prbolem while connecting using active sync

kapil
hi to all members,

 i m having arm9 mini 2440 board with WIN-CE i've written a app in vb
.net2005 for serial communication using modbus protocol,the problem that i
m facing is when i connect my pc n board without connecting serial cable to
the board's port then board get connected to pc using active sync s/w and i
can deploy my app over it but s soon s i connect serial cable to board the
connection between pc and board is lost.and this thing is happening again n
again till serial cable is connected.i've checked cable got no isues with
that too.

if any 1 can suggest any thin that would be a great help.
thanks in advance

Kapil