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Device Manager
Name: Wayne Date: May 1, 2003 at 22:49:51 Pacific OS: 98SE CPU/Ram: 256
Comment:
hi if nothing is plugged into the Serial Port then should the Device Manager say that the Serial Port exists and if so under what name.
click the + next to ports and it should say communications port(com1) communications port(com2) printer port(Lpt1)
(if these are enabled in bios/setup that is,otherwise check your modem properties if internal, it could be using one of these when the port is disabled in bios)
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secondary IDE issues
