Do any internal modems work?

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I have always used external modems. I think internal modems are the
curse of the universe. I swore I would never use another internal,
but my 56K external is running real slow and only connecting at 24K. I
suspect the phone lines, since we are having some flooding. To verify
that is in fact the phone lines, I thought I'd try another modem.
Unfortunately I only had 3 some spare internals. One already went in
the trash because it had a loose part. The others appear to be ok,
for whatever that's worth. I do suspect they are ok, since I took
them out of other working, but slow computers that I stripped for
parts. They are PCI card types.

One is a US Robotics model 0637

Two is a Cyber Star CY-MDM-Cyber 10 56K data-fax modem (whoever makes
that thing). And that one contains a MIC and SPK jack, so I assume it
contains a built in sound card.

I hesitated to plug in that Cyber Star, but the USR modem seems like
it would be the ticket, since USR makes good modems.

I'm running Win98se. Neither modem is recognized. I tried 2
different PCI slots. If I try to use the manual settings, and select
"Standard Modem", it always gives me COM 1 and COM 2. Shouldn't it
give me com 3 and 4? After all, both com1 and com2 are assigned to
the com ports, even though they are no in use with my ext modem
disconnected.

No matter what I try, neither modem is even found, and I tried to
allow windows to find it, and did it manually. I even booted to dos
and tried to run an old dos version of Telix for dos. Nothing finds
the damn things. Internal modems are the curse of civilization and
likely the reason we have so much violence in this world, because AI
am darn near ready to take a hammer to all of them.

If anyone knows any tricks to getting them to work, let me know before
I get the hammer.... Hurry, I'm in hammer mode!!!! :)

By the way, I downloaded what is supposed to be the driver for the USR
modem. File name: 297581.exe
It's a self extracting .exe (zip file).
When I run it, it placed the following files in my Windows/Temp
folder.
Great, now what the hell do I do with this when there is no executable
file in there?????? (yeah, I already tried to rename the .EX_ to .EXE.
It gave an error message.

WHO MAKES UP THIS CRAP ???????????

Here is the file list:

URBOVCD VX_ 9,717 01-27-99 10:53a turbovcd.vx_
README TXT 1,289 01-27-99 10:53a Readme.txt
TURBOVBF VX_ 4,833 01-27-99 10:53a turbovbf.vx_
MIGRATE DLL 34,304 01-27-99 10:53a migrate.dll
WINMODEM INF 56,824 02-10-99 2:28p winmodem.inf
WINMODEM VX_ 387,018 01-27-99 10:56a WINMODEM.VX_
WMDLL DL_ 24,357 01-27-99 10:56a WMDLL.DL_
WMEXE EX_ 27,627 01-27-99 10:56a WMEXE.EX_
WMLDR VX_ 4,605 01-27-99 10:56a WMLDR.VX_
WMPASS DL_ 48,244 01-27-99 10:56a WMPASS.DL_

Thanks
 
I have always used external modems. I think internal modems are the
curse of the universe. I swore I would never use another internal,
but my 56K external is running real slow and only connecting at 24K. I
suspect the phone lines, since we are having some flooding. To verify
that is in fact the phone lines, I thought I'd try another modem.
Unfortunately I only had 3 some spare internals. One already went in
the trash because it had a loose part. The others appear to be ok,
for whatever that's worth. I do suspect they are ok, since I took
them out of other working, but slow computers that I stripped for
parts. They are PCI card types.

One is a US Robotics model 0637

Two is a Cyber Star CY-MDM-Cyber 10 56K data-fax modem (whoever makes
that thing). And that one contains a MIC and SPK jack, so I assume it
contains a built in sound card.

I hesitated to plug in that Cyber Star, but the USR modem seems like
it would be the ticket, since USR makes good modems.

I'm running Win98se. Neither modem is recognized. I tried 2
different PCI slots. If I try to use the manual settings, and select
"Standard Modem", it always gives me COM 1 and COM 2. Shouldn't it
give me com 3 and 4? After all, both com1 and com2 are assigned to
the com ports, even though they are no in use with my ext modem
disconnected.

No matter what I try, neither modem is even found, and I tried to
allow windows to find it, and did it manually. I even booted to dos
and tried to run an old dos version of Telix for dos. Nothing finds
the damn things. Internal modems are the curse of civilization and
likely the reason we have so much violence in this world, because AI
am darn near ready to take a hammer to all of them.

If anyone knows any tricks to getting them to work, let me know before
I get the hammer.... Hurry, I'm in hammer mode!!!! :)

By the way, I downloaded what is supposed to be the driver for the USR
modem. File name: 297581.exe
It's a self extracting .exe (zip file).
When I run it, it placed the following files in my Windows/Temp
folder.
Great, now what the hell do I do with this when there is no executable
file in there?????? (yeah, I already tried to rename the .EX_ to .EXE.
It gave an error message.

WHO MAKES UP THIS CRAP ???????????

