ga-55aa Com's in use ,corrupted

[deka]

This is a gigabyte M/B with k6 2 400 CPU 256 sdram win98
Symptom unable to use mouse or modem in either Com 1,2,3,4
Running modem Dr shows COM in use or non existing, modem lighs flash, data test returns corrupt data .
Disabling internal com's and inserting a good com card ...same.
any ideas ???

 

[sodbuster]

Try a different modem and set the IRQ settings for something that you know is available.

 

[alex304]

Are you using a serial mouse or a PS/2 mouse?

Alex

 

[cwpaul]

Are the COM ports enabled in BIOS? Cycle the BIOS settings for your onboard COM ports and use KB to view Device Mgr settings and select refresh.

cwpaul

Conrad W. Paul
cwpaul@syd.eastlink.ca
Creative Solutions to Challenging Problems

 

[deka]

Since my com ports did not work I was using PS2 for mouse.
I have gone through trying different combinations of COM's
and IRQ's ...same.
No conflicts in Device manager.
In control panel under modems it shows most COM ports as doubles eg. COM2 two times I even have Com5.
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The progress so far:
Modem tested with another computer = OK
Tested with another modem = Faulty
Changed M/B same HDD = Faulty
That must only leave win98

Deka

 

[edfair]

Try deleting all com stuff out of windows. Then let it find stuff again. If it doubles again, then remove the second entry. No guarantees but I have used it before with success. You might also try deleting it , then adding single entry back before rebooting.
Sounds like 98 hardware detection bad on your machine. Ed Fair
efair@atlnet.com

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[swayda]

I think Ed Fair has it right. I don't have much experience with 98 but the sane thing used to happen to me with some of the setup programs supplied with modems under 95. I used to get two on the same port. After deleting the second it always worked.