XP and modems

**dcavaiani** · 02-14-2005, 12:32 PM

Spent most of yesterday trying to get a modem installed under XP. One was a riser card on the motherboard - was not recognized after new clean XP install. Tried Zoom 2925L and got all the way to good diagnostic check and can even hear it dial out - just NEVER connects to anything (trying to restore an AOL dial account to this PC) ?? Tried Modem Blaster ISA DI5601-1 but was never recognized. Tried Pctel 789T and was partially installed, but failed modem diagnostics. Any advise for me.

**trickster** · 02-14-2005, 01:12 PM

Are you using manufacturer's drivers or Windows-provided drivers?

**dcavaiani** · 02-14-2005, 01:21 PM

[quote author=trickster link=board=25;threadid=10232;start=0#msg92405 date=1108390347]
Are you using manufacturer's drivers or Windows-provided drivers?
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Mfg. drivers - XP would not recognize the modems

**Schotty** · 02-14-2005, 01:42 PM

Have you disables the com port in the bios? Make sure you disable whatever com port you want to use for the card.

**dcavaiani** · 02-14-2005, 02:03 PM

No, I have not looked at that. I though it was installing on Com3? I will give that a try - may do it! Thank you for your prompt response!

**dcavaiani** · 02-16-2005, 01:31 PM

The modem installed on COM3 which was not "dialing" out. I forced it back to COM1 which was enabled in the BIOS, and that did it.

**Schotty** · 02-18-2005, 01:00 PM

[quote author=dcavaiani link=board=25;threadid=10232;start=0#msg92449 date=1108564272]
The modem installed on COM3 which was not "dialing" out. I forced it back to COM1 which was enabled in the BIOS, and that did it.
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I forget, but back in the day most hardware (IE non winmodems) needed to have the com port disabled in the bios. Since most PC's ship with them all enabled, I figured that may be it.

Glad you got it fixed.