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Post 1 made on Saturday July 16, 2005 at 19:59
Butch Searle-Spratt
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I am planning on a new 'puter which more than likely will have no serial port. What would be my best option with my Pronto 2K, install a PCI serial card or use a USB to serial adapter? Thanx
Post 2 made on Sunday July 17, 2005 at 04:20
Bruce Hartley
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Personally, I would add a serial PCI card, they are cheap & reliable.
Using a USB -> serial convertor in my opinion is introducing unnecessary complexity.
Post 3 made on Tuesday July 19, 2005 at 02:13
Stephane
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I specially ordered my computer with a serial port; best decision I took; absolutely no adapter problems
Post 4 made on Tuesday July 19, 2005 at 03:33
Daniel Tonks
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Most motherboards do still come with a serial port built-in; I know of several current generation ones that still have two. But most brand-name prebuilt PCs and HTPC-targeted machines will likely lack one.


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