[WriteLog] comport problems solved

[Phil Duff & Ann Duff]

kr6e wrote:
> I recently upgraded the computer I use with Writelog to one of the latest ASUS motherboards (P5K Premium).  After doing this upgrade I experienced nothing but disfunction in using RittyRite through USB/Serial devices; PCI serial cards and also the single native com1 port on the motherboard.  
Interesting.  I also currently have an ASUS motherboard (M2NPV-VM) that 
has a COM1 problem.  I discovered the problem
after having no luck with getting MMTTY or any other app to work with 
COM1. 

I discovered after trial and error that Disabling then Enabling the COM1 
driver that COM1 replaces the standard COM1
IRQ4 with IRQ7 and then COM1 works fine.  So I guess IRQ4 is toast on my 
motherboard for some unknown reason.  I have to Disable then Enable the 
COM1 driver after every reboot if I want to run any application that 
uses COM1.

My first ASUS mobo (different model) had it's built-in IO controller die 
corrupting our C:/ drive with it.  Thought that was a fluke.  No more 
ASUS mobos for me after the COM1 IRQ4 problem with this last one.

73 Phil NA4M

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