A7n8x-x and external modem

[john]

Just put together a new system
A7n8x-x
80 gig hdd seagate
512 pc 2700 kingston
Liteon
swannsmart external 56k
Windows xp picked up my modem as as normal
it said it was on com 1
But when I shut down and reboot it is not ther in device manager
If I boot with it on it pickes it up and works fine.
Sound like a clash
any sugestions would be great

 

[Egil Solberg]

Just put together a new system
A7n8x-x
80 gig hdd seagate
512 pc 2700 kingston
Liteon
swannsmart external 56k
Windows xp picked up my modem as as normal
it said it was on com 1
But when I shut down and reboot it is not ther in device manager
If I boot with it on it pickes it up and works fine.
Sound like a clash
any sugestions would be great

I have had the same issue with external modem on COM-port with both an Asus
P2B and Asus A7S333, both under Windows XP.
I guess it´s an OS-problem. It´s not annoying me, I just power up the modem
before the machine.

 

[john]

I have also had this issue on other boards with xp however it is normally
solved when I don't let xp install it own drivers
If I direct it to my specified drivers and location. In the past this has
solved the problem this time around it hasn't

 

[Doug Ramage]

Same here - I had assumed it was a Windows XP problem?

 

[John Hall]

This is normal. When you want to use the modem just turn it on before you
boot. I also have a usb scanner, usb camera, and a dv camera with a
firewire connection. None of these appear in the device manager unless I
turn them on and connect them. Nice thing about usb and firewire is that
you don't have to reboot the system when you connect devices. Unfortunately
a serial modem is a legacy device and can't work until you reboot.

JK