Modem slows computer way down

[DanielLee]

Hi,

I have a “Shuttle Hot 555a” motherboard with a Pentium MMX CPU at 200Mhz.
I just installed a Intel Internal 56K PCI modem (FCC Req No- 5RJF B00B AMI IA92 s/n- F00827E2H002584) and the system is running very slowly when the modem is in use.

I have checked the I/O, IRQ resource settings and I can’t see any conflict.

I have uninstalled and reinstalled, the drivers are the latest and the program seems to be installed correctly.

I was going to flash the BIOS but I can’t see anything in the update that would help me (current BIOS Award v4.51PG (555WIQ09) update available is 555W1Q0B.

I know this is a soft modem and takes power from the CPU for it to work, but does it take so much power that the computer slows to a virtual crawl?

Can anyone help me figure out why this is happening?

Any assistance appreciated. Thank you in advance.

Sincerely,

Daniel



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[Guest_imported]

Yes, winmodems or lite modems will slow everything down.
they are the pit's. Modems are not that expensive, dump the winmodem and get one with an onboard controller and a digital signal Processor (DSP) as well if you can.
E.G. Some Hayes Zoom and US Robotics models. check with your supplier.
As a general rule "Controller based" modems are at least 2 to 3 times more expensive, in europe anyway.

Hopr this helps

PC

 

[chuka]

Guest is correct.

The main issue with cheap PCI modem sis that do not have on-board controller.

There are taking CPU resources.
Your best bet if you have an old system is to get an ISA modem, this will cure your problem.
Good luck