need COM 3

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  1. sumittheking7

    sumittheking7 Geek Trainee

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    i installed a modem in my pc using windows xp.
    defaultly it got installed in COM 3.

    now when i connect to the ISP(bsnl) it shows error that device is errored.

    then i troubleshooted the decive using help and found that COM 3 is not installed in my pc as according to device manager. Its showing only COM 1,COM 2 and LPT port.

    plz suggest some way to enable COM 3.

    thanks

    plz mail me at [email protected]
     
    sumittheking7, Jul 23, 2008
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  2. cube_

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    When you connected your modem in COM3, did windows detect the modem and install drivers for them?
     
    cube_, Jul 24, 2008
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  3. donkey42

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    i may be wrong, but, about 6 years ago to enable COM3, you had to enter the BIOS -> Integrated Peripherals and choose between COM1 & COM3

    the COM ports share resources, COM1 & 3 are shared, COM2 & 4 are shared

    Edit: if i remember correctly COM1 & 2 are available by default externally & COM3 & 4 are available internally by default, so to make COM3 available externally you want to replace COM1 with COM3 in the BIOS, well, thats how it did work, but, it may have changed
     
    donkey42, Jul 25, 2008
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  4. Ghostman 1

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    Did you Query your modem to see if the right drivers our found ?
     
    Ghostman 1, Jul 25, 2008
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