System locks up when dialing out

[jlb31]

I rebuilt a system using these components:
EPoX EP-8KMM3I
AMD Athlon XP 2500+ "Barton"
256 MB Crucial PC2700
40GB Maxtor HD
400W Allied Power Supply
"Elements" Fax/Modem (I believe the maker is PC Elements)

The system runs fine EXCEPT when trying to dial out. when the modem initializes, the computer locks up completly. Ctrl+Alt+Delete does not work. If I let it sit, it will usually restart it self. What could be causing this?

 

[Mshen]

maybe a hardware conflict. move the modem to another PCI slot to see what happen.

also update modem driver if possible.

 

[jlb31]

Tried that already (moving to different PCI slot). Also tried updating the drivers. That didn't work either. Thanks, though. Let me know if you have any other ideas.

 

[micker377]

Have you tried a different modem? The modem itself may be defective. What OS? Some old modems won't work with WinXP.

 

[MaxLinux2004]

Try an external modem instead of internal.

 

[jlb31]

The previous modem was an AOpen FM56-PM, and it did the exact same thing as the new modem. Also, the OS is Windows 98 (gulp).