Thanks Oliver,
I had already checked the connections and stuff like that and
I don't believe in luck. That notwithstanding, I take your point that my
port is knackered ... The thing is where on earth am I going to find
someone to fix a 486 motherboard and at what cost .. I asked scan for the
price of an I/O card, it cost almost as much as I bought the board in the
first place. I think my best bet is to buy another one ... What a waste!!
Once again thanks
A.
Jonathan
BTW, I couldn't route this message to the reply to email address
> First, open your machine up, make sure you and the machine's case are
> earthed, and check that the connection from the motherboard to the serial
> port is secure. If that has come loose, it could be an easy fix.
>
> Otherwise, you might just be unlucky. Maybe a UART chip has died in the
> serial port. If it's not the connection, try and find someone who can
> mend the motherboard.
>
> One of my serial ports died when lightning struck the telephone line the
> modem was connected to. (I didn't think of disconnecting telephones as
> well as the mains.) Also, hardware handbooks often say that you
> should turn off equipment at both ends before disconnecting things.
>
>
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