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\n\n\n \nHey Walter\n\nYes I am booting to dos not using windows command promt.\nAs for the ports, I am not very computer literate so i can not\nsay if the serials are in use by other Items. I do all my Motorola\nradio programming through the 9 pin and I have never had any problems.\n
\n The cable i bought off of ebay is a 25 pin female.\n
\n walter <walter.howard@...> wrote:When\nyou say "in dos modes", you ARE booting to DOS (command line), not\nusing a DOS window, right?\n
\n
\nThe serial ports are 'enabled' in the bios setup, not 'OS controlled'?
\n
\nDo you have serial port 1 or 2 available at the rs232 connector?\nSometimes the mouse and an internal modem take up 1 & 2.
\n
\nDo you have any other devices you could test the serial port with?
\n
\nDo you use this computer for programming any other radios? If so, what\nones?
\n
\nWalter
\n
\n-- "azcomedic" <azcomedic@...> wrote:
\n
\n
\n The cable I bought was ribless and has the 25 pin female adapter.
\nI went out andbought the 25 pin to 9 pin adapter and am still
\ngetting the same errors. Does anyone have any other ideas?
\n
\n
\n
\n--- In GE-Mpa@yahoogroups.com, "Bradley Maxwell" <madmanmax@...>
\nwrote:
\n>
\n> Scott,
\n>
\n> You need to get a 25 pin adapter down to the 9 pin serial connector
\n> that I assume is on you computer, If you are using the dos
\nprogram the
\n> only valid ports are serial port # 1 and # 2. The parallel port
\nwill not work
\n> to communicate with you radio.
\n>
\n> Brad M.
\n>
\n> N7FLM
\n>
\n>
\n> ----- Original Message -----
\n> From: azcomedic
\n> To: GE-Mpa@yahoogroups.com
\n> Sent: 2/9/2006 8:09:15 PM
\n> Subject: [GE-Mpa] MPA Help
\n>
\n>
\n> Hello all, I am new to ge radios and am having problems getting
\nmy
\n> computer to read the MPA. I keep getting a "Error - Check
\nConnections.
\n> Recycle power on radio." I have an MPA model pah02 and pahcmx. I\n
\nhave
\n> 2 brand new batteries and just purchased a ribless programming
\ncable.
\n> The radio software I am using is the one I downloaded from this
\nsite.
\n> I have tried in windows and in dos modes. Does anyone out there
\nhave
\n> any Ideas? Also the programming cable has a 25 pin connection and\n
\nonly
\n> goes into the printer port. Do I need to change any settings?
\n> Thanks Scott
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