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Mik,

Ever since the introduction of Plug and Pray, I have had little
success installing Plug-and-Play cards in a computer with a
non-Plug-and-Play BIOS.  I hold little hope for the MediaMagic modem
as things stand.

You could upgrade the BIOS to PnP if Microfirmware has a BIOS upgrade
for your board.  But that would be pricey.

Your best bet is to install a modem that is either not PnP or one that
has both PnP and jumperable settings.  Good choices would be a Hayes
Accura 56K (no longer made, but solid product) or an Acer 56K ISA
modem.  Both have jumper settings for use on non-PnP computers or with
operating systems that do not provide good (or any) PnP support.

... Ben Myers

Mik <mike@zoek.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

>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
>