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P2B-F (Rev 1.0) COM Problem

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Dietmar Bröcker

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Jul 4, 2003, 8:08:48 AM7/4/03
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i can't connect to COM1 and COM2 with W2K :-(
All parameters (IRQ, adress) on the BIOS or in the System are standard,
an i have the last BIOS-Version installed (BX2F113A).
Any ideas?

Dietmar


Stephan Grossklass

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Jul 4, 2003, 8:16:57 AM7/4/03
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"Dietmar Bröcker" schrieb:

Seems you have the 1013A BIOS, which is not the latest one - 1014 beta 3
is. Apart from this I have no idea why the COM ports should not be
usable in Win2k - have you tried a modem and HyperTerminal?

Stephan
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Rainman

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Jul 4, 2003, 10:48:37 AM7/4/03
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What is it exactly you are trying to connect to COM1/2? An internal ISA
or PCI modem, an external modem, a serial port scanner, etc? Chances are
it may just be a device driver issue.

If it is a modem you have installed you can check its functionality by
going to Control Panel, Phone and Modem Options, click Modems properties
tab. Highlight your modem in the "installed" list (note what COM port it
is on), click Properties button. Click Diagnostics properties tab, click
Query Modem button. If you get command responses the modem itself is
likely working fine.

If you happen to be installing an internal ISA modem that is not
PlugNPlay, then you have to set its jumpers to use a COM port that is
NOT one of those you have enabled in the BIOS. Those BIOS-enabled COM1
and COM2 ports are devoted to devices that connect to the serial port
connectors on the back of your computer, like external modems, scanners,
cameras, bar code readers, scales, cash drawers, etc. If you want to use
one of those COM ports for an internal ISA modem you must first disable
the port in BIOS, then manually install the port by having Windows
Hardware Wizard (Add New Device) search for new non-PnP hardware. Once
the COM port on your legacy modem is detected and installed you'll be
able to use it.

I'm just grabbing at straws here... good luck!


El Phantazmo

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Jul 4, 2003, 1:04:59 PM7/4/03
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I had the exact same problem with a Mel-M motherboard when moving to Win2k
on it. Flash BIOS to the latest version was suggested but yeilded no
results. A work around was installing a Lava 2 port serial PCI card, they
are usually dirt cheap. (even free).

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