All fixed! I ended up taking more of the computer apart than I wanted. I had tried all the easily available slots and finally decided to try the two that were up under all the ribbon cables. I hated unplugging things for access. First try it loaded right up and set a COM3 up. Works find. I just can't shut the speaker off! Have two computers with internal cards and even turning the volume off under devices I still get the screeching modem exchanges! Thanks Charlie Visit our website regularly for FAQs, articles, how-to's, tech tips and much more http://freepctech.com