ComStar SVD Owner’s Manual
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Choose the Help Topics command in the Help menu.
Windows 95 displays the Windows Help dialog box.
Select the Index tab.
Type:
plug
Windows Help automatically scrolls to Plug and Play
hardware.
Under the topic Plug and Play hardware, select
troubleshooting.
Click the Display button.
Windows Help displays the Hardware Conflict Trouble-
shooter.
Follow the instructions for determining if there is a hardware
conflict and resolving the conflict.
This should cure your problem. If it does, your faxmodem
hardware is installed! Remember to write down your COM port
and IRQ settings.Turn to Chapter 2 to learn about using your
modem with voice/fax/data software.
If you still have problems, it probably means that although you are
running Windows 95, which supports Plug and Play, you may
have an older computer that is not completely compatible with this
feature. Try the steps in the next section.
Changing the COM settings in BIOS
This procedure is a little more difficult than the previous one, but
with the help of your computer’s documentation you should be
able to clear up any remaining problems.
In your computer’s documentation, find the section on the BIOS
Setup program. (BIOS stands for Basic Input/Output System.)
Shut down your computer and restart it.
Enter the BIOS Setup program, as described in your
computer’s documentation, and disable COM2.
NOTE: Some computers may not use the BIOS settings to
control the COM ports. Check your computer’s
