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| Thread ID: 41864 | 2004-01-25 02:44:00 | Installing PCI modem | Peter M (852) | Press F1 |
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| 209768 | 2004-01-26 05:58:00 | > I know you have done this several times now, but one > thing comes to mind when using manufacturers driver > CDs; are you loading the correct driver for your > modem? The reason I ask this is that there are often > a whole collection of drivers on a disk for different > device models, and if so, it is easy to pick the > wrong one, like getting HSF and HCF mixed up. Good point Terry. The best method that I have found is to copy the Modem driver folder from the CD to the hard drive and point the driver update to that. ;-) |
Fire-and-Ice (3910) | ||
| 209769 | 2004-01-26 10:57:00 | Thanks for the replies. Sorry with delay getting back to you, have been out for the evening. Phoenix - tried deleting PCI enumerator and so on. Same result same message. Yes I have also tried starting in safe mode and I am loading drivers listed on disk as d:\ Driver\Win98. If these modems are such a problem and don't seem to be very popular then can someone suggest a good internal 56K modem? | Peter M (852) | ||
| 209770 | 2004-01-26 11:32:00 | Try the Dick Smith one going for $34 at the moment, used to be $78 when I bought it. Mine works very well. Regards |
zqwerty (97) | ||
| 209771 | 2004-01-26 18:40:00 | I had problems with a Rockwell/Conexant chip HCF modem as well, in my case it was determined to use particular IRQs which prevented me using an IDE controller card. It was months before I found the trick of forcing it to go elsewhere. These modems also use 2 IRQs and more resources. The 3COM/US Robotics modems are so very much better and dont have these sort of problems, they give a more reliable connection and a higher connection speed than the Rockwell chip (at least with my phone lines and set ups.) However they do cost more. The best solution of all is an external modem plugged into Com2 serial port. No installation problems worth worrying about, better all-round performance, and no extra resources/IRQs consumed. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 209772 | 2004-01-27 04:31:00 | Thanks for latest replies. Looks like I will have to change to a different modem as this conexant pci one is being too stubborn and my old one the LT Win modem is playing up something chronic. Thanks anyway. | Peter M (852) | ||
| 209773 | 2004-01-27 06:05:00 | 1/ Power-on computer 2/ Cancel windows new device/modem detection 3/ After windows load completely, go into CONTROL PANEL 4/ Select MODEM, then ADD buttton 5/ Select OTHER 6/ select NEXT 7/ Select DON'T RUN HARDWARE INSTALL WIZARD 8/ Select NEXT 9/ Select DONT DETECT MY MODEM... 10/ Select HAVE DISK button 11/ Select BROWSE, look under directory of downloaded driver where you saved the modem driver; 12/ select OK, and OK again 13/ Choose the 1st choice Conexient MODEM, select NEXT/OK 14/Follow your nose after that. It will install then restart, then detect modem. 15/ TO SEE IF THE MODEM WAS INSTALLED PROPERLY, GOTO Modem option under Control Panel and select properties and then select MORE INFO; if no errors are displayed, the modem is now installed and is working properly |
Pheonix (280) | ||
| 209774 | 2004-01-27 11:02:00 | Forgot tomention, delete the enumerator and modem in the device manger first, then restart and follow Plan B above. | Pheonix (280) | ||
| 209775 | 2004-01-27 11:11:00 | Silly question: Are you sure these are Win 98 Drivers? Cause i saw "NTKERN.vxd", which reminded me of the NT kernerl, which dont exist on 98 :D |
Growly (6) | ||
| 209776 | 2004-01-27 17:48:00 | These modems are a pain in the proverbial, however remove the driver from device manager then run the *.exe in the modems directory off of the CD . hcfl.exe from memory? |
Wayne H (1736) | ||
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