COM 1 PROBLEM

I HAVE AN AERO WHICH AT ONE TIME-TWO DAYS AGO CONNECTED TO COM 1 WITH NO PROBLEM. CURRENTLY IT CAN NOT CONNECT AND THE MESSAGE IS "COM 1 UNAVAILABLE" MY SISTER'S PALM, ON THE OTHER HAND, DOES CONNECT. SIBLING RIVALRY. I ATTEMPTED TO CONNECT C-PEN USING AN ADD-ON IR DEVICE -NO LUCK.
PLEASE HELP!

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Cougarch

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January 10th, 2001 13:00

You will have to close the Hot Sync icon in the system tray (down by the clock) before the Com 1 port will work with another device. You might want to get an AB box to switch back and forth between Aero and Palm. You will need 2 25 to 9 pin adapters for the ends of the cables unless you can find an AB switch that has nine pin connectors on it, which I haven't found. Radio Shack will have everything you will need.

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francisb

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January 10th, 2001 19:00

Thanks for your help I tried it. However my computer is still unable to communicate with my Compaq Aero. I still am getting a message saying that com 1 is unavailable. Do you have any more ideas?

Amy

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Cougarch

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January 10th, 2001 20:00

Is Com 1 listed in your Device Manager under ports?
Also you might try to disable it in the bios and then re-enable it. Good Luck.

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