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

In addition to what Robert said, if the DB 15 port is 3 rows of 5 holes,
that is a VGA (monitor) output. There is also a form of 15 pin port (female
port where there is holes) that has two rows of 8 & 7 holes respectively.
That is a MIDI or game controller port. All serial ports are male (the pins
stick out on the back of the computer). The two serial ports that have been
available in the past were 25 pin male with two rows of 12 & 13 pins
respectively and the DB9 that you see with two rows of 4 & 5 pins.


"RobertVA" <robert_c72athotmail@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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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