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I recently built a new unit with a FC azIIe motherboard & a 1 Ghz AMD processor with WIN 98 SE. My problem is the zoom 2925M PCI 56K modem. I have installed the 4in1 patches from VIA. I have installed the newest zoom modem install files. The modem is on its own com port & IRQ with no conflicts at all. The modem returns normal data when communicating. The phone line is installed in the line port! I attempt to dial. There is no dialtone. I force it to dial but phone line says if you are attempting to dial, please try again. I put the modem back into the older pII 350 with same lines. The modem works fine. ISP says I am configured ok. I have a TCP/Ip with the dialer. I think either VIA or Zoom drivers are at fault? Does anybody have this problem? Any suggestions? Anybody with this combination without problems?

Thanks in advance
Richard Bolha
Dragon@one.net

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by dark force

I have a ZOOM modem installed on my AMD K7-850 system w/ Gigabyte motherboard. I have the same problem from time to time. I have found that in you CTL-ALT-DEL and view the running tasks there is sometimes a MDM task running and a RNAAPP also running. End both of these and try to dial out again. with that model there may also be another task running as well. I have not been able to locate what is starting these tasks.

Good Luck
JR Wild

by dragon_45

I had great hopes, but MDM task was not running. RNAAPP was running, I shut it down and tried the modem with the same result. This also started the RNAAPP task again? This is a clean WIN98 install on a new hard drive. I restored apps back onto the drive. The only other tasks running were systray, explorer and maybe 4 task with the ATI lead which I assume were all my video stuff. Thanks very much for your time. What model Zoom do you have? Is it a PCI 56K ? I may just buy another 56K modem if I knew it would work with this setup.

by madmacx9

Zoom modems have a tendency to cause this and related problems if not installed in the correct order. Firstly install drivers then physically install modem. as the drivers and windows driver database are already aware of the modem, the only remedialaction is to completely uninstall drivers and remove the modem and start again.. Oh and Jrwild MDM= Microsoft Debug Manager don't know what installs it but system will run ok if removed from start up option.

by dragon_45

I read that on the install CDROM. But, I tried it again. Removing the modem icon, the
dialer. Then even used LTREMOVE.exe. Then the modem itself. Installed the driver from the zoom site. shut down then installed the modem itself. On bootup WiN98 installed the modem on COM3 IRQ 10 by itself. It will communicate. Made a dialer icon. Checked for USA and tone dial. TCP/IP is installed. Connected to line port on modem. No dialtone. I can force it to dial but only says please try again. Thanks fortrying. Put back in old PII 350 an modem works fine Maybe I'll just buy another modem. I think it has to be a problem with the motherboard and modem. Anybody with a FC AZIIE and a 1GHZ AMD processor. Please tell me a workable 56K PCI modem. Thanksin advance

by madmacx9

Zoom modems have a tendency to cause this and related problems if not installed in the correct order. Firstly install drivers then physically install modem. as the drivers and windows driver database are already aware of the modem, the only remedialaction is to completely uninstall drivers and remove the modem and start again.. Oh and Jrwild MDM= Microsoft Debug Manager don't know what installs it but system will run ok if removed from start up option.

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