Printer Manual Swich box

[eskimo]

Hi There

I have 2 printers running on one computer, running off a manual switch box 1x Inkjet & 1x Impact when changing from the impact to inkjet i just get the odd garbled letters then nothing, i have to re-boot comp to get the inkjet to work properly, have no conflicts and switch box works when going from inkjet to inpact any ideas as to why? the injet is the default, would an auto switch box stop this error, or should i get a second printer port, which i have heard are difficult to configure so any help would appreciated.

Regards Paul

[morriswindgate]

Many printer manufactures reccomend against switch boxes, manual or auto. I suggest that you get a Parallel port card and add another printer port. If you have a lot of expansion cards you might also want to get a dual port expansion card and disable the Motherboards Parallel port. A very good and inexpensive card is from Koutech and retailers can be found on pricewatch.com

[eskimo]

Thanks for the reply

Are these extra Parallel port cards hard to configure or are they just the
plug and play type

Cheers Paul

[morriswindgate]

They are just plug them in, let them detect, and load the drivers.


http://www.koutech.com/kspcprt.htm

[eskimo]

Cheers Mate much obliged, will give it a go.


Thanks Paul

[Tuf]

The one I have is plug n play. Windows has the drivers, works great.

[eskimo]

Hi Tuf

What is the make of the one you have, or can you recommend a good
card to buy, i am UK based.


Regards Paul