On 29 Nov 2001, at 8:52, Patty Carson wrote:

> I was able to eliminate the CMOS "I/O Conflict 2F8" error by
> changing the setting for the second serial port to "Disabled".  Now
> the system can not detect a modem?  I went through though the
> process of adding a modem.  It went through that part fine.  But,
> then when it attempted to detect the correct modem (instead of
> selecting it from a list) it said windows can't find a modem
> installed.  Can a modem be added when the second serial port is
> disabled? Is there another CMOS setting that needs to be changed?
>
> Also, the CMOS is not keeping the changes I made when I reboot?

1. The CMOS not keeping the changes sounds like the battery is still
bad, or perhaps the "Clear CMOS" jumper got installed somewhere along
the way of trying to troubleshoot the original problem?

2. Some modems might not be auto-detectable.  You might be able to
use one of the "Standard Modem" types on the list, or you might need
to have a driver (disk or download) for the modem in order to install
via the "Have Disk" button.
  (The "2F8" confirms the earlier diagnosis that this was the
motherboard COM2 port conflicting with a device -- 99% chance the
device was the modem.)

Dave Gillett

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