A 15pin adaptor maybee....hmmmmn?

[Jerry350X]

Hello, I recently purchased a Wingman Formula GP Steerring Wheel & Pedals to hopefully use with my Driving Games. I am just getting into the PC Games so excuse me if this question might be one that I coulda searched out on Google or somewhere.
OK...Question: This game device has a "male 15 pin connector" but my Dell XP System doesn't have any ports for that connector. This PC has several USB2.0 ports, a parallel connector port & a serial connector port that are open. Does anyone know of any adaptors that would let me convert this 15 pin connector into any of the ports I have but preferably a USB2.0 ports & let the device work accurately properly? Thank You

 

[micker377]

Serial > USB - Around $30.00 (USD)
9 pin > 15 pin serial adapter - about $5.00(USD)

 

[franklin97355]

The port you are looking for is the game port and is usually associated with a sound card.

 

[paparazi]

Jerry350X
franklin97355 is right, maybe the best option would be to fit a cheap PCI sound card that should have (check) this gaming port.
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[bcastner]

You need a game or it is sometimes referred to as a "midi" port. I agree with Paparazi above, but you might find a single PCI board with the necessary port. Search on Google for "midi" port.

 

[ImpetusEra]

they make adapters that connect via usb and you can plug the midi plug ino it.

 

[franklin97355]

http://www.qualitycables.com/9Xijoy1.html

Googled this one. (didn't know they made them)

 

[joemck2004]

RadioShack has a MIDI gameport-to-USB adaptor. It supports almost all types of gamepad and joystick. Note: It DOESN'T work for MIDI, meaning you can't use it to connect your synth to your computer (the original putpose of that port).

In the future, I recommend getting only USB controllers. For one thing, you can plug in more than one for multiplayer games. There's only one gameport per sound card.

I use a "PSX-to-USB" adaptor from RadioShack, which can plug most PlayStation or PlayStation 2 controllers/racing wheels/dance pads/etc. into a USB port. (No light guns; those rely on the refresh and resolution of a TV.) I got one when I noticed that PlayStation controllers tend to be cheaper than similar PC ones, and very few PC ones have force feedback; this adaptor fully supports DualShock.