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Point taken Crusty
🙂 Borrowed another working modem from a friend's Win
XP computer and this was immediately recognised. Guess that the one I was
trying to install was incompatible. Yes, I did try other PCI slots and there
was no onboard modem to turn off. Nor was there a video card to NOT put the
modem next to. IRQ's were also set to Auto. Here endeth my odyssey.
"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uQCwDFG9EHA.3756@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> They all "were" nice comments. You should see me when I get on a roll. I
was
> trying to impress upon you that you didn't give us anything to work with.
> Like you were keeping the necessary information a big secret. I plug it in
> and it don't work "isn't very informative"!
>
> Are you sure you don't have an on-board modem that has to be turned off
> before you can insert another modem card? You didn't tell us that either,
> but I have seen it numerous times. The interaction can cause all sorts of
> problems.
>
> Tell us everything. Need specs about M/B, modem card, other peripherals
> attached. Did you try with everything taken out EXCEPT for the mode? Did
you
> try various slots?
>
> Got the idea?
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
>
> aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard
🙂
>
> If you knew as much as you thought you know,
> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>
>
> "Moir" <lvr181@nospamhotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OSHBKOF9EHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > ouch, Crusty!
🙂 It is a PCI card, no "crack" when inserted. It maybe
> > an
> > incompatible XP card? I will try another known working modem from
another
> > XP
> > computer to see if it recognises the modem. I went into the BIOS and
> > checked
> > the plug and play settings and all they showed was that the IRQ's are
all
> > set at Auto. On board video, so I am not seating it next to the video
> > card.
> >
> > Any further nice
🙂 comments appreciated.
> > Tks
> >
> > "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:ewXqp1C9EHA.3260@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> >> Only you know if the card is inserted correctly. Only you know if you
> >> installed a card with the correct bus architecture (not forcing an ISA
> > card
> >> into a PCI slot). Only you know if you heard a "crack" when you pressed
> > the
> >> card in too hard (and damaged the M/B or the bus slot). And only you
know
> > if
> >> another modem that is correct for the bus architecture of the computer
> >> you
> >> built will work without problems.
> >>
> >> Really, it has been many years since I have seen modem problems that
were
> >> not caused by the computer builder/owner/fixer! Virtually all of them
> >> were
> >> self induced.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Richard Urban
> >>
> >> aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard
🙂
> >>
> >> If you knew as much as you thought you know,
> >> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
> >>
> >>
> >> "Moir" <lvr181@nospamhotmail.com> wrote in message
> >> news:OiE6tQ%238EHA.2032@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >> > Win XP Pro - new computer build and when I fit in a PCI internal
modem
> > the
> >> > computer will not boot! Everything else is working and will boot
> > normally.
> >> > What has gone "wrong"? I would appreciate any ideas on how to fix
this
> >> > problem.
> >> > Thanks
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
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