P5-66: Bios setting adjustment needed for W95 to see an internal modem?

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From: Mik
Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2000 00:00

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I am selling my P5-66 Gateway system (but wish to keep my Courier V
Anything external modem which works OK via the 9pin socket ie COM 1))
and am trying to install an el-cheapo MediaMagic internal 56K modem in
a spare ISA slot  without success. W95 detects the card on bootup and
installs the modem and driver on COM3 yet reports inability to
commmunicate with the modem when trying to dial out. I'm aware that
true PnP didn't arrive until the P75 pc and that there may be a
setting within the BIOS needed to allow this modem to work. 

I have tried changing the jumpers on the card to allow each COM
setting in turn and reinstalled the software to each but without
success. I suspect that the problem lies in the IRQ numbers available
via the BIOS but at this point I'm a little out of my depth
technically!  I see there is a adjustable setting in the advanced
panel in the BIOS settings currently allowing 3 IRQ's (7,11 and if I
remember correctly 4).  Does anyone know what I need to change to
allow COM 3 to work?
The pc has the Batman's revenge M/B with the AF08 version BIOS.
thanks

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Subject: P5-66: Bios setting adjustment needed for W95 to see an internal modem?
Date: 2000/07/01
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