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moving a modem from a 486 to a 386
i have a 386 with no modem. my freind has a 486, with a modem. she gave me her modem to put in my 386. i installed it, and when i try to install software for the internet
i get the message, modem not found!!! do you have any answers for me. P.S. dont know what kind of modem it is
and if somone could tell me exactly what a jumper is and how it works that would be helpful
i get the message, modem not found!!! do you have any answers for me. P.S. dont know what kind of modem it is
and if somone could tell me exactly what a jumper is and how it works that would be helpful
Several possibilities:
The modem is jumpered to use an IRQ that is already in use by your system.
Windows is using a different IRQ for the COM port that the modem is jumpered to.(I assume this is Win 3.X.)
It's a plug-and-play modem and your're not loading an ISA PNP Manager.
Any one of these will require more info about the modem to fix.Best would be the manual - hopefully your friend still has it.In lieu of that,we'll need more info:
-any names/numbers from the modem board itself,especially 'FCC ID'
-the numbers from the biggest chip on the board.
-do you see any jumpers? If so,are they labeled?
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The modem is jumpered to use an IRQ that is already in use by your system.
Windows is using a different IRQ for the COM port that the modem is jumpered to.(I assume this is Win 3.X.)
It's a plug-and-play modem and your're not loading an ISA PNP Manager.
Any one of these will require more info about the modem to fix.Best would be the manual - hopefully your friend still has it.In lieu of that,we'll need more info:
-any names/numbers from the modem board itself,especially 'FCC ID'
-the numbers from the biggest chip on the board.
-do you see any jumpers? If so,are they labeled?
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Edited text of question
in dos, type in MSD, hit enter, go to the irq listing, it will show you what irq the modem is using. then in windows, open accessories, terminal. click settings, communications, play with the speed and the comport. I'd sugguest 19200 & com 2 to start. then hit ok. type in ati3, hit enter see what comes back. should tell you the details of the modem, including mfgr, speed, model # sometimes too
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A jumper is a tiny plastic covered (usually black, but sometimes colored) connector between two pins on a circuit board. They act as switches, closing the electrical circuit. If you look on the modem, you'll probably see an area (perhaps half an inch long to maybe an inch) with pins coming up from the card. One or more of these will probably be "jumpered" (connected with a jumper). If you're lucky they may have writing on the card itself, often tiny, saying things like "IRQ 3" or "COM2" or something to that effect. If you can find these and post what they say, we can better help you.
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i do know that the modem is a rockwell pnp 14.4. ill try to get more info about the umpers and such
we need something more about the modem model. If it is internal then look at the mai chip on it and say what is written there
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rbr - you're assuming it's an external. the vast majority of internal modems DO have jumpers. I think most of us have assumed it was an internal modem because of the way the question was phrased. "she gave me her modem to put in my 386."
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