- Aug 4, 2013
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i need to know if a Serial RS-232 9 pin port is the same as a com port? i have a device that uses a Serial RS-232 9 pin cable and the only thing i have on the back of my motherboard is a com port are they the same if not what are my options as far as hooking this serial cable up to my pc
heres the specks for my io back panel on my mobo
Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x External SATA
1 x S/PDIF Out
1 x IEEE 1394a
1 x LAN(RJ45) port
4 x USB 2.0/1.1
1 x COM port
8 -Channel Audio I/O
heres the specks for my io back panel on my mobo
Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x External SATA
1 x S/PDIF Out
1 x IEEE 1394a
1 x LAN(RJ45) port
4 x USB 2.0/1.1
1 x COM port
8 -Channel Audio I/O
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