[Ham-Computers] Serial port question

Brian Gaskamp ka5bkg at sbcglobal.net
Wed Jan 4 20:12:38 EST 2012


Hello to all on the list here, I got a computer question that hopefully someone can give me a GOOD answer to.

I bought a new Dell desktop computer recently and it didn't come with a 9 pin female serial port on it.
I need to add a serial port card thru the PCI slot, so that I can hook up my Davis weather station back up and upload my weather info to weather underground.

I ask a ham about this and he told me to watch what I put into the new PC cause the computer industry changed stuff a few years ago and not all PCI cards will work in a PCI slot on the motherboard.

I thought this would be easy, but the way he explained to me it seemed confusing, etc.

I hope I'm explaining all this correctly and if I'm not I apologize.

Thanks,
Brian


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