>>When i removed my old motorola hst / win modem and replaced it with the
new
>>isa modem, the sound card stopped working. However, the sound card works
in
>>other systems. Before anyone suggests irq conflict, here is what I have
>>done:
>>
>>1. Obviously, removed modem to see if that was the culprit, since the
>>soundcard worked right before i installed it.


>Try putting the modem in a different ISA slot.  Sometimes one slot on a
board
>can be touchy and not work up to speed, especially for detecting existing
cards.


I can try this again, but how is this better than trying with the modem
completely removed? If the modem was the problem, wouldn't the sound card
work if the modem wasn't installed, was physically lying on the table 4 feet
from the computer? If memory serves, I did try installing the modem in a
different isa slot, it's the only isa card in the box, and I'm sure i moved
it around during the hassle of trying to trouble shoot this.

>Also, enter the CMOS settings in your BIOS and in the screen where you have
>enabled Plug-N-Play, set IRQ3 and IRQ4 to ISA instead of the default PCI.
>In this mode, Windows will not assign those IRQs randomly and reserve them
>for ISA slot devices.


I'll reboot right after this and try it, if it works, I post it, of course,
thanks for suggestion.

-Peter Ramins

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