Hi, Matt.
-=> MATT MC_CARTHY wrote to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE <=-

 MM> OK!  If you can read the jumpers, FORGET the odd ports and IRQ setting.
 MM> Windows doesn't like that.  Set the modem to COM1 - IRQ4, DO NOT
 MM> install the modem yet, boot to CMOS and set the onboard COM1 - IRQ4 to
 MM> COM3 - IRQ4, then power down and install the modem.  This gives COM1
 MM> for the modem and COM2 for the mouse (if yours is serial), and you
 MM> still have COM3 for whatever.  You CANNOT do this while the modem is
 MM> inserted, as the conflict will prevent the board from being set
 MM> properly.

Not a biggie, but practice where I volunteer is to generally leave COM1
for serial mouse or other,  and they set a jumperable internal modem for
COM2 - IRQ3. They generally disable COM2 in SETUP, but I haven't been
doing that recently.

BIR some time back someone posted a fairly good reason for doing it your
way, with Modem on COM1, but I can't recall what it was.

- - -  JimH.

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