[FADCA] 4 port serial cards

[Bill Sinbine]

At 06:25 AM 8/8/2004, you wrote:
>Bill:
>Here is what I am using in my XP computer- with this card I now have six
>comports available.
>
>http://www.siig.com/product.asp?pid=190
>
>SIIG also makes a four-port ISA card.  I'm using one of those in a DOS
>computer getting ready for a five-port FPAC switch.  So far I can get all
>four ports working if I disable the single on-mother board serial port.
>With the on-board serial port enabled, I can get any three of the SIIG ports
>to work with it.  I'm still trying to unlock the key to that problem, but it
>may be than none of my DOS-based comport testing programs will work with
>more than four ports!  My next thing to try is to go ahead and install the
>FPAC software as I assume it will find any comport that will work. That may
>be the only way I can test!

Most of the bios in the computers will only show up to 4 com ports bud. I 
have one that will only show 3. This hasn't been a problem as all 6 have 
worked. I can send you the config file for the old Stuart site so you can 
see what we used for settings. I'm sure I still have a copy of it here 
somewhere.. Let me know.


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Bill Sinbine
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