[WriteLog] USB Adapter Question

[Rich]

I apologize if this is a bit long, but hopefully somebody may have found 
a fix to both of my issues.  I do not believe either of these issues are 
related to a WL problem.

I am using a rigblaster pro for FSK rtty.  I has worked flawlessly for 
years via the real comports on my computer.

Recently I needed to replace my PC due to a lightning strike nearby.  I 
picked up an HP Pavillion with Win8 (the same model PC I was running on 
WIN XP and Vista), but obviously much newer.  I purchased several 
PCIExpress comport cards and they will not work. It is not a driver 
issue.  The PC will not even boot once the card is installed.  The first 
question,  Is anybody using a HP Pavillion running Win 8 with real 
comports?  Is so what is the model number of the card?

Secondly,  In an attempt to get back on the air.  I switched to 
USB/Serial adapters.  Everything works great except for one issue. If I 
hit the ESC key before a message is completed (ie the %R%E have not been 
sent)  the TXD line hangs and I can no longer send FSK.  As a temporary 
solution I programmed one Fn Key to send %R%E to reset everything.  
Several times during a contest I may hit an incorrect Fn key and hit ESC 
to stop the erroneous message.

Does anybody know of any settings which may help to eliminate this issue?

Thank you for your help in advance.

Rich