pretty sure you'll need at least Windows XP SP1.)
2007-05-03 11:03:00 · answer #1 · answered by EdrickV 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will never see an adapter to convert a parallel port into a USB port; The parallel port is slower than a USB port.
To add usb ports buy a PCI to USB card, $10.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2000010073%201187112431&bop=And&Order=RATING
USB 1.0 (Intel) 1.5 MBps
USB 2.0 (Intel) 60 MBps
Parallel port 0.5 MBps to 2 MBps
2007-05-03 11:19:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do not recall ever seeing one. USB has been around for so long now I do not think that there would be much of a market.
If you are on a network you could try a USB print server, and use it as a network device. It would work for the printer, but I am not so sure for the scanner half.
2007-05-03 11:01:03 · answer #3 · answered by Simon T 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sure. i did so on my cutting-edge laptop until eventually i replaced my previous printer with a instantaneous one. merely confirm you've the impressive cable ie you no matter if you wish woman or male on the printer end - a pal of mine were given the incorrect one...
2016-12-05 07:36:10 · answer #4 · answered by woomer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