Re: 701C parallel port pass thru devices

[Steve Hultquist <ssh@wwsi.com>]

At 06:12 PM 7/13/96 -0400, Vic Gonzalez wrote:
>Hi folks -
>     Has anyone had any luck getting parallel port pass thru devices working
>with the 701C.  I'm trying to use my thinkpad (running WIN 3.1) with the
>multiport II port replicator and an Easyphoto parallel port scanner.  My
>printer will still work but it won't recognize the scanner.  I had a similar
>problem when I was trying to use a parallel port CD-ROM.  I finally gave up.
>I'm getting ready to take this back too. :(

There have been major problems with the BIOS support for advanced parallel
port functions. Early on in the life of the 701, we needed a number of BIOS
upgrades to get a parallel-port CD-ROM to work consistently (and then,
frankly, it didn't always work!). My advice is to make sure you have a
fairly recent BIOS installed, and, if you do, call IBM and talk with them
about any known problems with the current 701 BIOS level and the parallel port.

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