MichaelA2014

Hello friends. I ran in to a problem. Here is what I got. I got a windows xp (russian version) laptop with usb to ttl adapter. I power my adapter with 3.3 volt from the power supply from the old computer. I apply common ground to a third from the right pin on the hard drive, the same ground that feeding my usb to ttl adapter. When I start a terminal and do a loopback test everything works. I get the typed letters back. When I connect the drive and power it up and press ctrl+z I get a gibberish on the screen. Unreadable symbols. I have rx from the adapter go to tx on the hard drive and tx on the adapter goes to rx on the hard drive so everything is correct. I tried to use PUTTY to connect and it did bring the prompt F3 T> but when I started typing "/2" it started displaying gibberish again. What to do, other then try rs232 to ttl adapter? Why do I get garbage on the screen in a terminal window instead of letters? Do I need to install certain fonts or change the encoding? Right now I have a ms dos font in terminal. I tried with every possible system font enabled and native terminal still sending garbage, however a loopback test comes through clear. I read as much of this mega thread as I possibly can without loosing my mind. Anyone please help. Thank you