I just got a new laptop cause my old one took a crap. I installed datamaster on it. On the new compter there is no comp serial port to plug my cables in. So I bought a usb/serial adapter. Hook it up and run datamaster. Comp port 4 is high lighted. I go to test connection, and I'm getting a message that the it connecting to the adapter but not getting a signal from the ecm. The same if I try to record. I talked to a few people and they said they had the same resultes. Does anyone have or know of a fix for this?

 

This PCMCIA to RS 232 adapter will work with everything as it gives you a true comm port.
Those usb adapters work through timing to get the data into the laptop and that doesn't work for some of our programs.
I have one of these cards and it works with LT-1 Edit and Autotap.
Carputing recommends these for any laptop without a comm port.
Sometimes you can find different brand adapters on EBay for 50.00 or so but I haven't seen any lately.

http://www.superlogics.com/pcmcia-se...100/49-952.htm

 

Here's a cheaper one

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW

 

O.k. I bough a different adapter and now it's giving me a message that "The ALDL adapter is working and unknow data was detected, this may be an unsupported PCM type." Does anyone know how to get around this or what is causing this? I did not have any of these problems with my old notebook. I need some help with this please.

 

Anyone have an answer for this?

 

Did your old notebook have windows 98? I just recently had a problem with windows xp. But i didn't get the same error you had. I'm new to this tuning by computer thing but thought maybe windows xp has issues.

 

Yep old note book was windows 98. New notebook is xp. I've heard of others getting it to work.

 

i am having hte same exact problem!!! Some one please help.

edit. also went from windows 98 to xp, and am also using a usb serial cable. i'm going to try to do it with a windows 98 laptop, through the usb. that should clear thigns up.. i'll post the result in like 10 minutes.

 

No results?

I have a cable from AKM w/ a usb adaptor and it did not work either. It realized it was connected but wouldn't get any information. I looked this topic up on here and alot of people are saying the Belkin F5U103 is supposed to fix that and work. So I ordered one. I'm on Windows XP also. I hope that is not the problem otherwise I just wasted some more money

 

sorry, the other laptop has windows xp on it as well.

 

I think thats the one madZ28 had said he used on his page. I'm going to get one to. Hopefully that will work.

 

Yeah. I got mine in the mail yesterday but the car is under the knife right now so I havn't got a chance to try it out. I'll post back up and let you know when the car is up and running again.

 

I'm going to bring the other one back to the store and order the other one tomorrow. It better work. I'll let you know .

 

oh man good luck

i bought a PCMIA for it, and i did something inthe settings to get it to work, i DONT remember what though... good luck...

i will be owned if i have to format this thing, cuz i lost the cd for the drivers for it, and forgot how to set it up

 

Here we go...I already went through this dilemna. First off if you are using a Belkin F5U103 usb to serial adaptor, its ok to use for datamaster or freescan, but do not use it on lt1edit or tunercat, because I lost connection while uploading a file with this adaptor, and many else have also, which will cause permanent damage to the PCM. I tried all other adaptors also, IOgear, and a different belkin, all with no luck. The Belkin F5U103 worked ok, but for no more than 1 minute, and it would freeze up and I would get a Blue fatal error screen. In datamaster, you have to go to setup and select "handshake" or something like that, and that will force the data interaction. I now purchased this PCMCIA card:

PCMCIA Serial Card

This one works fine, perfect, no problems! Hope this helps guys. BTW I have a Belkin F5U103 adaptor for sale as well..