I have an older palm pilot. Can you use a 9 pin serial to usb adapter to sync with my desk top?

This devices interface is extremely old technology the 9 pin connector is most likely a rs232 serial interface . If your laptop has a 9 pin rs232 interface you may need a DTE to DCE adapter .
if you do not have this old rs232 port on your laptop I think this device a usb to null modem rs232 DB9 Serial DCS Adapter Cable with FTDI.
http://www.startech.com/au/Cards-Adapters/Serial-Cards-Adapters/USB-to-Null-Modem-RS232-DB9-Serial-Adapter-Cable-DCE-FTDI~ICUSB232FTN
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_modem
from my reading of the manual a null modem may be needed

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Hi,

The following link should meet the requirements assuming your existing cable is defective.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=103&cp_id=10311&cs_id=1031104&p_id=2276&seq=1&format=2

free driver to usb 2.0 serial cable 9 pin
DB-9RS-232 Adapter cable

The 9 pin serial port, dosen;t always have all the "lines" that are in the 15 pin. (obviously) normally ya need Tx, RX RTS, CTS. You need to find out exactly what lines are needed. Make sure via metering that they are all there. Also it may need to cross-over ie: Tx goes to Rx and Rx goes to Tx. Try using a Null Modem. OR try a USB to 9 pin Din serial adapter.

Is this what you need?



http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-to-RS232-9-pin-Cable-w-25-pin-Serial-Adapter-NEW_W0QQitemZ380181830669QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item58849a5c0d

Try searching the following page
http://www.sabrent.com/#itemName=&itemID=0&section=Drivers

I found my disc. Problem solved. Thanks for follow-up.

There is no serial port (or parallel port either) on this board. Here is a link to HP's site for all the information:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00683208&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&product=3203118&lang=en

Hi, Few Things that you may do to fix this problem: 1. Is the "Local Serial" checked when you click the hot sync icon in the PC tray? 2. Look for ?hotsyncheck? at palm.com maybe this can help. hope this will help' Daniel