Chuck,

This sounds like either a bad mouse or bad serial port.  The fact that you
have tried both serial ports and an external card leads me to believe it's
the mouse.  Do you have another serial mouse to try?  Is there a PS/2 mouse
port you could use with a new mouse?  A new mouse will only cost $5 to $10,
and the local Fry's here even has some for under $1 on occasion.  Hope this
helps.

Kyle

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Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 5:41 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Serial ports not working


> Hi
>
> In a effort to upgrade for the least possible amount, I purchased a FIC
> VT-503 motherboard.  This is a Baby AT that will handle up to P233mmx
> processor.
> I also bought a p66 128 meg dimm.
> After installing, everything works except windows will not detect the
mouse.
> I've tried com1 and com2, still no mouse.  I've disabled the on board com1
> and com2 ports and installed an expansion serial card.  Still no mouse
> detected.  This is the only serial device I have.  I even removed the dimm
> and put in 2 8meg fast page memory simms, thinking the memory may have
> something to do with it, still no mouse detected in windows.  I even
booted
> from a diskette, DOS 6.22, and loaded a standard serial mouse driver,
still
> no mouse.

> I was wandering if any one knows of this problem and what I can do to
correct
> it?

>
> Chuck Cooley

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