| Grex > Micros > #181: IBM PS2 Laptop Model CL57sx: Help needed... |
| IBM PS2 Laptop Model CL57sx: Help needed... | 
Jan 29 11:31 UTC 1998 |
I have a PS2 Laptop. Currently the comm port has an access speed of 9600. How do I increase the speed to match my modem? How do I get into the bios?
| response 1 of 5: |
Jan 30 03:06 UTC 1998 |
Have you set the communications software for over 9600? If you can't set that above 9600 (old software) there is a DOS MODE command that you could try to set it with. Are you sure the PS2 Laptop is designed to go over 9600? The older computers are not. We will look it up in a book.
| response 2 of 5: |
Jan 30 05:03 UTC 1998 |
Do you have the Reference Disk for your laptop?
| response 3 of 5: |
Jan 30 17:41 UTC 1998 |
At the DOS prompt, type mode com1:19200 and if the answer is that the computer will not support any settings over 9600, there is your problem. If the DOS prompt is not in the path, you have to set the path or go to the DOS directory that had the mode utility listed as one of the files. (I am the typist, my roommate is dictating, if this is not clear to you - it is not to me - email us for help and send a phone number). My XT-clone will only send at up to 9600 bps, no matter what modem you attach.
| response 4 of 5: |
Jan 30 18:31 UTC 1998 |
Yes that model on Laptop probably won't go ver 9600 there is a chip (URT???) that limits the top transmission in older model computers like PS2s which is 386 or 286 era CPU.
| response 5 of 5: |
Mar 25 05:26 UTC 1998 |
UART