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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. ssh -- Steve Hultquist Founder Worldwide Solutions, Inc. Web, Internet, LANs, WANs, Routing, Switching, Unix, PCs, NT, 95, OS/2 Network and systems provider for JavaOne http://www.wwsi.com/ 303.581.0800 Boulder, Colorado, USA