Everyone's mileage varies......I could not get a SIIG PCI serial card to
work on my DELL with WINMe....
This is the response I received from SIIG tech support (after 3 weeks!!)
Entered on 02/05/2001 at 13:29:31 by Tim Pham:
Hello Mr. Brannigan,
Currently,we are working on the fix for this problem.
Please try to contact us again next week and keep
in mind of the frame time of returning the card, in
case that we do not have the fix soon enough for you.
Tim Pham,
Tech Support
73, Jim
> Just an FYI -
>
> I've reported previously on the good luck I had with the SIIG "PCI
Expander
> 4S" serial I/O card (2 serial ports, expandable to 4)
>
> I just installed the expansion kit and am happy to report that I now have
a
> total of *6* serial ports in the computer, plus a PCI modem for a 7th
> serial port - and not an IRQ conflict anywhere in the bunch! I'm running a
> Pentium-II class motherboard (Abit BE-6) under Win98SE and I have no ISA
> cards in the system (PCI only).
>
> Your mileage may vary, of course, but for those of you with a fairly
modern
> motherboard, I think this might be a good card to consider. I don't think
> I'd try it on an older motherboard (Pentium I class), as my experience has
> been poor with hardware of that vintage, but the manufacturer claims it'll
> work on any machine with a free PCI slot and Windows 3.1 or later. I also
> note that the card comes with a 5-year warranty!
>
> http://www.siig.com/products/io/pci_expander4s.html
>
> Total cost was around $100 for the 2 port card plus the expansion kit
> (available on the 'net for less than I paid). See http://shopper.cnet.com
> to search for the best prices. Part number for the PCI Expander 4S is
> JJ-P04212 and the 2-port expansion kit is part number JJ-UP4S12
>
> No affiliation, blah blah blah. Just grateful as heck that it worked,
right
> out of the box, on my system!
>
> 73,
>
> -Marty NW0L
> martyt@pobox.com
>
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