# How do I purchase a new mother board

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**Created:** [June 7, 2026, 9:16am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/how-do-i-purchase-a-new-mother-board/25865 "2026-06-07T09:16:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Byron\_Abbey](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/byron_abbey/32/22252_2.png) [@Byron\_Abbey](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Byron_Abbey)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/how-do-i-purchase-a-new-mother-board/25865/21 "2026-06-09T08:53:47Z")

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ops (I colapsed every item looking for “COM” or “Port” or “LPT”)

 ![IMG_6207](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/3X/d/5/d56f32d74c88f393346c8d0347e634ffadad8d42.jpeg)

here is my device manager, what option would lead me towards the “device manager for port (Com and LPT)”

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**Author:** ![ian\_ab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a587f6/32.png) [@ian\_ab](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/ian_ab)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/how-do-i-purchase-a-new-mother-board/25865/22 "2026-06-09T09:38:01Z")

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What Windows operating system version?  
Look up internet for your version of windows and how to enable/configure com ports. Link I put in earlier is for Windows 11  
when cable plugged in you should have something lik this in device manager.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/3X/6/4/644fe037c07b79171c845f254fc3851de2371f66.png)

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**Author:** ![Byron\_Abbey](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/byron_abbey/32/22252_2.png) [@Byron\_Abbey](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Byron_Abbey)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/how-do-i-purchase-a-new-mother-board/25865/23 "2026-06-11T15:03:21Z")

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alright, there is a “show hiddden devices” option

that helped me get to the “Ports (COM & LPT)”

I tried the “update driver” button and aparently the driver is up to date

however it also says the “Currently the hardware device is not connected to the computer (code 45)”

 ![1A558ED8-6309-4EBF-B3AC-77A51C92161F](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/3X/0/c/0c777289be9199c09b1991b568d8239a0f8de24f.jpeg)

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 ![FAFF3774-6247-4477-898F-61A092926039](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/3X/1/6/160e915033fdbef9f267ae6ce932554437d3ff9e.jpeg)

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