Check your BIOS settings. Many new motherboards have a hoard of devices
on them that aren't attached to anything. I would suspect that, at
least, there is an IR port configured for COM2 or 3. There may also be
a COM2 port connection on the motherboard that has no cable attached.
Shut off EVERYTHING that you don't use, like IR, unused COM ports,
unused IDE controllers, unused on board software modems, etc. Does this
thing have a built in modem or one plugged into the PCI bus?
73 de Mike, W1NR
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From: writelog-admin@contesting.com
[mailto:writelog-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Dave Earnest
Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 8:53 AM
To: writelog@contesting.com
Subject: [WriteLog] Comports and XP
I have been going through the archives on the reflector and can't seem
to find the exact answers I require.
I have a new Celeron 1.8 ghz computer running XP Home. My old Celeron
700mhz died. On the old computer I had 2 comports on the mother board
and added a ByteRunner PCI-200L two serial port board and it worked
great.
There is only one serial port on the new machine. When I installed the
PCI-200 in the new computer Device Manager shows them as Com 4 and Com
5. Thought I was home free. However, the devices I have hooked up to the
ports: TS-850 and the serial CW keying line don't work.
I have queried ByteRunner and Sean didn't have an answer. Apparently, I
have the latest drivers installed for the board for XP.
Any help would be appreciated.
73,
Dave, K7JJ
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