Dell Inspiron 3700 Reference And Troubleshooting Manual page 138

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Serial Port
NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in the
system Help.
 
Allows you to map the address of the serial port
or to disable the serial port.
Settings for this option are:
COM1 (the default) — Maps the serial port to
COM1
COM2 — Maps the serial port to COM2
COM3 — Maps the serial port to COM3
COM4 — Maps the serial port to COM4
Disabled — Disables the serial port and its
assigned COM address, freeing that interrupt for
another device to use
For a change in the Serial Port option to take
effect, you must reboot your computer.