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USB to Serial Cable
Name: OVV Date: April 16, 2006 at 03:10:36 Pacific OS: XP Pro CPU/Ram: Mobile Celeron 2gb/752 Ra Product: Toshiba Sattelite
Comment:
I am trying to install a Velleman Usb to Serial cable on my Laptop. It is detected in the device manager but will not install any of the drivers that came with it, neither automatically or manually. In the installation guide there is a manipulation to be made in the COM port properties but since the laptop has no serial ports of its own, I don't have any listed in the device manager. Does anyone know how I can get around this problem? There are no other drivers available on the Velleman website so this is my only other recourse.
Name: JimPIM Date: April 16, 2006 at 09:41:51 Pacific
Reply:
Hi, You should not have to do anything in the BIOS Setup about the serial port. The installs that came with the adaptor should take care of that. Try installing again. Good Luck, Jim
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Response Number 2
Name: OVV Date: April 16, 2006 at 23:44:39 Pacific
Reply:
I never said anything about the BIOS. It is a manipulation in the device manager but as I said I have no COM ports listed. It absolutely will not install with the drivers frm the CD as it is right now. Thx
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