Here is the file list:

URBOVCD VX_ 9,717 01-27-99 10:53a turbovcd.vx_
README TXT 1,289 01-27-99 10:53a Readme.txt
TURBOVBF VX_ 4,833 01-27-99 10:53a turbovbf.vx_
MIGRATE DLL 34,304 01-27-99 10:53a migrate.dll
WINMODEM INF 56,824 02-10-99 2:28p winmodem.inf
WINMODEM VX_ 387,018 01-27-99 10:56a WINMODEM.VX_
WMDLL DL_ 24,357 01-27-99 10:56a WMDLL.DL_
WMEXE EX_ 27,627 01-27-99 10:56a WMEXE.EX_
WMLDR VX_ 4,605 01-27-99 10:56a WMLDR.VX_
WMPASS DL_ 48,244 01-27-99 10:56a WMPASS.DL_

Thanks
Click to expand...

Try right clicking on the INF file, and you may see options
like "Open" and "Install". Install sounds logical. The INF
says what files to copy, what registry entries to add, and
so on.

And when you do this, I don't think there is an uninstall
option.

If you have more identifying information than "0637", maybe
there is a driver on USR.com . More than one modem has FCC
number 0637.

http://www.usr.com/support/s-fcc.asp

Paul
 
letterman said:
I have always used external modems. I think internal modems are the
curse of the universe. I swore I would never use another internal,
but my 56K external is running real slow and only connecting at 24K. I
suspect the phone lines, since we are having some flooding. To verify
that is in fact the phone lines, I thought I'd try another modem.
Unfortunately I only had 3 some spare internals. One already went in
the trash because it had a loose part. The others appear to be ok,
for whatever that's worth. I do suspect they are ok, since I took
them out of other working, but slow computers that I stripped for
parts. They are PCI card types.

One is a US Robotics model 0637

Two is a Cyber Star CY-MDM-Cyber 10 56K data-fax modem (whoever makes
that thing). And that one contains a MIC and SPK jack, so I assume it
contains a built in sound card.
Click to expand...

Sound card?
I hesitated to plug in that Cyber Star, but the USR modem seems like
it would be the ticket, since USR makes good modems.
Click to expand...

My last was a controller-based USR/3com modem.
I'm running Win98se.
Click to expand...

Anything 9x, prior to Windows XP, is the pits.
Neither modem is recognized. I tried 2
different PCI slots. If I try to use the manual settings, and select
"Standard Modem", it always gives me COM 1 and COM 2. Shouldn't it
give me com 3 and 4? After all, both com1 and com2 are assigned to
the com ports, even though they are no in use with my ext modem
disconnected.

No matter what I try, neither modem is even found, and I tried to
allow windows to find it, and did it manually.
Click to expand...

If I'm not mistaken, the best group for modem questions has "dcom"
in the group name. You might get all the information you need here,
but they are the experts.

Good luck.
 
I'm running Win98se. Neither modem is recognized.
Click to expand...

Uninstall the software, the drivers, turn off the computer, and physically
remove the modem.

Reboot. Reboot again for fun.

Install the software/driver. Reboot.

Turn off the computer, install the physical modem, turn the computer back
on.

It should find the modem and apply the previously installed driver. You
might have to reboot again.

Jon
 
I have always used external modems. I think internal modems are the
curse of the universe. I swore I would never use another internal,
but my 56K external is running real slow and only connecting at 24K. I
suspect the phone lines, since we are having some flooding. To verify
that is in fact the phone lines, I thought I'd try another modem.
Unfortunately I only had 3 some spare internals. One already went in
the trash because it had a loose part. The others appear to be ok,
for whatever that's worth. I do suspect they are ok, since I took
them out of other working, but slow computers that I stripped for
parts. They are PCI card types.

One is a US Robotics model 0637

Two is a Cyber Star CY-MDM-Cyber 10 56K data-fax modem (whoever makes
that thing). And that one contains a MIC and SPK jack, so I assume it
contains a built in sound card.

I hesitated to plug in that Cyber Star, but the USR modem seems like
it would be the ticket, since USR makes good modems.

I'm running Win98se. Neither modem is recognized. I tried 2
different PCI slots. If I try to use the manual settings, and select
"Standard Modem", it always gives me COM 1 and COM 2. Shouldn't it
give me com 3 and 4? After all, both com1 and com2 are assigned to
the com ports, even though they are no in use with my ext modem
disconnected.

No matter what I try, neither modem is even found, and I tried to
allow windows to find it, and did it manually. I even booted to dos
and tried to run an old dos version of Telix for dos. Nothing finds
the damn things. Internal modems are the curse of civilization and
likely the reason we have so much violence in this world, because AI
am darn near ready to take a hammer to all of them.
Click to expand...

There's a com port it's assigned to along with an IRQ. They're
expected and have default values. You may have your MB overmapping it
in the BIOS (active with nothing connected to the port). Try turning
it off. HIREMS or a DOS level diagnostics util may help. Pin jumper
the board for its defaults, then. External generally is the way to go
but I've also had good luck with a software-driven datapumps at V90 --
Lucent and others. Been awhile - I've a couple nice new externals in
boxes that may end up the trash can. Nobody can stand running them
anymore. Getting the hardware ID'd is only the first part -- then
you've all the command strings specific to a chipset and combinations
best for hitting on a entirely different one you're dialing into.
Results from the correct INF file for Windows to provide actual
connection information. Similar to controlling a printer with control
codes, except printers don't necessary reach out in a blizzard to make
a connection into Canada.
 
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