EliteDesk 800 G3 Mini - Addon RS232 serial option

[RobToronto]

Hi,

We used the RS232 (serial) Option Board P/N 834953-001 for the 800 G2 Mini models but, now the design of the option board has changed for the 800 G3 Mini models. Does anyone know if there is a RS232 Option available for the EliteDesk 800 G3 mini series and if so, what is the part number?

Rob  

[mdklassen]

From the HP Part Surfer web-site:

Part number 834953-001 is used in more than 200 HP products.

Click here to see the complete list of products.

I am guessing that if you expand that list, you may find that the part is used in your desired model.

[RobToronto]

Thanks for your quick reply.

I am not able to locate the NEW part number required for the G3 models. The G1/G2 models use p/n 834953-001 (SPS-PCA STAG-S RS232 Option Board DM15). However, this will not fit the G3 models.

[DGroves]

for the 800 G3 HP makes a combined Serial/PS2 adapter instead of just a serial adapter

https://www.amazon.com/HP-serial-PS-adapter-1VD82AA/dp/B077YLQGGR

https://www.insight.com/en_US/buy/product/1VD82AA/HP%20INC/1VD82AA/HP--serial--PS2-adapter/

[RobToronto]

Thanks for your reply. However, I fail to see how this could possible fit a G3 Mini.

https://store.hp.com/CanadaStore/Merch/Offer.aspx?p=b-hp-elitedesk-800-desktop-mini

I'm sure it works fine for Small Form factor or Tower.

Regards,

Rob

[DGroves]

well there is allways the USB to serial adapters,... if you go this route stay with the major vendors to advoid getting the **bleep** chipsets that only semi work, ebay is full of these fake clone rs232 devices sold a low prices

even major resellers sometimes also get fooled, but they will usually quickly replace any fake adapters

[RobToronto]

Thanks for your advice. I'm not sure if the USB to  serial adapters are any better today but, used these in the past, with Windows O/S and they seem to always work intermintently. Communication with the virtual com port stops and requires an unplug/plug of the USB to reestablish comunications.

Does this mean that HP no longer has this option?  Very hard to get the correct answer.

All documentation, that I have referenced, mentions the optional serial port.

http://www8.hp.com/h20195/V2/GetPDF.aspx/c05378305  

I/O Ports – Optional

Serial (RS-232) 1 (optional)*

*Replaces 1 Video optional port

https://support.hp.com/ca-en/document/c05371240#AbT8

Optional

(1) Serial (RS-232)

  note:

Replaces (1) video optional port

[DGroves]

usb serial adapters today are light years better than when Vista/win 7 OS's were the current OS's

as i said the trick is to buy a proper one, and that means that the under 15.00 adapters need not apply

depending on your needs a usb serial adapter that supports the full rs 232 feature set can cost upwards of 75.00

read this site for more help and usb serial products 

i personall have used the FTDI based adapters and they run rings around the cheaper profilic  adapters

http://www.usconverters.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=62&chapter=0