Modem in P4S8x-x hangs sometimes

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Paul

Hi all,

Does anyone who's using this mobo, have any probs
with modems hanging after so long??

Its like it comes to a halt / locks the dialup,
you cant use the net, and the only thing u can do, is to reboot.

This is in XP.
 
Hi all,

Does anyone who's using this mobo, have any probs
with modems hanging after so long??

Its like it comes to a halt / locks the dialup,
you cant use the net, and the only thing u can do, is to reboot.

This is in XP.

I think is is better to Google using the modem brand and part
number, than go looking for P4S8X-X as the source of the problem.
There are some dreadful modem chipsets out there, and some
good ones. In some cases, the modem you buy, never benefits
from a driver upgrade (none offered on the company webpage),
and it is possible sometimes, to use a driver for the same
chipset, obtained from a competitor's web site. Since the
companies who make the drivers for "soft modems", want to
continue to enjoy a revenue stream, you cannot expect all
driver versions to work out this way.

I had pretty good luck with one "soft modem" (Winmodem). It
actually had 1% more thruput than a USB Courier used on the
same phone line. So, they can be made to work well.

This page lists a few of the many chipsets:
http://www.modemsite.com/56k/chipset.asp

PCtel has moved on from writing drivers - though they are still
trying to make a few bucks from patent litigation:
http://www.internetweek.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=17100045

Paul
 
Ta Paul.

I had Dynalink modems. I chucked
both out lol. I think their time was up.

And replaced them with Pragmatic modems,
which are intel hardware based modems.

So far, so good!
 
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