e-100/win2k connection problem!!!

[phestic]

Hi,
I have a casio e-100 pocket pc and it was working fine with my win98 pc but I got rid of it and when I tried setting it up on my win2k machine it just dosent see the pocketpc......
I went through the installation steps on the instructions exactly but it dosent work. I have the same baud rate on my desktop and pocket pc but it still dosent see it.

I kind of want to get it working soon because my parents got me a Pharos GPS for it and I cant install it without it being able to be synced.

Thanks merry christmas

[Basss]

Try downloading the newest syncware and installing that.
I know that only the latest version works for XP, I don't know what w2k does....

[pmshah]

I have been using AS 3.1 on XP for over 6 months now without any hitch.

You would need newer version only for better support on USB connected devices. I have also connected an E-200 on the same machine without any problems.

You just might have a problem with your serial port. You would be having 2 on your machine. Try switching to the other .

There are 2 things to look for on Win2K.

Have you check marked the Com option in Active Synch ? You may have to go through Control Panel to look for additional hardware since unlike Win98 & Xp if I remember correctly Win2K does not look for new hardware when it starts up.

Hope this helps.

[Duke2k]

Try the newest ActiveSync version: http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc/downloads/activesync36.asp .

Otherwise, check the configuration settings for the COM port to which your device connects. Is it set to 115kbps / 8 data bits / 1 stop bit / no parity / hardware flow control? Also, on your E-100, set the PC connection being used for ActiveSync to "´Serial @ 115k".

Hope this helped,

cu D2k

[TonyTiger]

Has anyone been able to sync an E-100 using the infrared port with a Windows 2000 laptop?

I'm starting to get the typical, eventual problem of the connection port having a break in the solder and thought I could just switch to infrared. HA!

[pmshah]

You might find it slow but it very definitely works.

Make sure that in the windows system setup com1 is assigned to th IR hardware & not the serial port (9 pin) hardware.

[TonyTiger]

The COM1 port is the 9 pin connector. I'm using a ThinkPad and can't find any setting in the Control Panel or in the ThinkPad configuration tray icon to assign the Infrared port to Com1. Any clues where to look? I'm using W2000 with the Casio.

[pmshah]

Depending on the manaufacturer of the notebook the option may be available either in the bios settings or in the control panel/system.

If I remember correctly in Win2k this would be in computer management / device manager.

If the IR port is visible in the control panel - which is the default in most of the notebooks I have seen - you will have to disable it for the 9 pin port to be available to external devices.

Hope this helps.