TVeblen said:
I installed a Rosewill RC-302 PCI to Parallel port adapter card and
everything is working fine again - on LPT3.
That would probably prove that LPT1, the printer port on the main
board is dead. Meaning: no signal is being sent through the
connection. Can you test and repair a connection like that,
Depends on how its failed. If its just a dry joint on the connector
itself its pretty easy to test and repair if you can solder.
If you have managed to kill the ic driving it with static etc,
its not really feasible to repair and not worth the hassle.
or is it not worth the effort?
Really depends on your capability soldering wise.
If anyone here has any experience testing and/or repairing these things I'd love to hear
your thoughts.
I'm quite capable of doing it, but generally dont bother.
