> > >Marc Axelrod wrote: > > > > >>I temporarily fixed the problem by disabling COM 2 on the motherboard > >which allowed the modem to assign itself to that port. This is a temp > >fix because I need that second port on the MB for my digital camera. > > > >Has anyone had this type of problem/conflict? > > > >I'm thinking of going into CMOS and reassigning the onboard com2 port to > >com4. Does that sound reasonable? > > > >Thanks for your assistance. > > > > > > Plug and Play modems require that the com port they are assigned to be > disabled in the bios so that the modem then becomes the port. If you have > only one com port in the bios then assign it to com 1 for your other serial > device. Com 2 and com 4 share the same irq and com 1 and com 3 share the > same irq. Hope this helps. > > Mary Wolden > No, don't do it that way. May be I have done 9^(9^9) times the following: -Assign in bios COM1=3F8/IRQ4 and COM2=2F8/IRQ3 absolute. Don't use Auto: the bios may be frightened by the Plug and Pray modem. -Change resources used by your Plug and Pray internal modem to COM3/IRQ5 (or other <>IRQ4/3). COM3=3E8+. I have yet to find a situation in which this will not work. After today I'll have done it 9^(9^9)+1 times. ************************************ Javier Vizcaino. Ability Electronics. [log in to unmask] Starting point: (-1)^(-1) = -1 Applying logarithms: (-1)*ln(-1) = ln(-1) Since ln(-1) <> 0, dividing: -1 = 1 (ln(-1) is complex, but exists)