Re: Com Ports From Hell

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From: Steve Blackmore
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1995 00:00

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In article: <817035137snz@petecar.demon.co.uk>  peter carley <peter@petecar.demon.co.uk> 
writes:
 
> Can anybody help, this should be easy and I'm sure it's something obvious 
> but I can't see it and I'm pulling what's left of my hair out.
> 
> Problem:
> --------

> I then swopped the leads on the motherboard and re run the tests. this time 
> Com 1 passed and Com 2 failed the Handshking and Loopback tests. I therefore
> suspected the lead (9 pin), but changed that with no effect. 
> 
> Can anybody come up with any other ideas, it could of course be the 9 pin 
> loopback connector but it's a commercial sealed unit so I doubt it and 
> anyway the mouse doesn't work.

duff motherboard!

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