Re: problem hooking laptop to serial port

[Laura Conrad <lconrad world std com>]

James Ervin <james kites org> writes:

> Are the ports enabled in the BIOS of the motherboard?  Generall new
> computers come with one disabled to use the IRQ for some other device.

You're right -- it's not enabled.  Not only that, enabling it doesn't
seem to be an option.  I wonder why it's there?  It's not just a
connector -- there's definitely a cable connecting it to the
motherboard. 

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