[Ham-Computers] Serial Cards

[Dale Miller]

Yes there are 5volt cards...but they would have to be pretty old...5volt 
pci cards were back when pci first came out.

Cheers
73's
Dale

WA5CAB at cs.com wrote:

>Don,
>
>I don't know the answer to your question (didn't actually know that there had 
>ever been a difference between PCI slots) but is the computer New New, or 
>just new to you?  Reason I ask is that the last several system boards we've had 
>here (since say '97 anyway) all had/have at least one parallel and two serial 
>ports integrated into the system board, so they don't take up a slot.  Some 
>have the 9 or 25 pin connectors mounted on the edge of the board and some have 
>had the ports come to a DIP header, and were supplied with a cable or cables 
>with DIP connector on one end and serial connector in the metal angle bracket on 
>the other.
>
>In a message dated 4/17/2005 3:30:47 PM Central Daylight Time, 
>wxfreqrs at cableone.net writes: 
>  
>
>>got a new computer and it had NO SERIAL cards installed
>>I have 2 in old computer
>>new computer slots are PCI
>>and say not to use 3.5 volt cards in slots
>>how does on determine the voltage on a serial card
>>    
>>
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