Communications Failures on Some DEC Machines

 Last reviewed: May 6, 1997
Article ID: Q93601
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1

SUMMARY

Communications through the serial port on some DEC machines may fail; only one or two characters actually get to the serial port. The following DEC machines may have this problem: 

   DS 325c
   DS 333c
   DS 425c
The UART chip on some of these DEC machines needs to be replaced. To find out if your computer needs a new UART chip, contact DEC.

Additional query words: prodnt digital equipment corporation
Keywords : kbhw nthw
Version : 3.1
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: May 6, 1997
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