topic Help on VGP-PRA1 in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/help-on-vgp-pra1/m-p/219642#M46 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">I do not believe the LPT port on Vaio docking stations is a true parallell port.&nbsp; It is a simple printer port and as such is an output only.&nbsp; I think it only shows as a virtual port and is probably a USB converter.<BR /></SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">If you look at your model's User Guide you will see it it only ever referred to as a printer port.</SPAN></P><P><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="ftp://ftp.vaio-link.com/pub/Manuals/Notebooks/A5_FS3/A5_FS3_H_EN.pdf">ftp://ftp.vaio-link.com/pub/Manuals/Notebooks/A5_FS3/A5_FS3_H_EN.pdf</A></P><P></P><P><img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.at/html/@28BE23B0C20952FC3409403FD1AA84A7/images/smilies/056.png" alt=":cry:" title=":cry:" /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 18 May 2011 23:33:17 GMT Blencogo 2011-05-18T23:33:17Z Help on VGP-PRA1 https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/help-on-vgp-pra1/m-p/219641#M45 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi out there,</P><P>I have managed to get a VGP-PRA1 for my VAIO VGN-A617B because I need the parallel port for my scanner. Unfortunately I have not found a LPTx in the device manager and of course there is&nbsp; no possibility to scan a photo.</P><P>Has anyone activated the given LPT on the VGP-PRA1 dockingstation.</P><P>I would be very grateful if somebody could give me an advise how to go on with that.(I indeed amvery angry!!)</P><P></P><P>Wespezial</P><P></P><P>Message was edited by: -frank-</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 18 May 2011 20:34:31 GMT https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/help-on-vgp-pra1/m-p/219641#M45 Wespezial 2011-05-18T20:34:31Z Help on VGP-PRA1 https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/help-on-vgp-pra1/m-p/219642#M46 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">I do not believe the LPT port on Vaio docking stations is a true parallell port.&nbsp; It is a simple printer port and as such is an output only.&nbsp; I think it only shows as a virtual port and is probably a USB converter.<BR /></SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">If you look at your model's User Guide you will see it it only ever referred to as a printer port.</SPAN></P><P><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="ftp://ftp.vaio-link.com/pub/Manuals/Notebooks/A5_FS3/A5_FS3_H_EN.pdf">ftp://ftp.vaio-link.com/pub/Manuals/Notebooks/A5_FS3/A5_FS3_H_EN.pdf</A></P><P></P><P><img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.at/html/@28BE23B0C20952FC3409403FD1AA84A7/images/smilies/056.png" alt=":cry:" title=":cry:" /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 18 May 2011 23:33:17 GMT https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/help-on-vgp-pra1/m-p/219642#M46 Blencogo 2011-05-18T23:33:17Z