IR & Serial Port Problems

["Kris P.- Mother Lode Internet Tech Support" <krisp@mlode.com>]

I have an IBM ThinkPad 600 and currently I have to use the windows utility to disable the IR port and enable the serial
port.  Once in a great while on reboot the system will restore it's bios settings back to default and the IR port is
turned back on.  I then have to go through the process again of setting up the windows partition again.  I have tpctl
and ThinkPad base but the power says error.  Below are the readouts for tpctl --rsx the top is working serial the bottom
is working IR no serial.  Please assist

com1 on
resource state:                        ioaddr irq#   able? mode/power
   serial port 1:                       0x3f8 IRQ4  enable on
   serial port 2:                       0x0   IRQ0 disable


com1 off
resource state:                        ioaddr irq#   able? mode/power
   serial port 1:                       0x0   IRQ0 disable (error)
   serial port 2:                       0x3f8 IRQ4  enable