gps to laptop

If you have a laptop with USB ports you can get adaptors to convert the serial cable from the GPS to USB so it plugs into the laptop.

Not sure if this site shop has then but dick smith should. You may need to load the drivers as well.

Cheers

I use the one from Jaycar for a Magellan 315 with a HP4200. Works fine. You'll need to check the port assignment the laptop gives the adapter (mine defaulted to COM6) so that you can tell your mapping software where to look.

Adrian

Can get them off ebay also. I also have a magellan but opted for a $90 usb GPS which is permanently mounting in the car for use with laptop.

Good luck!
Will

The adaptor is the solution, however you will probably find your mouse pointer takes on a life of its own. Reason - Windows detects the USB to Serial Adaptor as a pointing device - eg mouse.
Sugestions :
1. As above - always plug the USB into the same port.
2. To solve the mouse pointer problem - with the cable disconnected, go into :
control panel/system/harware/Device Manager.
Select Mice and other pointing Devices.
Locate the 'new' one and click disable.

With the device disabled, you never get the 'mouse out of control' problem again.
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