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How to find a modem driver?

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by mattwilson247

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How can I find the driver file for a modem that I do not know the name, make, or model? All I know its that it is a PCI modem. Any ideas?

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by madroxxx

find the FCC:ID on the modem(usually on a sticker or printed on the card), go to www.google.com and search for this ID. You may have to hunt around in the sites it returns but you can usually find it. One thing to watch out for is sometime the same modem may be available with two chipsets to figure out which chipset look at the chips on the modem i.e. rockwell.

by mc_user

Go to Modemsite.com for details on how to determine what modem you have and how to locate the drivers. This is a pay subscription site, but the free content has some great tips on how to determine your modem type and it even has a FCC ID search engine that is free to use.

by cbaws

all replies are sensible but can be hard work try downloading some diagnostic software like Sisoft Sandra or similar, run this for a detailed report on your pc, and you`ve also got some diagnostic software for future use and tune ups. Then you have to try the previous tips for finding a suitable driver driverguide.com is free.

by mogliak

Open the case look at the card. Check for Mfg. model etc. Once you have the info. go to the Mfg. web page and download it.

by neil

1) look at the main DSP chip on the modem (PCI) try and see if you can search for drivers on the chipset type. Remember that modems are SOLD by companies that use CHIPS from other manufacturers, such as lucent, so, although you mught have a duxbury modem and a duxbury driver, the chip on the modem could be a Conexant chip, and the driver for the conexant and the duxbury will both work

2) go to www.fcc.gov and check the FCC ID of the modem, at least you will know who made it!

by ferocious

without reading all the other responses, i'll venture a reply. look for the FCC ID stamped on the modem, make a note of it, and go to www.fcc.gov. they have a form available that traces the mfr. as a solution to the thousands of hits they receive re: your issue, they provide a link to the drivers (download.com) or others. good luck.

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