If this helps:

Normal (both sides - this is what you want):

http://www.lammertbies.nl/picture/db9_pin_name.png

These are what you don't want:

Null:

http://www.lammertbies.nl/picture/db9_null_dumb.png

Null w/ loopback handshaking:
http://www.lammertbies.nl/picture/db9_null_loop.png


Null with partial handshaking:

http://www.lammertbies.nl/picture/db9_null_part.png



Null with full handshaking:

http://www.lammertbies.nl/picture/db9_null_full.png


Full page here:
http://www.lammertbies.nl/comm/cable/RS-232.html

Ok guys thanks for your hard efforts in die trying to solve this issue with me. Anyway I decided to upgrade core components of my system next week and there will be no more serial ports with my new mobo. I say toss this thread once and for all :woot: