> > But there are many motherboards out there that have > > the two ports, it just > > that they are not being sold to PC makers as they > > cost a few dollars more. Right, all modern mainboards have 2 com ports on them. I've never bought a PC from a store, but I'm sure that only the top Brand Name pc farming companies are eliminating the com ports from their cookie cutter, plug-n-pray machines. Blake N4GI