buckwild

hey,
im about to order hp tuners today my question is does it hook in through the seral port on the laptop if so can i use a seral to usb converter because my lap top does not have a serial port the converter is what i have been using with the predator to allow pc to device communication
thanks
shawn

foff667

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you can there are some that work better then others...if you do a search here or on hptuner.com/forums i think you'll have luck finding which ones work best.

mike s.

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Im not sure if that will work Ive heard of some lag issues with hp tuners and usb port.

buckwild

anyone else try the usb im wanting to order today but ive also heard that v2.o will be for use with usb does anyone have info on that or when it should be out. i guess my other option would be to get a cheap laptop for tuning. well keep them posts coming

horist

The USB Adapters will work fine, shouldn't be any lag issues provided a decent USB adapter is used...

Stay away from Radio shack and Belkin Adapters, those have issues

I've been using this one:
http://sewelldev.com/usbtoserial.asp but have Blue Screen (BSOD) issues sometimes ... seems the drivers have problems closing the USB Connection and causes a hardware fault of sorts that windows can't recover from ... I've been using the latest driver released mid 2004 and it's been pretty stable though

some have also had good luck witht he keyspan USB devices
http://www.hptuners.com/forum/YaBB.p...num=1108372600

There's also the option of a PCMCIA serial port.. .this is the best option imho but also the priciest... I have just because I'm a tech geek heh ... but the usb adapters work well as well

buckwild

thanks for the replys im going ahead with the order
-shawn

mike s.

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What about a Radio shack adapter? Is it acceptable?

horist

see above ... some have had success w/the radioshack ones... but seems most of the time when there are problems it's because a radioshack or belkin adapter are being used

jay_99z

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I had the Belkin adapter and had issues everytime I used it.

Got the Keyspan one and it works perfect.

mike s.

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Ill take your word for it horist, Im returning it today, But now what will I do with my $40?