MY X6HR is on order and all research I've come up with is that it ships with a DB9 pin serial cable. Is this cable Male or Female?

My laptop is only rigged for USB and is running Win XP. Many of the USB to serial converters on the market only ship with Win 2000 drivers. Are any users of the X6 using a converter with Win XP?

More specifically, does anyone know if the Startech USB converter (ICUSB232) is compatible with a Suunto X6 on an XP computer?

Any Suunto compatible USB to Serial configurations would be a welcome sight on this thread.

Thanks,
Damian