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balsam1 · #1 Post by **balsam1** » Sat May 22, 2004 1:56 pm

Hi.

Can I use the Serial port and the Infrared port and the Modem together?
Normally, I must disable one of these as to use the others?
Can I disable the printer or to do something else in order to use them all?

I have WIN98SE and a 600TP.

Thank you.

JHEM · #2 Post by **JHEM** » Sat May 22, 2004 3:37 pm

On the 600 series machines, you need to go into the configuration utility and turn OFF the IR port and turn ON the serial port. Reboot. Then go into the configuration utility again and turn ON the IR port.

Both devices will now work fine.

Regards,

James

sktn77a · #3 Post by **sktn77a** » Sun May 23, 2004 8:46 am

And if that doesn't work there's the official, long-winded, way:

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... WIK-3VCGJX

balsam1 · #4 Post by **balsam1** » Tue Jun 01, 2004 2:37 pm

Sorry! but none of these worked.
Any ideas?

Bruce Guttman · #5 Post by **Bruce Guttman** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 10:45 am

If I read your original question correctly, you want to use all 3 serial devices at the same time.

The answer is no. Believe me, I have tried. The BIOS will not allow IRQ sharing of these IRQ's.

The way around it may be to disable the built-in modem and use a PC-Card modem (since that goes through BIOS in a different direction).

Hope this helps.

JHEM · #6 Post by **JHEM** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 11:02 am

Bruce Guttman wrote:The answer is no. Believe me, I have tried. The BIOS will not allow IRQ sharing of these IRQ's.

Bruce is correct, sorry for the curveball. I do have all three working on my 600X, but it's under W2K, not W98.

Regards,

James

Ted · #7 Post by **Ted** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 7:10 pm

sktn77a wrote:And if that doesn't work there's the official, long-winded, way:

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... WIK-3VCGJX

Keith, thanks a lot for the "official" site. I spent over two hrs. on the IBM site and couldn't find any references to the situation. Going on that site is a study in frustration, with enough threads of information available to keep one hoping.

I've got a TP 600 w/W95 which I want to transfer some files to my new T40 using Infrared port rather than cables, before I upgrade the 600 to W98.

I've read the other posts on this thread through this date and will keep all the cravats in mind.

Ted

Guest · #8 Post by **Guest** » Sat Jun 05, 2004 8:41 pm

Well, a network is the best way to do this but failing that, I guess you could use IR. FWIW, I had all 3 working plus a PCMCIA NIC on my old 600E for 3 years under WIN98 (first edition).

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