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Sir Asvald
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I've finally gotten rid of my old Dell Optiplex 760 that I was using for as a PC to configure my Cisco routers, switches etc. Now obviously I've got no serial port on my motherboard.

 

So I found a Serial to USB adapter, tried it, it didn't work. Now, where can I find any cheap ones? or shall I get a Serial PCI card? 

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I've finally gotten rid of my old Dell Optiplex 760 that I was using for as a PC to configure my Cisco routers, switches etc. Now obviously I've got no serial port on my motherboard.

 

So I found a Serial to USB adapter, tried it, it didn't work. Now, where can I find any cheap ones? or shall I get a Serial PCI card? 

you may have one, but only a header. You only need an adapter cable...

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something like this https://www.digitec.ch/de/s1/product/delock-slotblech-1x-com-zu-com-rs232-header-mainboard-zubehoer-724937

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you may have one, but only a header. You only need an adapter cable..

 

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CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | CPU Cooler: Stock AMD Cooler | Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) | RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (4x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 | GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB Zotac Mini | Case: K280 Case | PSU: Cooler Master B600 Power supply | SSD: 1TB  | HDDs: 1x 250GB & 1x 1TB WD Blue | Monitor: 24" Acer S240HLBID | OS: Win 11 Pro.

 

Home Lab:  Lenovo ThinkCenter M82 Hyper-V Server 2022 | Dell OptiPlex 9020 Hyper-V Server 2022 | TP-LINK TL-SG108E | Cisco Catalyst C2960CG 8 Port Switch | HP MicroServer G8 SCCM Server | 2x Dell PowerEdge R630 Hyper-V Server 2022

 

 

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The onboard one will work fine, because you don't need special drivers to emulate a serial port.

Mineral oil and 40 kg aluminium heat sinks are a perfect combination: 73 cores and a Titan X, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Oil

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The onboard one will work fine, because you don't need special drivers to emulate a serial port.

All the PCI cards are damn expensive. £35

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | CPU Cooler: Stock AMD Cooler | Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) | RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (4x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 | GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB Zotac Mini | Case: K280 Case | PSU: Cooler Master B600 Power supply | SSD: 1TB  | HDDs: 1x 250GB & 1x 1TB WD Blue | Monitor: 24" Acer S240HLBID | OS: Win 11 Pro.

 

Home Lab:  Lenovo ThinkCenter M82 Hyper-V Server 2022 | Dell OptiPlex 9020 Hyper-V Server 2022 | TP-LINK TL-SG108E | Cisco Catalyst C2960CG 8 Port Switch | HP MicroServer G8 SCCM Server | 2x Dell PowerEdge R630 Hyper-V Server 2022

 

 

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All the PCI cards are damn expensive. £35

This adapter doesn't need a PCI slot of you MoBo. You should fine it for 5-10 $.

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Yes that's exactly what i ment....

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