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Windows 7 and PCI serial port

Anonymous
2013-04-09T16:26:46+00:00

What is PCI Serial Port and what does it do for my PC which was upgraded from windows vista to windows7?

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-04-10T11:14:51+00:00

    Hi Jose,

    A serial port is a connection port that uses pin based connections to connect an external device such as a printer or monitor to a computer. If you have a device that still uses serial port connections you will need to add a PCI serial port to your PC.

    Let us know if you need any assistance on the issue and we'll be glad to assist you.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-04-10T11:40:56+00:00

    It is a legacy connection device that predates USB. Most computers had at least one along with a Parallel (LPT) port.

    On the back plate you may a connector which is the same physical size as a VGA socket but has 9 connectors instead of the VGAs 15 although some motherboards only had a header on the board itself and did not have the external connection.

    The motherboards web site should have the required drivers or in many cases the BIOS would have the option to disable the serial (COM) port

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-09-30T02:50:12+00:00

    Because some computers without serial port, or serial number is limited,

    If you want to use more serial port devices,

    PCI serial port will enable you to easily add RS232, RS422, RS485 serial ports to your PC or server.

    hope it help.

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