StarTech.com Newer version available PEX1P2: 1 Port PCI Express Dual Profile Parallel Adapter Card - SPP/EPP/ECP - 1x DB25 IEEE 1284 PCIe Parallel Card (PEX1P)

I had tried all methods of getting a parallel port on my laptop to run Linuxcnc including cheaper versions of this product.I thought this one was a bit expensive for a trial but am pleased I got it as it works perfectly.Latency is no longer an issue I have i7 processing running my cnc from a little laptop, gone is the old dual core heap of rubbish.Had to change the Hal config to x3000 as a result of grep parport and all went so smoothly I am now kicking myself for not going this route initially.Don't make the same mistake as me and spend a lot of money chasing cheap crap, get this one to start with and have no regrets.

Bought this card for new PC (running Windows 7 64-Bit) with no parallel port on motherboard in order to use an old HP LaserJet. Does the job perfectly BUT the installation is not quite as per the manual:My Windows 7 PC did NOT identify new hardware.Not a problem though. After fitting card and booting up PC, went to Device Manager, and could see that Card visible to operating system under "Other Device" as a "PCI Simple Communication Controller". The "PCI . . . Controller" icon had a yellow exclamation mark over it, indicating a problem (no Driver, in this case).Right clicked on "PCI . . . Controller", and selected "Update Driver Software".Put Star Tech's 3" CD in DVD drive.In "Update . . ." window, selected "Browse" and navigated to DVD drive (the disc is called "98XX_DRV"), then went to "Win7_64Bit" folder.Selected Install: installed OK and defaulted to LPT3.Checked Device Manager after instal, and card now showed up on list under "Multifunction Adapter" as "PCI Multi-IO Controller", and under "Ports (COM & LPT)" as "PCI Parallel Port (LPT3)".Added printer against LPT3, installed printer driver and everything now runs 100%.

This is one of those products which "just works" exactly as expected and exactly as it should. No driver needed for Windows7 64-bit. Actually I'd be surprised if a driver were needed for Windows XP or Windows Vista.I purchased this to allow me to connect an older Parallel-Port printer to a modern PC which had no parallel port. After investigating various USB-to-Parallel adapters (all of which appear to be less than perfect), this seemed like the best solution.It was easy to fit, worked first time and so I'd recommend this product without hesitation to anyone who needs a parallel port.

I'm using this card to drive a CNC 3020 machine using Mach3(under Windows XP 32-bit) and the EPP mode, all seems to be working OK. I should also add that StarTech support are really helpful and responsive should you need to contact them.

Brilliant. Worked first time. Installed on an newish motherboard, with no parallel port, running Windows XP. Had to reconfigure computer allocated Com port (Device Manager) to conform with CNC machine.

Works with CNC board requiring 5v

Good for printers and PC's however not being able to change IRQ on laptop limited it's use in my case for USB software dongles

Exactly what they describe. I have an old CNC machine with printer LPT port only.....this works perfectly with my laptop. Thank you very much.