Missing COM port

[Ramesh]

Hi,

My motherboard has two COM ports, both are set to Auto in the BIOS. One has
a connector in the back panel and the other has a header on the motherboard.

But XP device manager says there is only one COM port. How do I get to use
COM2 also? COM1 is used by the modem, and I need another one for my UPS.

Thanks for any help.

Ramesh

 

[Zoltan Fekete]

Hi,

My motherboard has two COM ports, both are set to Auto in the BIOS. One has
a connector in the back panel and the other has a header on the motherboard.

But XP device manager says there is only one COM port. How do I get to use
COM2 also? COM1 is used by the modem, and I need another one for my UPS.

Thanks for any help.

Ramesh

Did you recently turned *on* the second COM port in the bios?
If yes, then go to control panel, click "add hardware", next, "Yes, I
have connected the hardware", next, chose "Add a new hardware device" on
the bottom of the list, next, "Search for and install the hardware
automatically", next...

Best regards,

--
Zoltan Fekete <[email protected]>
Microsoft Certified Professional

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[D.Currie]

Hi,

My motherboard has two COM ports, both are set to Auto in the BIOS. One has
a connector in the back panel and the other has a header on the motherboard.

But XP device manager says there is only one COM port. How do I get to use
COM2 also? COM1 is used by the modem, and I need another one for my UPS.

Thanks for any help.

Ramesh

This may be a silly question, but if you've got an external modem plugged
into the com1 port, and all you've got is a motherboard header for com2, how
are you going to plug the UPS in anyway? It won't go direct to that
header...

 

[Ramesh]

Thanks Currie.

That should not be no problem. I can connect the header to a connector on a
backpanel plate.

Regards
Ramesh

 

[Ramesh]

Thanks Zoltan.

As I replying to your mail, I had a clue and I found that my COM2 was set to
IRDA mode. So it was showing as IRDA not COM2. Problem solved.

Thanks for your support.

Regards
Ramesh