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I need a 9 pin COM serial port.
I have a USB to COM adapter that worked on every other good day but now it's fucked.
I see there are 2 cheap types on ebay, one which plugs into a PCI slot, and another which plugs into the motherboard (pictured).
Which would you recommend?
Also does the one that plugs straight into the motherboard kind of make it a USB emulation? I ask because I have USB ports plugged into the same looking ports and I don't want just a fancier version of the shitty USB adapter I have now.
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I think either would be fine in Linux, but I am am not sure about the pci on windows if it's over windows 7
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>>56610232
>>Also does the one that plugs straight into the >>motherboard kind of make it a USB emulation?
The one pictured MUST plug into a serial com port header on the motherboard. Download the pdf for your motherboard to see if it has any anon.
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>>56610401
Yeah it has a couple
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>>56610420
Just buy a serial bracket if your motherboard has a serial header.
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>>56610232
>now it's fucked
Do you perhaps have a cable with a clone chip? Those are need of an older driver to work. Windows (if you are using that), installs one that only works with genuine chips.
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>>56610232
>lso does the one that plugs straight into the motherboard kind of make it a USB emulation?
no
serial port header on motherboard is different from usb header on motherboard
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