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Is this a hardware modem or a "Winmodem?" If a hardware modem, try first
manually installing the COM port on the modem card and then let Windows
detect the modem.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Maheep Singh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Multiple recipients of The_Screwdriver_List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2001 8:39 PM
Subject: From The Screwdriver List: Fwd: My OEM Modem
> Further to my email of earlier, I have an Athlon/KT7-Raid system. I have
> tried disabling the com port-2 in the BIOS peripherals to enable the modem
> detection, but that has not worked. An honest man is at his wits end. I
> would rather be using my 1 Gig athlon rather than my 486 to send email.
> Thanks.
>
> >Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 17:27:13 -0800
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >From: Maheep Singh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: My OEM Modem
> >
> >In an effort to upgrade my MSIE to 5.5, I knocked off some crucial
> registers off the Windows Explorer, and had to reinstall my system from
> scratch. Now the system (Win98SE) won't detect my modem (US Robotics,
> OEM). I have tried device manager, I have tried control panel (modem, and
> add/remove hardware), and I have tried rebooting several times. Nothing
> works. Interestingly, the device manager shows one single yellow
> exclamation mark for a PCI serial controller, and each time I try to get a
> driver for it, it does not accept it from Win98. Wonder whether there is
a
> connection between the modem and the PCI controller.
> >I am using my backup 486 to send this call for help. Looking forward to
> the modem guru to assist.
> >Thanks
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