cctech Digest, Vol 38, Issue 25

Re: "I just built a new PC, I didn't even think about ports. I personally have very little use for Parallel ports, and am more interested in Serial ports. I didn't even think about it not having a Serial port until I was finishing putting the system together. At least it does have a header for a serial port on the Motherboard, I'll just have to find a port to connect to it (as that didn't come with the board). Oh, and the board does have a Parallel port." Let me guess: Asus P5B? I chose a Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 instead of the P5B primarily for just that reason (the boards themselves are nearly identical). The P5B uses one of the two "standard" cables. Look on alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus about 60 days ago and you will find a discussion of this, along with the specs for the cable (there are two "standards" for this cable, different and incompatible, so you need to get the right one). I can't believe Asus' stupidity in not putting the DB-9 on the I/O shield OR at least in not including the cable to the header.