Speakefamily Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 The autoconfigure on the hardware manager does not find a comm port on my backup computer, just churns and churns. Works fine on my primary computer. Any suggestions?Harold Speake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-Paul Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Try assigning a comm port manually. It has be less than 17 but to not to include 17. I would go into your hardware manager in the windows control panel. Look at the serial ports already assigned to the laptop. And then assign one that is still available.I believe in the manual that they said that it is possible that your computer may not be able to auto config a port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speakefamily Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman A. Gurule Jr. Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Silly question, but is the lor tray running, if so you need to unload it then try to find a comm port again!Roman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa-LF Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 If your running Windows XP or Vista make sure in the control panel / system / hardware / device manager/ports - should list in your communications ports that the port is visible. If not, reboot and go into your bios and verify that your ports are turned on. After the reboot, again check your control panel. One thought, if you have a modem installed, it may be taking up your COM port, as many motherboards only have one. If you do and you don't use it, disable or uninstall/remove it. (If you need the modem, your kind of stuck looking at the next option below.)If this still doesn't work, purchase a USB to serial adapter. Make sure you install the proper drivers, and you should be golden. Dont be surprised if it gives you a COM port of something like 13.Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmoore60 Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Harold,Help us a bit more. What adapter are you using from LOR? Did this ever work? If you are using one of the usb485 adapter, did you load the drivers?As much information as possible will be helpful.Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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