Re: How 2 connect old computer db9 port to new laptop with db15 or usb

Tess wrote:
I want to connect my old computer with Windows 98 to my new laptop with Windows XP via a null serial modem cable so as to move old files to the new computer using the File Transfer Wizard. Trouble is, my old computer has a DB9 male port and my new laptop has a DB15 male port and usb ports. The null serial cable I got at radio shack has DB9 female ends. I bought some adapters, but when I got home, nothing matched. I can't find a DB9 to DB 15 adaptor. I have been running searches online and cannot find the right connector. Even asked my IT friends at work and no one knows. Would you please recommend what to buy and where to buy it. thanks!!

Serial ports are usually DB 9 or DB 25.

Many new computers don't have serial OR parallel ports AT ALL. This is particularly true of laptops.

Support for Flash drives and USB connected hard drives in Windows 98 varies. IF you attempt that route check the drive carefully to make sure it supports Windows 98.

Could:

Obtain an adapter to operate a serial port on one of the laptop's USB ports.

Obtain a network card for the older computer. IF you have been using a broadband connection it might already be equipped with one. Use regular network cables to connect the two computers together through a hub (usually part of a router) OR a crossover cable to connect the two computers directly together. Many late model computers (laptops and tower systems) come with some sort of Ethernet OR wireless LAN capability.

Obtain a wireless LAN card for the old computer and network through your wireless LAN router (if you have one). This might involve the similar Windows 98 compatibility issues to those that affect the flash drives and external hard drives though.

Obtain a enclosure that will allow you to remove the hard drive from the older computer, install it in the enclosure and hook the enclosure up to one of the USB ports on the new laptop. This option would provide the opportunity to continue using the new hardware purchase.
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