Guys with newer laptops....
01-30-2006, 09:07 PM
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Guys with newer laptops.... Which Serial - USB adapter are you using? I just bought a new laptop and couldn't find one with a serial port, so now I need an adapter that works! I bought one from RadioShack and went to download my program from the car into the laptop and it kept loosing connection in the middle of the download! Thank god I wasn't trying to upload a program, cuz I heard it won't harm if it loses during a download, only during an upload, so my computer should be ok, right? Car started fine, so assuming all is good. Anyways, let me know what you all use and where to get it, thanks! 
01-30-2006, 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by SmokingWS6
Keyspan Serial to USB connector. Its the only one recomended by HP Tuners and EFI Live.
Is this it? If so, i'm goin to CompUSA tomorrow after I return the other one to RadioShack!
http://www.compusa.com/products/prod...09975&pfp=cat3
01-30-2006, 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by SmokingWS6
Thats the guy. I've actually worn mine out, I need to get a new one also. Funny thing is comp usa offered me the extended warrenty but I didn't take it. lol.
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Originally Posted by AnthonyR
Devon this is the one I have, a little pricey but like I told you it will work fo' sho'.
01-31-2006, 09:07 AM
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I bought the off shelf version BestBuy had. I know I paid too much for it, that's for sure. The only issue I ran into is that I tried to pull it straight out of the box and use it. It wouldn't connect at all. Upon further investigation, there was a CD hidden between the front and back of the packaging that contained the proper driver to allow it to work. Once I loaded it, everything was good. I've read the PCM and scanned with no issues. I have not attempted to write yet, but I foresee no problems.
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I went out and bought the Keyspan today and it worked w/o a hitch!!! But I gotta say, I thought it took forever to download ur program out of the car before, god damn, it's like super slow now, guess the converter slows it down a little! Took forever to get my tune out of the car!
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Originally Posted by Loudmouth LS1
I went out and bought the Keyspan today and it worked w/o a hitch!!! But I gotta say, I thought it took forever to download ur program out of the car before, god damn, it's like super slow now, guess the converter slows it down a little! Took forever to get my tune out of the car!
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Originally Posted by Loudmouth LS1
I went out and bought the Keyspan today and it worked w/o a hitch!!! But I gotta say, I thought it took forever to download ur program out of the car before, god damn, it's like super slow now, guess the converter slows it down a little! Took forever to get my tune out of the car!
01-31-2006, 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by AnthonyR
Go to Device manager and up the speed (bps) of the com port to 115200.
I tried too, but with this one it didn't give an option in device manager to up the speed.
02-01-2006, 05:35 AM
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Originally Posted by SmokingWS6
It should only take about 2:30 to read the entire pcm with a Keyspan cable.
02-01-2006, 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by SmokingWS6
Keyspan Serial to USB connector. Its the only one recomended by HP Tuners and EFI Live.
Seriously, I got a serial to USB adapter to calibrate/work with LogWorks & LC-1 from Walmart http://www.iogear.com/main.php?loc=product&Item=GUC232A. This one works.