Hey, List...
I've ordered this card from Tototek.com, and I've a question for anyone with a
little more electronic expertise than me (which wouldn't be hard, lemme tell
ya!)
On Tototek's website, they say that you need a straight-through parallel cable
(check), and they say that you need a USB port for power while transferring
data from the computer to the card. They say that the USB port must be +5 volts
or you could damage the card. I've verified my parallel cord just to make sure,
and I've tried checking voltage coming from my USB ports on my laptop, however,
everytime I insert my multimeter's probe into the laptop, it just shuts off. Is
there any way to properly measure the voltage coming from my laptop's USB? I've
tried looking in HP's tech docs for the Pavilion N54xx series, but can find
nothing on voltages.
Any ideas would help - I can't afford to blow out my card ($130 isn't cheap!)
and I can't wait to try out some of the homebrew stuff on my TG16/CD system!
Emulation is great, but it just isn't the same, ya know?
Thanks in advance for any help you guys can provide!
David
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