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- IDE/serial card combos
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- A problem with internal modems can come when a computer uses an IDE
- controller card that has built-in serial ports. Often the modem will not
- work (com 3/4) or the mouse (com 1/2) will not work when the modem is
- installed. An IDE controller, and seperate comport card works OK.
-
- Even with the serial ports on the IDE disabled, the problem can
- persist. If you are unsure if you have an IDE/serial, just look inside your
- computer and if there are cables from the Hard Drive controller going to
- the ports, you have the IDE in question.
-
- I had one dealer on the phone who had an IDE/serial card in a computer
- he was setting up. Portutil scrambled the screen and went back to prompt.
- He took out the IDE/serial and put in a plain IDE (while he was still on
- the phone) and Portutil and MTEZ would both work. He then put in a plain
- serial card (for Com1/2).
-
- There have been a few reports of the modem making noises, which stop
- after the modem has been initialized, or given any AT command. You can load
- a program and do AT, or look for a Dos program which can send an AT from
- the Dos prompt, at put it in your Autoexec to send an AT to the modem. The
- ZOOM BBS (open 5pm-8:30am EST) has such a program available, AT10.ZIP. 617-
- 451-5284.
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- Don Hinds - Zoom Tech
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