Modem Help

[bloody1]

Modem Help

My new Packard Bell pc came with a modem installed,in Device Manager it says it,s using a microsoft driver 4.90.300 i use windows ME and have a Ahlon 1 gig pc with 256 megs of ram ,where do i get a good driver from and is there a init string i could use to boost my connections speed up from 40/42k.the info below came from the top of the Modem Log.what is a HSF modem????

Thanks B1

MSP3880-W 56K Modem in use.
Modem type: MSP3880-W 56K Modem
Modem inf path: C:\PNP\MODEM\MDMP4055.INF
Modem inf section: HSFModem1

[glc]

It doesn't get any better. You have the right driver. HSF is a $10 winmodem. That modem is only going to connect as fast as your phone line allows. 40K is considered a "good" connect and if you are not freezing and disconnecting a lot, leave it alone. We could probably get your INDICATED connect speed higher, but it will either retrain back to 40-42K or choke on you from excessive error correction.

That modem is made by Aztech -

Using Rockwell HSF MonoPack solution :
Rockwell RS56-PCI (6795-11) data/fax/voice/speakerphone Chipset

The main Aztech site is down right now - I am on their German site and I don't understand German - but the data sheet doesn't indicate anything about ME compatibility - so I would leave it alone and trust the factory installed driver.

[bloody1]

Thanks for the reply glc.
Sounds like good advice there ,so i will listen. would there be a string available to try out ,also my brother has a diamond supra external 2560 modem and is away at college would that work on my pc ,if i disable the internal one or would it not work on ME he has win 98
dont no if it has the latest driver because he went away @ xmas !!
Dana
ps just looked on his pc and all i can find out from a inf file is sup2311 and also he connects @ 46,667 i,m sure it is a supra 2560 model or i may be wrong ,lol??

[glc]

The Supra should work very well on your system as it's a hardware controlled modem. It doesn't use a driver per se - just an .inf file so installation should be very easy. It *should* coexist with the existing modem - normally I would recommend uninstalling it and removing it from the box, but reinstallation later may be a problem without a specific driver disk.

[bloody1]

Glc
I f i were to use this for the time being do i use the v90.inf or the v92.inf file and whats the best way to install it on windows ME coz i no my brother had a headache getting it setup/installed in his pc and had to make a long phone call.
D:

[glc]

ME may have a driver built in - just let it plug and play and see what happens.