Re: A86: Creating a COM port

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Subject: Re: A86: Creating a COM port
From: Butler Family <butler2@erols.com>
Date: Fri, 08 May 1998 07:24:11 -0400
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You probably have to go into the BIOS and change it to COM3 or COM4.  I got it to
work but I can't have my modem enabled at the same time maybe someone can help me
with that since com4 uses the same base address as com2 and com3 uses the same
address as com1.

Patrick

QmH wrote:

> My friend is having trouble creating a com port.  Well he's not acutally
> having trouble making one, he doesn't know how and I don't know either.
>
> He just bought his graph link a couple of days ago, and hooked it up and
> everything.  But he can't get his link to work since he doesn't have a FREE
> COM PORT.  He has his mouse on COM1 and his modem on COM2.  He has an extra
> connector on the back, but he only has 2 com ports?  How do you create another
> COM3 on Windows 95?  Does the graphlink work with COM3?
>
> Any help will really be appreciated.
> ~ Mohsan.

References:

A86: Creating a COM port

From: QmH <QmH@aol.com>