240-24F or 250-25F and 300-301 or 310-311 or 320-321 or 330-331 and 388-38B 3F8-3FF Serial COM1 port 2F8-2FF Serial COM 2 port 3E8-3EF Serial COM3 port 2E8-2EF Serial COM4 port 3000-301F IrDA 378-37F Parallel LPT1 port 778-77A ECP mode on LPT1 port 278-27F Parallel LPT2 port 678-67A ECP mode on LPT2 port 3F2-3F7 (primary) Floppy drive 1F0-1F7 and 3F6-3F7 (primary) Hard-disk drive Making Parallel Connections The OmniBook parallel port is a standard EPP/ECP 25-pin parallel port. It supports bi-directional data transfer. To connect a parallel device The most common types of parallel connections involve connections to printers and to other computers.
• For a printer connection, use a standard parallel printer cable available at computer dealers or electronic supply stores. • For any other connection, such as a bi-directional connection, use a special parallel cable designed for that purpose. See the manual for the software you’re using. You can use Direct Cable Connection to link two PCs and to share files, drives, and printers between them. You can make a parallel connection with a parallel cable (using the LPT1 port). • To start the Direct Cable Connection wizard, click Start, Programs, Accessories, Direct Cable Connection on each computer. One computer must be the "host", and the other computer must be the "guest". 29