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Re: IR and Com Ports and such
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Fri, 2 Jun 2000 18:25:27 GMT
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Barbara Pamp schreef:
> Hi, folks.
> Thanks for the info, Jan-Albert. (You know, I don't know what this "schreef"
> word is after my name....).
Using the dutch version of Netscape Communicator : "Schreef" means wrote in
dutch ;-)
> Anyway, Plug 'n' Play is enabled. The weird thing is that Com 3 and Com 4 have
> been assigned IRQ 10 and my computer will not let me change those manually in
> the Devise Manager. Apparently I have to free up (scary) something that's
> currently taking up IRQs 3 and 4 (I have a printer, scanner, trackball,
> graphics tablet coming/going...) but I'll also take a closer look at the card
> and the install disk for the new port.
Then you either need the disk, or force the card to a certain IRQ by
altering the PnP settings in the BIOS. This requires some knowledge of the
BIOS, so if you're not into that thing I suggest not trying it at all,
since it can mess up a good working system.
--
Jan-Albert "Anvil" van Ree | http://www.nl.3dgamers.com
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 | | Re: IR and Com Ports and such
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| In lugnet.robotics, Jan-Albert van Ree writes: Hi, folks. Thanks for the info, Jan-Albert. (You know, I don't know what this "schreef" word is after my name....). Anyway, Plug 'n' Play is enabled. The weird thing is that Com 3 and Com 4 have been (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jun-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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