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| 234675 | 2004-05-06 03:56:00 | We've just installed a Modem into a Customers PC, its one of the $12 ones from QMB.co.nz Problem is that it wont work on this 100Mhz Pentium-S w/32MB Ram box :-( Drivers install fine.... Dialup begins but hangs just where it should begin authentication. Any ideas?? Many thanks Chill. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 234676 | 2004-05-06 04:10:00 | Hey Chill, I have seen that the cheap software modems need at least a Pentium 133 so that might be your problem. | CYaBro (73) | ||
| 234677 | 2004-05-06 04:15:00 | Bugger.... Ive used WinModems on P60's before... You reakon its gonna be a more expensive modem in order then? Bugger... Anything else I should try before I go searching for more expensive modems, Ive already quoted the customer and would rather not tell her the modem's gonna cost more :-( :-( :-( Chill. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 234678 | 2004-05-06 04:20:00 | Have you checked in the manual if it states what the minimum specs are? Also have you tried another modem in the PC incase this one is faulty? |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 234679 | 2004-05-06 04:40:00 | Bugger, right you are... :-( It wants a 166 :-( :-( You wouldnt happen to know of any cheap ISA / PCI Modems that work on a 100Mhz would you?? Lesson well learned here :p Chill. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 234680 | 2004-05-06 04:47:00 | No, I've looked for clients as well. The only option I've had for some is to sell them an external serial modem but they are about $100! The lowest required specs I've seen is Pentium 133 for the "hardware" PCI modems |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 234681 | 2004-05-06 05:08:00 | Ive just rang QMB up to ask if they have any other Modems that will work with a 100Mhz. I was informed that the Pragmatic modem does :-) I'll buy it tomorrow and give it a shot. Thanks for your help, I guess next time I should read the minimum spec's required ;-) Cheers Chill. |
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| 234682 | 2004-05-06 06:55:00 | so why are you useing a pci modem instead of an isa modem ?? soft modems minimum specs are 300mhz cpu or higher. semi soft modems about the 166 mark. |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 234683 | 2004-05-06 07:20:00 | From the following site page www.modemsite.com "Not necessarily true. Ed Schulz, who works for Lucent, had this to say in a newsgroup reply: > I was told by somebody that LT Win modem requires a Pentium 133 or higher speed PC but I only have a Pentium 100 and that's why it is slow Ed Schulz wrote: Absolutely untrue. I am connected now using our reference LT Win Modem using recent production drivers at 48k. This is running on a 486 DX2/66. My mother runs her LT Win Modem on a 75 MHz Pentium with no problem. In one lab study, the CPU load of our modem host controller was less than that of the Windows serial driver handling a standard external modem while downloading identical files at identical DCE rates. The fear that a well designed "Win Modem" will tax your precious CPU cycles is simply not true." So just stop trying to use $4 modems. $30-$32 will buy a modem using an Agere DSP. |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 234684 | 2004-05-06 07:54:00 | Tweak'e> Can you find me a $25 ISA Modem?? I cant... :-( PaulD> Thanks for that info :-) I'm gonna look into the DSE ones next time :-) Chill. |
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