Re: TI-Graph Link Problem


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Re: TI-Graph Link Problem



On Tue, 02 Sep 1997 16:03:29 -0400, Zackary L Tippett
<zlt@earthlink.net> wrote:

>I have had the TI-Graph Link for about a year now, and have used it with
>a 486DX4/100 with 4 COM ports using IRQs 3,4,9 & 5.  I don't know how on
>earth this set up worked on that machine because I had a printer using
>one of those IRQs and a sound card using one.  I have now upgraded to a
>K5 PR166 with two COM ports built into the motherboard that can be
>configured to be COM 1 thru 4.  They are set up as UART 1 => COM 1 and
>UART 2 => COM 2.  Also, I have a USR Sportster using COM 3 as a PnP
>device.  COM 3 is using 5.  I have my sound card using 10 now, so there
>should be no conflicts at all, even the printer is using 7.  COM 1 and 2
>are using 4 and 3 as IRQs.
>
>Every time I try to upload or download something from the TI or PC, I
>get a transmission link error.  I have checked the connections to the TI
>and to the PC and have even run diag. software on the port and get no
>errors.  Even if I change my mouse from COM 1 to 2, I still get the same
>error from COM 1.
>
>I am also using a link cable for a BOOKMAN SideKick that does basically
>the same thing as the TI-Link, and that gets errors also.
>
>ANY IDEAS?  I am totally out.
>
>Well, except for the idea that maybe my two COM ports on the motherboard
>should be set as either 1 and 3 or 2 and 4.  That's the only idea I
>have, could this be the case?  I was going to try to change these, but I
>wanted to post a message and get a response first.
>
>Thanks for any help!
>
>Zackary Tippett
>zlt@earthlink.net

Hi Zackary,
        Go to your modem control in windows 95 and turn off your FIFO
buffer.  I had the same problem with my laptop computer and this fixed
it quite nicely.

DeeAnne


                DeeAnne Doseman-Flaws
     deeannef@deltanet.com        deeannef@hotmail.com
                     deeannef@juno.com


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