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  1. SouthS1d3

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    okay my old toshiba satellite 2210cdt's usb port got messed up and now it wont reconize so i was wondering if there was a adapter for a serial port that connects usb devices so i can use my wifi adapter
     
    SouthS1d3, Oct 29, 2007
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    Even if there was, a Serial port is only 9600bps, it simply isn't fast enough to run a wireless adapter. The best thing you can do is buy a PCMCIA card with additional USB ports on it.
     
    sammorris, Oct 30, 2007
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    dam well call me careless but i messed up the pcmcia slot too dam so theres nothing i can do
     
    SouthS1d3, Oct 30, 2007
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    YOU messed it up? Or is the laptop chipset just damaged?
     
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