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Question posted by louijp on January 2nd, 2013

Com3 Port Has Disappeared From Device Manager

I want to use the Modem, but I get a message that tells me that it cannot open the port. I check the device manager, and the Serial port COM3 is missing. How do I restore it? Where is the BIOS setup for COM ports?

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