INTERNAL MODEM INSTALLATION WITH WINDOWS 3.X
10
What to Do with ComTest’s
Recommendation
NOTE: If your communications
software requires a modem setting that
ComTest does not recommend, there is
a good chance that the setting is being
used by another device in your system.
To free that setting in your system,
consult your computer’s manual. Go to
“How to Change the Modem’s Settings”
on page 12.
If ComTest recommended COM3/IRQ4
or COM4/IRQ3
Do not use either of these settings. While the
COM port part of the setting is acceptable
(ComTest only recommends COM ports that
are not being used), the IRQ part of the setting
is not acceptable. When ComTest
recommends either COM3/IRQ4 or
COM4/IRQ3, the IRQ in the setting is being
used by another accessory. You could use the
suggested IRQ for the modem, but you run the
risk that the modem and/or the other accessory
sharing the IRQ might not work properly.
If you do not have a sound card, use
COM3/IRQ5. Write “COM3” and “IRQ5”
where it will be convenient during the
software installation. You will have to change
the settings on your modem. Go to “How to
Change the Modem’s Settings” on page 12.
If you do have a sound card, use
COM2/IRQ3. To use this setting, you have to
first disable your computer’s second serial port
(COM2). This is a pronged socket on the
back of your computer.
• Go to your computer manufacturer’s
manual.