This is becoming more of a common problem because a lot of computers are now coming out with just USB connections. The way around this is to either purchase a USB to Serial port converter, or contact the manufacturer of the product to see if they have a USB connection for the instrument.

Obtain a USB hub that has several USB ports (available at electronics stores). Use the hub to connect the other USB devices. Now connect your Companion 5 speaker system to a USB port on the computer. You need to use the USB connection to provide audio processing for 5.1 digital sources, but you can also connect the audio output jack on your computer to the input on your Companion 5 control pod, using a 1/8-inch-stereo-male-to-1/8-inch-stereo-male audio cable. See similar questions...

The USB Mini Type A port and the supplied adapter cable are used to connect the PocketDISH to a USB mass storage device, such as a USB camera, card reader or flash drive. See similar questions...

Yes. Connect an APSUSB adapter to one of the USB computer ports to convert the PS/2 keyboard and mouse. Connect the KVM switch cable to the APSUSB. You can access your USB computer just like a PS/2 PC. Dominion SX units with 16 or more serial ports are delivered as standard with a completely preassembled 19-inch rack assembly kit. A rack assembly kit is optionally available with models with less than 16 ports. See similar questions...

You connect the instruments to the computer via a 9 Pin serial port connector. You use the following pins in the connector for the wires: See similar questions...

The 200E comes with a new type of power management; push the power button once when the system is ON tells the systm to go into suspend mode. You can modify this setting in the BIOS/Power Management settings under the option SOFT-OFF by PWR-BTTN. See similar questions...

Absolutely nothing at the moment. All three are disabled. Some people have reported that USB keyboards work, but it's not a supported feature. Others have also powered a PC cooling fan off the USB, but that really isn't necessary. Just keep it well ventilated and it'll be fine. See similar questions...

Windows 95: first, install the Microsoft OEMUSB driver, and then install the ALi USB drivers from the Super Package CD-ROM disc. See similar questions...

No USB Ports are required for this service. The Orbit Satnet Modem connects to your PC through the ethernet socket available. See similar questions...

To enforce security, refer to usbsecure.pl script available at: http://developers.sun.com/prodtech/solaris/driverdev/reference/codesamples/usb_security/index.html See similar questions...

Of course! DeviceLock's ability to discretely manage different families of USB device mean that you can not only allow/ignore USB mice and keyboards (HID devices) but you could also manage a USB printer, or even "White list" a unique USB stick right down to it's serial number! Here's a list of types of USB device that DeviceLock can control: See similar questions...

A USB cable and the presence of USB connections are not yet adequate for exchanging data successfully. However, data transfer can be effected using a USB cable if a serial COM Port is emulated by the GPS receiver. The GPS data must be available in the NMEA 0183 format when data is called up online, so that Geogrid is in a position to evaluate these data. See similar questions...

In principle the ports used for the streams could differ for each of the streams. Also, in case the streaming provider is changed, the port numbers might change as well. See similar questions...