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Armada E500 + WIN2K + Modems

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by tom.streng

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Have anybody experienced problems with the abovementioned configuration. The brief description: as soon as the modem dials a number one of these Bill Gates boxes appears on the screen stating "opening port" and the computer hangs so bad that the only way to unlock the gadget is to remove it from Aux. power supply and then remove the battery. ? have called Compaq heldesk several times but all they say is that they have never heard of such a problem

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by gdunc65

Is the Modem external? I know of issues with Win2k and the Comapq aramade, the solution is to get the Bios upgrade that can be found on their site. I suggest contact Compaq to see if they agree with the upgrade.

by ann777

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by ann777

The above was a pasted response to another question. Sorry. Here's your answer:

No this is not a normal response. I've worked with Compaq Armada M300's and w2k before... and there's no problem with that combination.

I recommend that you go to control panel --> network and remove your dial up adapter. then go to device manager and see what other ports are using the com1 or com2. I've see dialup adapters not work when people install other devices on com1 or com2. So remove the adapter and any other device using the com's and reinstall your dial-up adapter. then test. you should be fine. reinstall any other devices to another com port.

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