Max3 = No Com Port :(

[Odigo]

My MaX-3 Has NO Com ports LOL... how am I supose to use my extrenal modem

 

[kronchev]

wait what? you mean physically or they dont show up?

if you mean as in there are phyiscally no com ports, you can buy a PCI card with COM ports for like $10-15 on ebay

 

[djnes]

So in other words, you bought that motherboard without reading what it does and does not have?

I think it's time to upgrade your equipment to at the very least, an internal modem. Serial ports are considered legacy...which is a nice way of saying, no one in their right mind would still be using them.

 

[lukeh182]

i wish mobo companies would do away with COM and LPT ports and fill up that space with USB ports. they could just include the ports on a bracket for those that actually use it.

 

[kronchev]

Originally posted by lukeh182
i wish mobo companies would do away with COM and LPT ports and fill up that space with USB ports. they could just include the ports on a bracket for those that actually use it.

i <3 my AT7


except when I try to use my LCDs

 

[Party2go9820]

Originally posted by lukeh182
i wish mobo companies would do away with COM and LPT ports and fill up that space with USB ports. they could just include the ports on a bracket for those that actually use it.

The abit max line is exactly that - legacy free. The initial ones didn't even have PS2 ports - only video and USB.

 

[jpmkm]

You can use a usb -> serial adapter.

 

[d03boy]

What do you guys mean by "legacy?" I've heard it used quite a bit, and it generally means old... or am I wrong?

 

[Retro Rex]

Legacy means only old products use it, so there is less of a reason to include it.

 

[Bad_Boy]

Originally posted by djnes
So in other words, you bought that motherboard without reading what it does and does not have?

sounds like it to me lol..

all those ports are dated, i notice alot of printers going to usb also. i bet usb2 and firewire will be dated in like 3 years also (give or take)...just a feeling ;x

 

[NightRaven]

I have no PS/2, Serial, Parallel anythings connected to my computer right now. Mouse and keyboard are USB, as is the printer.

Honestly, there's virtually no use for serial or parallel anymore, and increasing numbers of peripherals are moving to USB from PS/2. I think its about time that we started to drop the older baggage from mobos.

 

[Elledan]

Originally posted by d03boy
What do you guys mean by "legacy?" I've heard it used quite a bit, and it generally means old... or am I wrong?

legacy Computing denoting software or hardware that has been superseded but is difficult to replace because of its wide use.

(Source: Oxford Dictionary, Tenth Edition)

The best example of 'legacy' in this regard is the x86-platform. COM, LPT and PS/2 ports may be 'old', but they're most certainly not 'legacy' as they've not been superseded by (a) superior technology/technologies yet. Attempts to pass off USB as a bus which is at least as good as the aforementioned older technologies is wishful thinking at best. USB is neither simple to program for (esp. drivers), nor as failsafe or reliable.

 

[plot]

yea, i prefer serial ports to USB whenever i'm making something cause it's a whole lot easier to code for and use.

...of course, everything i buy is USB...

 

[Frosty_axe]

Originally posted by djnes
So in other words, you bought that motherboard without reading what it does and does not have?

I think it's time to upgrade your equipment to at the very least, an internal modem. Serial ports are considered legacy...which is a nice way of saying, no one in their right mind would still be using them.

Is that why the APC Smart Ups line still comes standard with serial ports, not to mention they dont even make a usb expantion card for them. I also like the fact that the serial cables have the two screws on each end holding the cable in place. It makes it so you cant accidently pull anythign important.

For like $15 you can get a serial ->usb adaptor, or you coud go buy a card.

 

[djnes]

Originally posted by Frosty_axe
Is that why the APC Smart Ups line still comes standard with serial ports,

Actually all the ones made in the last 2 years or so come with USB connectivity. When I chose to order 50 of them, they did not offer a serial option.

 

[NleahciM]

Originally posted by lukeh182
i wish mobo companies would do away with COM and LPT ports and fill up that space with USB ports. they could just include the ports on a bracket for those that actually use it.

That has to be the worst idea I've ever heard.
Well among the worst at least.

New equipment often uses serial ports. It's easy to code for, and you normally don't need any special interface chips for it. It's old and proven, unlike USB and all the newer stuff. I still use multiple serial devices - neither of which is old.

 

[Frosty_axe]

Originally posted by djnes
Actually all the ones made in the last 2 years or so come with USB connectivity. When I chose to order 50 of them, they did not offer a serial option.

The smart ups's? I have yet to see one wiht anythign other than serial ports and network adaptors. I have seen the smaller home-user orented ups's with usb.

 

[kovermours]

My button panel is serial, my LCD is parallel, my LED array is controlled by the onboard serial header... tons-o-fun, as I can't afford to buy USB controllers and I don't have the time to learn how to program them.

If you really want to add serial support to that fine mobo, stop by the free section of your local used computer store and root through it until you find a serial port (check to see if you need male or female) sticking out of a rear-slot bracket, with a cord on the other side, leading to a 9-pin header. Bring your prize home, install it, and plug it into the serial header on your mobo. Read the manual to check where it is.

Volia, old-stuff support. Or, homebrew-stuff support.

 

[Party2go9820]

Originally posted by Frosty_axe
The smart ups's? I have yet to see one wiht anythign other than serial ports and network adaptors. I have seen the smaller home-user orented ups's with usb.

We've got one of these at work and it does infact have a USB port for monitoring. Some of the models have 'em, some don't.