Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Joerg Newsgroups: de.sci.electronics Subject: Re: Semi-OT: PC won't start with USB-LPT plugged in Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2016 07:59:41 -0800 Lines: 33 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net 8m8ljQPOrqlpJm9IahtlHQge3WbiHMjpSfOQusUNGPX7LvbGQO Cancel-Lock: sha1:zUCs/2sQMfHxRUebEiBNHvr7oH0= User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.6) Gecko/20070728 Thunderbird/2.0.0.6 Mnenhy/0.7.6.666 In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com de.sci.electronics:203405 On 2016-03-04 00:08, Peter Thoms wrote: > Am 02.03.2016 um 23:30 schrieb Joerg: >> Folks, >> >> This is weird: USB to parallel adapters seem to not be liked at all by >> Windows 7 PCs. I am now testing #4. #1 through #3 all failed because the >> Windows 7 won't recognized them. All of them also caused the Win 7 PC >> not to even turn on anymore with the adapter plugged in. Now I was sent >> a replacement for #3. This #4 adapter (finally!) prints to my trusty old >> HP5L even from a Win 7 PC but when I turn the PC off it will never turn >> on again unless I unplug the USB-Parallel adapter, turn on the computer, >> then plug it back into a USB jack. >> >> Ok, I can make some sort of relay box for it that disconnects it and >> when I power up the PC lets that come back on with 20sec delay or so. >> But that's odd. None of them ever did that on several XP PCs and they >> always worked but not on this and another Win 7 PC. >> >> Does anyone have an idea what could cause this? >> > Hallo, > > hast du das passende Bios auf dem Rechner? > Für meinen Rechner EsprimoP520 gibt es je nach BS unterschiedliche Bios. > Ich habe wie immer einen Dell XPS inklusive OS von der Stange gekauft, da sollte das ja passen. -- Gruesse, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/