Problems configuring 20x4 LCD with PCI parallell card

Caliber · Post by **Caliber** » September 2nd, 2005, 11:23 pm

Ive bought this 20x4 LCD and since i dont have a parallell port on my mainboard, i bought a pci-card with a single parallell port. Ive installed the display and hooked it up to the pci-card correctly, installed port95nt, and lcd smartie (configured it), but still i get those squares on the screen. Im desperately asking you guys to help me out, have been trying for months to make it work. All help appreciated, thanks in regard.

Haakon Bowitz

Post by **IFR** » September 3rd, 2005, 5:25 am

Check your parrallel port!
I suggest you to take a look here

BTW I don't know if its my computer only but your lcd http://photobucket.com/albums/b89/bowit ... uipfix.jpg doesn't look like one

_X7JAY7X_ · Post by **_X7JAY7X_** » September 3rd, 2005, 5:47 am

First check the hardware to see if it is installed correctly and if there are any conflicts.

Second, do you have anything parallel you can test the port with? Like a old parallel printer?

Third, what schematic are you using to wire the LCD?

J

Caliber · Post by **Caliber** » September 3rd, 2005, 11:22 am

Sorry, that link was wrong. Ive checked for conflicts and the hardware is installed correctly. The lcd was pre-wired, so its all correct. My parallel-card shows up like an ECP-card in system management, but it should be EPP? The card is supposedly a ECP/EPP-card, but i have no idea how to change it. Ill test it with a printer later and see what results i get.