At 06:18 PM 12/25/1999 , John Rinehart said:
>A friend just bought a used Compaq Presario 1065 laptop. He did not get the
>users manual with it - no documentation. He would like to attach a scanner
>through the external COM port.
Scanners usually connect either thru a Parallel port or thru a USB
port. They do not connect thru the COM port.
>Does he need to go into the BIOS and disable the internal modem in order to
>free the resources for the COM port? How does he enter the BIOS setup
>routine and any other information would be much appreciated on getting
>a serial scanner working?
I've never seen a serial scanner before...Who is the manufacturer? I'm
just curious here...
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Regards,
Alan
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