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"wouldbee" <wouldbee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C27D7E22-D1D8-4628-BED6-A79D696C909D@microsoft.com...
> Thanks,i had not considered that option. I have thought about trying to
> obtain the non_OEM version of the motherboard w/serial port plus a couple
> of
> other ports,then switching the BIOS chip, but I am not sure if I could
> still
> use the OEM windows XP. That's what I am planning on later, in the mean
> time
> i just need the modem.
>
> The PCI Serial Adapter maybe the easist way to go. I will wait to see if
> anyone else has any suggestions.
>
> Thanks again!!
>
>
>
> "GTS" wrote:
>
>> USB to Serial adaptors don't always work perfectly. The best solution is
>> probably to add an inexpensive serial port card. See this one for
>> example
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16815104258
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>>
>> "wouldbee" <wouldbee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C62EE1AF-AF62-47DA-8A25-E1B6347BA430@microsoft.com...
>> >I live in a rural area a have only one phone line. I have been using an
>> > external serial USR 5686e V92 modem with USR's Internet Call
>> > Notification
>> > program. Modem worked fine and received thee incoming calls ok.
>> >
>> > Received a new PC that has no serial port. The internal PCI V92 modem
>> > uses
>> > CXT's MOH for incoming calls and it works fine, but the modem is
>> > nowhere
>> > nearly as solid and quick as the my old ext modem is.
>> >
>> > I purchased a cheap USB Serial Adapter installed the driver, connected
>> > the
>> > USR external modem, loaded USR lastest driver. The Modem works great
>> > but
>> > USR's Internet Call Notifications will not detect the incoming calls.
>> >
>> > The USB Serial Adapter driver was a Prolific driver so i went to their
>> > web
>> > site downloaded their lastest driver and installed No change.
>> >
>> > I have disabled, uninstalled and phyically removed the PCI modem and
>> > have
>> > removed the CXT MOH program. NO help. Tried early USR drivers and XP,s
>> > driver no help.
>> >
>> > I have forced the USB Serial Adapter to COM2 port no help.
>> >
>> > I ran the device manager from the command prompt and looked for Ghost
>> > drivers. I even uninstalled some that were not physically connected no
>> > help.
>> >
>> > Has anyone had any experience with USB Serial Adapters and external V92
>> > modems?
>> >
>> > Windows XP MMC, MSI motherboard (no updates shown at OEM), Athlon 64
>> > +3500,
>> > Emachine. Everthing seems to work fine except for being able to use my
>> > good
>> > external modem.
>> >
>> > There is a world of difference on my long phone line between my
>> > external
>> > modem and any other modem I have tried. That is why i would like to be
>> > able
>> > to use it. BTW the two modem connection speed show 45 to 48Kbps with
>> > ext
>> > always the lower and V92 works above 34 i believe.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> >
>>
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