[Novalug] OT : Hardware : Thinkpad needs serial port

[Beartooth]

On Tue, 25 Mar 2008, Matt Bidwell wrote:

>>
>>     But it turns out the T42, which just came, has no serial 
>> port.
 	[...]
>>     Someone had asked on Garmin's support site about serial 
>> -to-USB adapters. Garmin reported maybe 80% success with them.
>>     Is there a way to install XP to the T30 from either the 
>> T42 or the XP hard drive on my PC?? Or to have a serial port 
>> put on the T42??
 	[...]
>>     Or had I better just send the T42 back??

> Ah the t42.... I don't know if a usb to serial adapter needs it 
> on, but serial is turned off in the bios.  You might try 
> turning it on and using an adapter. These adapters should work.

 	Well, I found it; it was indeed disabled; I enabled it -- 
and, alas!, the software still doesn't see any of three GPSs.

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