Yes, I've tried both the video card and the modem in a variety f slots,
but the problem persists.  Your suggestions about a crack in one of the
motherboard traces would be almost impossible to find, I suspect.

Thanks for the suggestions,

Lewis Emerson

>Perhaps there is a bent connection in the ISA slot you are using for
>the
>modem.  Look in the slot for a piece of metal that looks different
>from the
>others in the slot.  I'm thinking the the modem card pushes it out of
>the
>way, disconnecting what shouldn't be connecting.  Another possibility
>would
>be a cracked solder connection on the motherboard.
>
>Have you tried plugging the modem into another slot?
>
>
>J. Paul Jones
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