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Function Not Supported on This Computer

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Article ID:119595
Last Review:November 15, 2006
Revision:1.1
This article was previously published under Q119595

SYMPTOMS

Typing MODE COMx:19200 results in the following error message:
Function not supported on this computer.

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CAUSE

IBM PS/2-style computers support extended INT 14h services that allow the baud rate to be set up to 19200. MODE uses this extended function support to initialize COM ports on PS/2-style systems.

Most non-PS/2-class machines do not have a ROM BIOS that supports this extended functionality.

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WORKAROUND

Rather than using MODE to set the baud rate, use an application that controls the COM port to set the baud rate.

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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MORE INFORMATION

This information is true for previous versions of MODE.COM as well the version in Windows 95.

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APPLIES TO
•Microsoft Windows 95

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Keywords: 
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