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UPS & serial to USB
Name: thewolfe Date: January 25, 2004 at 14:47:38 Pacific OS: Win XP CPU/Ram: Pent 111/512MB
Comment:
UPS & serial to USB converter
I have purchased a Belkin UPS which uses a serial port to connect to my computer.
I only have 1 serial port which is in use.
I did purchase a "USB to Serial " adapter since I do have two available USB ports.
However, my computer recognized I had new hardware but can not "see" the USB port and says it can't find software to install "USB to serial converter".
I assume I could buy another serial card if I have the space.
Name: StuartS Date: January 25, 2004 at 15:16:52 Pacific
Reply:
Did the USB to Serial Converter come with a disk. If so you need to install the software for it.
Its unusual for a motherboard to only have one Serial Port. Check the Device Manager. If you see Com1 and Com2 then you have two serial ports.
Is this a motherboard with on-board video and the video connection is next to the Serial connection where the second serial connection would normally be? If this is the case then you will have a serial header on the motherboard. You need a serial header cable to take the header out to one of the blanking plates in the case. You will pick up one of these at any computer shop. I have a box full of them.
Stuart
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Response Number 2
Name: RTAdams89 Date: January 25, 2004 at 16:48:31 Pacific
Reply:
It's not unusual to have only one. I think most of hte newer Intel boards have only one. No one uses serial ports and more.
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Response Number 3
Name: thewolfe Date: February 10, 2004 at 15:19:52 Pacific
Reply:
Ops! There was a small CD (never seen one before) in the packaging that I missed.
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