Factory-Installed Modem Card - IBM NetVista Hardware Maintenance Manual

Factory-Installed Modem Card

NOTE: The factory-installed modem is a 56.6 Kbps
modem with a cable of microphone-in and
speaker-out from system board.
001 - START
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In Windows 98 Device Manager, ensure that the
modem is not configured with a conflicting COM
port and IRQ setting.
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Ensure that the communication software is
configured with the correct COM and IRQ settings
(same COM port and IRQ as the modem).
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Ensure that all communication parameters (baud
rate, data, stop and parity bits) are properly
configured and are identical on both sides.
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Connect the phone line to the LINE port of the
modem card.
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Power off the system unit.
NOTE: Check the outside phone line by connecting a
working telephone to the telephone wall jack.
Listen for a dial tone to ensure that the phone
line is good.
002 -
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Insert the diagnostics diskette into the diskette
drive.
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Power on the system unit.
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Select Diagnostics menu.
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Select All Tests, then execute Modem test.
003 - DOES THE MODEM PASS THE TEST? (YES,
READ AHEAD. NO, GO TO STEP 004.)
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Power off the system unit.
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Remove all adapter cards.
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Connect a hard disk drive with pre-loaded
Windows 98.
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Power on the system unit.
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Perform the following steps under Windows 98.
NOTE: If an operating system other than Microsoft
Windows 98 is installed, the program screens
and icons may differ from these instructions.
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