PC Builders etc, HELP.

[Rob]

Hello chaps,

I need to fit a PCI card board into a new HP (I think) machine, it's about 5 months old.

I haven't touched hardware in ages, WTF do I need to look out for?

I can't use a USB to PCI converter because the particular software is struggling with it, so I need to install this to rule out that as a problem.

All links to what to use, or suggestions for a shop to buy one from (maplins?) would be great.

Thanks.

 

[iain187]

im a bit confused.

do you have the pci board or do you need to buy one?

if you have it there should be a big long slot in your motherboard that it will fit in, dont worry about usb.

 

[Rob]

Sorry for the confusion. I don't have a board, the new PC doesn't have one. It's as simple as just fitting one, right?

Would this do the trick?

http://www.maplin.co.uk/two-port-pci-serial-cards-28719

The reason I say about USB -> Serial converters is because that's what we've been doing at the moment and it's working for one piece of kit and not another.

 

[Silent_Scone]

Yeah USB to serial converters are totally hit and miss. That should do the trick ^

 

[Rob]

Blinding, thought so.

Cheers Mike.

One piece of hardware works with the converter, the other spits its dummy out. FFS.

 

[Silent_Scone]

Yeah they're shite. It's the same when trying to use them with the Omex funnily enough.

Serials a pain in the arse

 

[Darren S]

Yeah they're s**te. It's the same when trying to use them with the Omex funnily enough.

Serials a pain in the arse

If you stick with old tech for them, they are ok. It's the newer fangled tech that tries to support or emulate serial as an interface that totally falls over. Oh, and s**t drivers for them.

D.