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Yes, you should disable the com ports in BIOS. I have also had some
success in fixing "mouse" problems by re-installing the video drivers.
"Slightly" bad drivers can give some strange results.
At 6/28/99 12:25 AM , Jose E. Dominguez wrote:
>You can try disabling the COM ports in the BIOS and then remove the modem
>amd reinstall it, it should take up COM 1 or 2.
>Kevin Dyck wrote:
>
>> I recently upgraded my system to a Celeron 400MHz CPU on an ABIT BX6
>mainboard. The new configuration refused to boot up with my old Acer ISA
>modem installed, so I purchased a Motorola SM56 PCI modem, thinking it was
>an easy way to remedy the problem.
>>
>> The new modem works, except that when the modem is run, the mouse cursor
>disappears. The mouse is still active, I just can't see what it is pointing
>at. If I get the modem to perform another function sometimes my mouse cursor
>will reappear, but only as long as I am using the modem and then the system
>usually crashes.
>>
>> The modem has set itself up on COM4. I can switch to COM3 (which doesn't
>help), but not to COM1 or 2 which are currently unused. When I check the
>System Properties there is no mention of COM ports 3 or 4. The mouse is
>connected through a PS/2 port. The mo
>> dem is using IRQ 11, and the mouse is on IRQ 12. No device conflicts show
>up on the System Properties report.
>>
>> I’ve checked Motorola’s help files and online FAQ, which make no mention
>of this type of problem.
>>
>> So, is there a solution to this or should I take the modem back and get a
>better one?
>
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