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Hey guys, Having a problem with a work computer and can't figure it out for the life of me, I recently updated to Service Pack 3 and am now having issues with the Serial Port on an old Dimension 4400
It's used to connect to A code reader for Trucks, here's what happens:
If you restart the computer the port works for about a minute and will connect, but after a minute stops responding. Everything is installed correctly in the Device manager, if I uninstall the COM1 port under (Ports com&lpt) and then scan for hardware changes the port works without a hitch until the computer is rebooted.
I went into the Bios and changed the IRQ and still nothing any advice? I'm thinking of having the boss just buy a USB to Serial Cable if I can't get it working but would still like to solve this
It's used to connect to A code reader for Trucks, here's what happens:
If you restart the computer the port works for about a minute and will connect, but after a minute stops responding. Everything is installed correctly in the Device manager, if I uninstall the COM1 port under (Ports com&lpt) and then scan for hardware changes the port works without a hitch until the computer is rebooted.
I went into the Bios and changed the IRQ and still nothing any advice? I'm thinking of having the boss just buy a USB to Serial Cable if I can't get it working but would still like to solve this