Selecting Communications Ports, Interrupts in COMPAQ SLT/286

Last reviewed: December 11, 1997
Article ID: Q48414

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Microsoft Mouse Driver for MS-DOS, versions 6.x, 7.x, 8.x, and 9.0

SUMMARY

On a COMPAQ SLT/286, the communications port and its associated interrupt can be set by using the Setup/Diagnostic program included with the computer. The following is the procedure:

Place the Setup disk in your floppy drive.
Run the Setup program.
At the menu screen, press F4 to select "change configuration."
From the next menu screen, select "Modem async-device."
From the next screen, select "system async device."
From the next screen, select "com1."
From the next screen, select "interrupt 4."
Exit through the screens until you return to the MS-DOS prompt.

The Compaq product included here is manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

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Version : 6.x 7.x 8.x 9.00
Platform : MS-DOS

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Last reviewed: December 11, 1997
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