[WriteLog] PC Shuts Down w/ Serial Cable Connected

Wed Mar 23 07:20:44 EST 2005

The clue is that you had a UPS connected there.. I bet you that there is 
still an instance of
the UPS shutdown software still looking at that serial port. I would 
uninstall the UPS software and then reinstall it (with maybe a newer version 
from the website) selecting only the USB port to monitor for shutdown 
messages.
73
Paul, va3pc
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Gates" <regates at kingwoodcable.com>
To: <writelog at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 2:18 AM
Subject: [WriteLog] PC Shuts Down w/ Serial Cable Connected
> HELP! While I have had an Extra Class ticket, but I feel like a novice. 
> Have
> been QRT for 25 years and am just getting back into the hobby. I realized 
> how
> far behind the times I was when I was asked to help out at a VE session
> recently. I was looking over the Extra Class exam, and my first reaction 
> was
> Holy Crap! Over half the questions related to technologies that didn't 
> even
> exist when I was last on the air. I still need to read up on how an 
> "earth
> station" doesn't have to be on the earth.
>> Anyway, I bought a Yaesu FT1000MP MARK-V to get back on the air and just
> downloaded Writelog to, hopefully, use in the WPX test coming up. I have 
> a Dell
> Pentium desktop running Win XP Home with SP2. Tons of memory. Video card 
> is a
> Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum. I read up on the interface
> requirements, and it appears that a standard 9 pin serial cable is all 
> that is
> needed to connect the rig's CAT serial port to the PC's COM port. So I 
> went out
> and bought one and installed it. I went into Writelog to configure the 
> port.
> After checking COM1, selecting the rig and setting the baud rate, I 
> clicked
> okay. Got an error message saying that COM1 was not available. A couple 
> of
> minutes later the PC crashed. Not crashed, actually it initiated a shut 
> down,
> saving settings etc, and turning off. I turned the power back on, got 
> the desk
> top back up, but within a couple of minutes, the shutdown process began 
> again.
> Went through this process several times. Disconnected the cable at the PC 
> and
> started up with no problems. Checked the BIOS settings for the COM port 
> and it
> was on AUTO. Changed it to COM1 (only other option was COM3). Went into
> Printers/Faxes and set all the port settings per the Yaesu manual: 
> 4800,N,8,2.
> Did all of this in every possible combination with the serial cable 
> connected
> and not. Changed the BIOS back to AUTO when it didn't seem to make a
> difference. Nine hours later I'm in the same boat. Whenever the serial 
> cable
> is connected to the PC, it will shutdown after a couple of minutes.
>> I know the COM port works because I used to have an older model APC UPS
> controller hooked to it. Currently have a newer version that connects to 
> a USB
> port.
>> I'm at my wit's end, and I'm just getting started! I haven't even gotten 
> to the
> audio/keyer settings yet. Any suggestions would be most appreciated.
>> 73, Bob W7BJ
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