Re: [hylafax-users] PCI or PCIe DB-25 serial cards?

[Giuseppe Dia <giuseppe.dia@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jim,
before going for a full fledged serial card, have a look at your 
motherboard manual.
While it's true that many motherboard lack a ready-on serial port, most 
of them still have a standard header sitting on the PCB.
like this 
http://www.amazon.com/Male-Motherboard-Serial-Connector-cable/dp/B000JC31L4. 
I think it's pretty standard, but just to make sure to get the correct 
one for your motherboard: the pinout is on the motherboard manual as well.
At the moment I use on my Asus motherboard a serial header->connector 
that fits in a bay (no electronics) that I took from my first 486DX2 and 
it works out of the box. If you have some old PC lying around, have a look.
You can so avoid fighting with a separate serial card, exploiting your 
motherboard.

The less hardware in the way, the less hardware to contend with.
Bye,


On 12/15/2010 08:50 AM, Karmit Ho wrote:
> Dear Jim,
>
> I suppose you can get a serial card with DB-9 port. With most serial modem, they
> should come with a signal cable which will fit to the modem at one end (in this
> case, DB-25). At the other end, there will usually be a DB-9&  DB-25 for fitting
> to any serial port. If not, you can try an adapter. You can also get right the
> way a DB-25 (Modem Side) to DB-9 (PC Side) Cable.
>
> Lastly, you can also make your own with the pin-out which can be found on the
> internet easily.
>
> Hope this helps you.
>
> Karmit
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Jim Nikelski<jnikelski@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: hylafax-users<hylafax-users@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wed, December 15, 2010 12:47:29 PM
> Subject: [hylafax-users] PCI or PCIe DB-25 serial cards?
>
> Hi List,
>
>     I'm looking for a recommendation. I'm running Ubuntu 10.04 and
> trying to get the hardware ready for an uneventful Hylafax install. I
> previously tried to install a USB modem, and ran into some driver
> issues, so I decided to go with an external serial modem (seems to be
> the safest option).  I'm currently looking at the MultiTech
> MT5634ZBA-115V, which is external and supposed to be v34.fax capable
> ... but it also requires a 25-pin DB-25 *serial* port.
>
>      Now the problem is that most motherboards made in this millennium
> lack a serial port (especially of the rather exotic 25-pin variety),
> so I suppose I'll need an expansion card.  I've got 1 free PCI and 1
> free PCIe card slot ... but I can't find a serial expansion card, with
> support for a DB-25 connector anywhere. Does anyone know where I might
> find one of these things? Does anyone have any experience with the
> MT5634ZBA-115V and Hylafax?  Any suggestions would be very
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -jim
>
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