[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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