Re: A89: Re: Holy god what did i do???????
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Re: A89: Re: Holy god what did i do???????
In a message dated 12/7/98 5:11:42 PM Pacific Standard Time,
Daniel7073@aol.com writes:
> << I have an internal modem and a serial mouse. The other serial port
doesn't
> seem to work. I don't know if it's because it's faulty or because the
modem
> disables it. I can't get a straight answer from any hardware person. >>
>
> Com ports 1 & 3 use the same interrupt, and com prots 2 & 4 use the same
> interrupt, so this effectively limits your choices to two com ports, unless
> you mess around with the BIOS.
>
> Daniel Imfeld
Said it once, I'll say it again. :) My BIOS is an old fossilistic thing and
has no mention of comports anywhere in it. :)