It's real Parallel Port in your computer, not USB to Parallel port high compatible with Parallel type device (Printer, KeyPro, Scanner).
Mini PCIe 1 Parallel in Windows XP Device Manager
The adapter card is based on a oxford single chip design, that allows you to harness the full capability of PCI Express (PCIe) - providing optimum reliability and speed, and reducing the load applied to the CPU by as much as 48% over conventional serial cards.
FEATURES:
* Fully compliant with PCI Express Base Specification 1.1
* Single port IEEE 1284 Parallel ports with communication speeds up to 15Mbps/s
* Supper IEEE 1284 Parallel ports standard
ECP(Enhance Capacity Port)/ EPP(Enhance Parallel Port)
SPP(Standard Parallel Port)
* Easy Plug and Play Installation
* This high performance SPP/EPP/ECP parallel card adds one DB25 parallel port,
perfect for connecting printers, scanners CD-R/RW drives, memory card readers,
printers, scanners, bar code readers and more
System Requirements:
* Windows® 2000, XP, Server 2003 ,Vista , Win7 and Linux
* Mini PCI ExpressCard-enabled system with an available Mini PCIe PCI Express Card slot
Accessories:
1 x Manual, 1 x Driver CD, 1x 25 pin Parallel cable