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Originally Posted by Omaroo
Mark - it'd be appreciated if you could elaborate. Could I ask what type of laptop it was, what OS version, what applications and what peripherals were you attempting to drive? By all accounts I've read, these units are very highly rated. Thanks  |
Toshiba p60 , XP pro SP2. Did not get to try anything as it would not play at all. Took it back to the shop and they couldn't get it working either so they refunded the money. Probably just got a dud
but it was the catalyst that made me upgrade all my gear as I was sick of fighting cables all night and having issues with the seriel to usb drivers. Ended up buying a toshiba A200 (vista 32) and using Targus ACH81 AU docking station which is small and light with 7 USB 2.0 ports of which 2 are high powered. This was good to drive the DSI Pro II I was running at the time. I still plug my QHY5 into the HP ports and also run my focuser, QHY8 and mount off the hub. All operates through Maxim DL 5 with no lockups or any other hassles. Vista just seems to get on with the serial to usb drivers better than XP did so I have found having serial ports unecessary.
Mark