[geeks] Needed: PC com port adapter, motherboard -> backplate

[Bill Bradford]

On Sun, Apr 29, 2007 at 02:35:56PM -0400, Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:
> I need one of those doohickeys that connects a motherboard serial port
> to the backplate of a PC, fits in an unused slot opening.
> I've searched for a variety of strings, but keep coming up with
> everything except what I need.
> It's really simple: a 10 (I think) pin connector that plugs into the
> motherboard, a ribbon cable from there to a PC backplate and a DB-9 or
> DB-25 connector that faces outside.

Ebay.  Search "motherboard serial connector".

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?query=motherboard+serial+connector

Five of the available ones are "ASUS Motherboard Serial COM Port 
Connector/Bracket", and are currently at $0.99.

Bill

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Bill Bradford 
Houston, Texas