                     IDE/serial card combos

2:> A problem with internal modems comes when a computer uses  an
IDE  controller  card that has built-in serial ports.  Often  the
modem  will  not work (com 3/4) or the mouse (com 1/2)  will  not
work when the modem is installed. An IDE controller, and seperate
comport card works OK.

     Even with the serial ports on the IDE disabled, the  problem
can persist.

     I had one dealer on the phone who had an IDE/serial card  in
a  computer he was setting up. Portutil scrambled the screen  and
went  back  to prompt. He took out the IDE/serial and  put  in  a
plain IDE (while he was still on the phone) and Portutil and MTEZ
would  both  work.   He  then put in a  plain  serial  card  (for
Com1/2).

                                   Don Hinds - Zoom Tech
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