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MINI-MODEM (56 KBPS DATA/FAX MODEM)
software has made a connection with the modem
through the COM port.
• Your communication-software settings may not
match the physical port the modem is connected
to. The serial cable may be plugged into the wrong
connector—check your computer documentation
to make sure. Or you may have selected a COM
port in your software other than the one the
modem is physically connected to—compare the
settings in your software to the physical
connection.
• If the modem is on, the cable is plugged into the
correct port, the communications software is
configured correctly, and you still don’t get an
OK, the fault may be in the serial cable. Make
sure it is firmly connected at both ends.
• Is this the first time you have used the cable? If so,
it may not be correct. Check the cable description
on the packaging to make sure the cable is the
right one for your computer.
• Peripheral expansion cards, such as bus-mouse
and sound cards, may include a serial port
preconfigured as COM1 or COM2. The extra
serial port, or the card itself, may use the same