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good , let us know....all that 386 knowledge might be usefull someday! LOL
"Ron" <Ron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F4DF78AB-7525-4498-BA83-8333826C2484@microsoft.com...
> Looks like we've almost gone full circle...when I return home, I will
> recheck
> the situation with the jumpers and attempt to load all drivers suggested
> on
> this forum including the DOS driver suggested by "Marius '95."
>
> To be cont'd.
>
> "Haggis" wrote:
>
>> if you bypassed using the onboard ports and tried a card with no
>> success...that brings you back to
>>
>> 1. maybe the jumpers were not correct on card
>> 2. some sort of DOS based driver is required....
>>
>>
>> "Ron" <Ron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C8DF03FF-89E0-4336-AE0F-897714C7EDCB@microsoft.com...
>> > "cables are good" [?]...should be as I have tried more than one
>> > connector...
>> >
>> > As a matter of fact, I do have additional controller cards and serial
>> > port
>> > adapter cards with the required ISA bus connections...I know I tried
>> > the
>> > serial cards without success, don't remember if I tried a controller
>> > card
>> > or
>> > not, believe I did...the problem there could have been I didn't have
>> > the
>> > jumpers on the motherboard set correctly?
>> >
>> > I WILL "let ...[you] know. THANKS
>> >
>> > "Haggis" wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> "MasterBlaster" <Nobody's.Home@My.Place> wrote in message
>> >> news:wyEpd.208256$9b.97498@edtnps84...
>> >> >
>> >> > "Ron" wrote
>> >> >
>> >> >> The serial ports are physically on the motherboard...with regard to
>> >> >> your
>> >> >> second qustion, I'm going on memory now as I won't have access to
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> computer till I return home after the first of the week, but I have
>> >> >> checked
>> >> >> in Device Manager and I was puzzled by the entry, i.e. both a COM
>> >> >> port
>> >> >> and an
>> >> >> LPT were listed, but double clicking for properties yielded
>> >> >> something
>> >> >> very
>> >> >> generic, essentially no properties? I'll look at it again when I
>> >> >> can
>> >> >> and
>> >> >> report back with more specifics if indicated. Thanks for the help
>> >> >> [stay
>> >> >> posted?]
>> >> >
>> >> > I always find pictures and jumper tables to be a big help....
>> >> >
>> >> >
http://www.embeddedlogic.com/TH99/m/P-R/30101.htm
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> ok , if the cables are good to the extender card (and , yes the com1
>> >> and
>> >> com2 connectors to the MB are the same size:>)
>> >>
>> >> look for markings around the pins on the MB one end should be marked
>> >> with
>> >> a
>> >> "1" or a band of white to indicate which is pin 1.
>> >>
>> >> in device manager ...it should just say something like "communications
>> >> port
>> >> (com1)" you're right very generic...according to that , they should
>> >> work.
>> >>
>> >> so maybe those drivers are needed , or the ports just don't
>> >> function...don't
>> >> suppose you have an old controller card you could pop in to supply
>> >> another
>> >> serial port ?
>> >>
>> >> let us know...
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>
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