DABS PCI Conexant ADSL modem not showing up

I've just replaced my hard drive, in the processing upgrading from Win
98 to XP.

Under the old system, I've been happily using a DABS PCI Conexant ADSL
modem. Prior to the switchover, I'd taken the precaution of
downloading the latest XP driver (from themad-house.co.uk) ready to
install on the new system.

However XP hasn't demanded drivers for the modem, and I'm not familiar
enough with the system to force it. I've tried removing the card and
reinstalling, but it doesn't seem to make any difference.

Could anyone advise as to what I should do next?

Many thanks.

> Could anyone advise as to what I should do next?

Does it show up in the hardware profile ?

Right click on "My Computer" and select properties, click the hardware
tab, then device manager - it`ll probably be under a networking or modem
section if at all

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In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Chris <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I've just replaced my hard drive, in the processing upgrading from Win
> 98 to XP.
>
> Under the old system, I've been happily using a DABS PCI Conexant ADSL
> modem. Prior to the switchover, I'd taken the precaution of
> downloading the latest XP driver (from themad-house.co.uk) ready to
> install on the new system.
>
> However XP hasn't demanded drivers for the modem, and I'm not familiar
> enough with the system to force it. I've tried removing the card and
> reinstalling, but it doesn't seem to make any difference.
>
> Could anyone advise as to what I should do next?
>
> Many thanks.

XP has probably recognised it and assigned a Microsoft-provided driver to
it.

Can you see the modem in Device Manager? [Start/Settings/Control
Panel/System/Hardware/Device Manager]

If so, it may work as it is. If it's there but doesn't work, go for Update
Driver, and point it at the one you've downloaded.
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Chris wrote:
> I've just replaced my hard drive, in the processing upgrading from Win
> 98 to XP.
>
> Under the old system, I've been happily using a DABS PCI Conexant ADSL
> modem. Prior to the switchover, I'd taken the precaution of
> downloading the latest XP driver (from themad-house.co.uk) ready to
> install on the new system.
>
> However XP hasn't demanded drivers for the modem, and I'm not familiar
> enough with the system to force it. I've tried removing the card and
> reinstalling, but it doesn't seem to make any difference.
>
> Could anyone advise as to what I should do next?
>
> Many thanks.

The 98 drivers are the same was the XP drivers.

Like people say, have a look in Device Mangler (sic) and if you can't
see it, remove it and put it in a different PCI slot, this should make
Windows recgnise it and ask for drivers.
I don't see why you can't see it, sure it's not calling itself "Unknown
Device" or something (I have one of these in my Device Mangler and I
can't figure out what it might be!!).

BTW, The latest Windows drivers I could find for this card when I was
using it under Windows are here:

http://61.31.72.100/amigoweb/downloa...k98Inf/Lan.zip

Hope this helps,

Anton

On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 13:34:57 +0000, Anton Gÿsen
<(E-Mail Removed)> strung together this:

>I don't see why you can't see it,

The OP never actually said they can't see it, just that it never asked
for drivers. As I read it XP has installed the modem automatically and
all is working.
I think the question should be how do I set up my modem in XP.
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On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 14:00:38 +0000, Lurch
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 13:34:57 +0000, Anton Gÿsen
><(E-Mail Removed)> strung together this:
>
>>I don't see why you can't see it,
>
>The OP never actually said they can't see it, just that it never asked
>for drivers. As I read it XP has installed the modem automatically and
>all is working.

The way I read it is that it was installed but not functioning, thus
he had to uninstall and reinstall it. If he couldn't see it he
couldn't uninstall it, and if XP had installed it and was working,
this thread wouldn't exist

Richard Sobey wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 14:00:38 +0000, Lurch
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>
>>On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 13:34:57 +0000, Anton Gÿsen
>><(E-Mail Removed)> strung together this:
>>
>>
>>>I don't see why you can't see it,
>>
>>The OP never actually said they can't see it, just that it never asked
>>for drivers. As I read it XP has installed the modem automatically and
>>all is working.
>
>
> The way I read it is that it was installed but not functioning, thus
> he had to uninstall and reinstall it. If he couldn't see it he
> couldn't uninstall it, and if XP had installed it and was working,
> this thread wouldn't exist

Precisely, and the way to configure these modems in XP is the same as in
98, and I should know, I've got one.

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Richard Sobey <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:


>
> The way I read it is that it was installed but not functioning, thus
> he had to uninstall and reinstall it. If he couldn't see it he
> couldn't uninstall it, and if XP had installed it and was working,
> this thread wouldn't exist

An alternative is that it *was* installed, but he didn't realise it because
XP had not asked him for a driver. I took the reference to uninstalling to
mean that he physically removed and replaced the card, rather than doing
anything in Device Manager.
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Tiscali Tim wrote:
> In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
> Richard Sobey <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>
>
>>The way I read it is that it was installed but not functioning, thus
>>he had to uninstall and reinstall it. If he couldn't see it he
>>couldn't uninstall it, and if XP had installed it and was working,
>>this thread wouldn't exist
>
>
> An alternative is that it *was* installed, but he didn't realise it because
> XP had not asked him for a driver. I took the reference to uninstalling to
> mean that he physically removed and replaced the card, rather than doing
> anything in Device Manager.

Ditto. However, I don't see how XP could have installed drivers for it,
because there are no drivers for those modems on the XP CD, it prompts
the user to search for drivers in the usual manner.

Anton

In article <41c1db3c$0$77996$(E-Mail Removed)>, Anton
Gÿsen <(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>Tiscali Tim wrote:
>> In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
>> Richard Sobey <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>The way I read it is that it was installed but not functioning, thus
>>>he had to uninstall and reinstall it. If he couldn't see it he
>>>couldn't uninstall it, and if XP had installed it and was working,
>>>this thread wouldn't exist
>> An alternative is that it *was* installed, but he didn't realise it
>>because
>> XP had not asked him for a driver. I took the reference to uninstalling to
>> mean that he physically removed and replaced the card, rather than doing
>> anything in Device Manager.
>
>Ditto. However, I don't see how XP could have installed drivers for it,
>because there are no drivers for those modems on the XP CD, it prompts
>the user to search for drivers in the usual manner.
>
>Anton
Hi

I'm the original poster with the problem with the DABS PCI modem.

I've now found the device in the hardware manager (it strangely is
described as a 'PCI ATM controller').

I've installed my new driver (replacing the driver already in place),
but don't have a clue where to go next. When I went through this a
couple of years ago, a program called AccessRunner appeared, and with a
few tweaks the whole thing worked. However this time, nothing.

So I suppose I'm not asking the right question - what I really want to
know is how reconnect to Pipex under XP. Where is Access Runner, or is
there a different way of doing this under the new operating system.

Many thanks for you musings.

Chris
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