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parallel port connectivity of DSK C6711

Started by Nalin K Pithwa October 2, 2007
Hello:

I have hit a road-block with my DSP starter kit (TMS320C6711 DSP
starter kit). It was working perfectly fine with my PIII, Win 98
(second ed) PC until a few days before. [Ihave been using it for
all my C67x/C62x work for about 3-4 years.]

The following steps are described by TI for troubleshooting DSK
connectivity:

CCS IDE will install correctly with most parallel port
configurations. If CCS IDE fails to configure your ports
correctly, perform the following steps:
1) Test the parallel ports by running DSK port test from the start
menu...
2) If any port passes, run DSK configuration from the start
menu...
3) If all ports fail, you must reconfigure the parallel port
settings in BIOS, and set the printer port mode to EPP
(preferred), ECP or PS/2(least preferred).
4) Repeat Steps 1 & 2 to verify that your settings are correct.

My problem: Step # 3 -- all ports fail. No parallel port setting
seems to work. How can I rectify the problem?

Thanks in advance,
Nalin Pithwa