[RTTY] Serial port expansion card troubles...

[Jim Callow]

I installed a two-port serial card (I don't think it was the SIIG), and I
also had some problems with the ports configured by Windows as you list
(that is, one ends up on COM5).  The solution that worked for me was to pull
the modem card so it did not get in the way, and reinstall the serial card
drivers, which should make the ports come up as COM3 and COM4.   Then plug
the modem back in and reinstall, and it should land on COM5.  COM3 and COM4
then worked fine with my Windows programs.  I'm still on WIN98, so I can't
say how relevant this is for XP.

73

Jim
K8IR

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gert E. Janssens" <gert33@rionet.org>
To: <rtty@contesting.com>; <MMTTY@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 7:24 PM
Subject: [RTTY] Serial port expansion card troubles...


>
> Hello,
>
> I wanted to go the FSK way instead of AFSK, what I'm doing now.
>
> I have a serial port expansion card, a SIIG Cyber Serial Dual PCI
> (JJ-02012).
>
> The thing is properly recognized by Windows (XP), drivers install fine,
and
> Windows reports that "the device is working properly".
>
> However I can't get any hardware to work with it. I have a rigblaster on
> COM1 and other rig control on COM2, and neither of those work on COM4 or
> COM5. (COM3 is modem).
>
> I checked all settings, they are the same as for my onboard ports. So I
> don't think that is the problem.
>
> Does anyone out there have any experience with this particular expansion
> card? Or some other advice?
>
> Thanks, happy holidays,
>
> Gert - K5WW
>
>
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