Gateway Convertible Tablet PC User Manual page 151

To run modem diagnostics:
1
Close all open programs.
2
Tap or click
Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View,
tap or click
3
Tap/Double-tap or click/double-click the
Options
4
Tap or click your modem, then tap or click
Modem Properties dialog box opens.
5
Tap or click the
If information about the modem appears, the modem passed
diagnostics. If no modem information is available, a white
screen appears with no data, or if you get an error such as port
already open or the modem has failed to respond, the modem did
not pass diagnostics.
Help and
Support
The modem is noisy when it dials and connects
When your modem tries to connect to another modem, it begins
handshaking. Handshaking is a digital "getting acquainted" conversation
between the two modems that establishes connection speeds and
communication protocols. You may hear unusual handshaking sounds
when the modems first connect. If the handshaking sounds are too loud,
you can turn down the modem volume.
To turn down the modem volume:
1
Tap or click
Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View,
tap or click
2
Tap/Double-tap or click/double-click the
Options
, then tap or click
Start
Printers and Other Hardware
icon, then tap or click the
Diagnostic
For more information about modem troubleshooting, tap or
click Start, then tap or click Help and Support. Type the
keyword modem troubleshooting in the Search box
, then tap or click
Start
Printers and Other Hardware
icon, then tap or click the
www.gateway.com
Control Panel
.
Phone and Modem
Modems
tab, then tap or click
, then tap or click the arrow.
Control Panel
.
Phone and Modem
Modems
Troubleshooting
. The Control
tab.
. The
Properties
Query Modem
. The Control
tab.
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