This is something you might try. When I had this type of problem, this
solution seems to work.
 Find the location of all the drivers for the effected components, modem
Ethernet card.. You said, " I have the dreaded the PCI Ethernet Controller
and the PCI Card". Ok boot up into safe mode. Go to start > settings >
control panel > systems > Device manger > remove all listed modems  > remove
only the network adapter (s) that you are having problems with.  Any
component with a yellow. question mark next to it.  Reboot your PC. Windows
should detect new hardware and reinstall your drivers for your hard ware.
You may need to browse to the correct location of the drivers. Some drivers
may be on the WIN ME disk. Good luck.
Mike Sees

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Elmers" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 10:04 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Lost Modem


> I have a Gateway 966 running Windows ME. The computer came with a ethernet
card and a BCM v.90 56k modem. I have Cable and removed the ethernet card
that came with the computer and put in the ethernet card from my previous
computer. It immeidately found the new card I've been using the computer for
several months with just the normal computer problems.
>
> Two nights ago, out of the blue, I rebooted and received the windows
saying that new hardware was found. It showed that it found a new ethernet
card contorller and I allowed it to find the new drivers. It was unable to
so I hit cancel. The next window showed it found a PCI card with the same
results.
>
> After the computer finished booting, Thankfully I was still connected to
the Internet via my Cable ethernet card. Later I tried to use my fax program
and it showed my modem wasn't working and that it may be already in use.
>
> I deleted the modem and Windows was unable to find it and unable to
reinstall the drivers. In the properties section I have the dreaded yellow
question marks next to the PCI Ethernet Contoller and the PCI Card. In the
Network Adapters, I show Intel 21041 Based PCI Ethernet Adapter along with
the Dial-Up Adapter.
>
> As the computer sits now, I show no Modem. I downloaded the software for
the BCM v.90 56k modem but upon installing, it stopped responding apparently
because it couldn't find the modem.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas what may have happened? I don't recall changing
anything before the reboot that caused the change. Any suggestions on fixing
this problem?
>
> TIA
>
> Bob Elmers
>
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