Aureal VCom V90 PCI, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...Installation Guide July 1999 V90 PCI Data Fax Modem ...

Page 2: ...he date of pur chase from Aureal or an authorized Aureal agent This warranty applies only to the original purchaser of the Vcom V90 PCI modem card and is not transferable This warranty does not cover any incompatibilities due to the user s computer hardware software or any other related system configuration with which Vcom V90 PCI modem card interfaces Proof of purchase will be required before any...

Page 3: ...ed by the manufacturer could void you authority to operate this equipment Operation is subject to the following two 2 conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired oper ation Statement of Compliance to FCC Part 68 The Vcom V90 software modem card complies with Part 68 of the FCC rules ...

Page 4: ... V90 software modem card has no user serviceable parts Public Coin Service Notice FCC prohibits the use of this modem on any public coin phone service provided by your telephone service provider Connection to party line service is subject to tariffs Contact your state s public utility commission public service commission or corporate commission for information Electrical Safety Advisory It is stro...

Page 5: ...ate repairs to Certified Equipment Any repairs or alter ations made by the user to this equipment or equipment malfunctions may give the telecommunications company cause to request the user to disconnect the equipment Users should ensure for their own protection that the electrical ground connections of the power utility tele phone lines and internal metallic water pipe system if present are all c...

Page 6: ... 950 Driver Installation 5 Windows 95 OSR2 x version 4 00 950 B or 4 00 950 C Driver Installation 6 Windows 98 Driver Installation 7 Verifying Your Modem Installation 8 Uninstalling the Vcom V90 PCI Modem 9 Removing the Drivers 9 Uninstalling Vcom V90 PCI Modem Drivers 9 Removing the Modem Hardware 10 Troubleshooting 11 There is a conflict with my modem 12 My modem isn t working 13 Accessing the O...

Page 7: ...s 95 or Windows 98 operating system 16 MB of RAM An electronic version of this manual may be located on the Vcom V90 driver CD 1 Install the Adobe Acrobat Reader Double click the ar40eng exe file in the Acrobat directory and follow the on screen instructions 2 Use the Acrobat Reader to open the Acrobat file pdf The file may be located in the Manual directory of the Vcom V90 driver CD For example M...

Page 8: ...ght click on the My Computer icon on your desktop and select Properties from the popup menu Under System your current operating system and version are displayed Uninstall the drivers for any previously installed modems Consult the documentation that came with the modem for instructions on how to remove the drivers from your system Handle plug in cards by their edges and do not directly touch expos...

Page 9: ... Shut down turn off and unplug your computer 2 Unplug the power cable from the computer 3 Remove the computer cover and any ISA or PCI modem cards Be sure to save any mounting screws 4 Insert the Vcom V90 PCI modem card firmly into an empty PCI slot Carefully press it evenly and snugly into the slot Secure it with a mounting screw 5 Replace the computer cover and plug the computer power cable back...

Page 10: ...ck to the jack with the symbol on the back plate of the card Use the line you currently use to connect from the wall to your phone now 7 Connect the jack with the symbol on the back plate of the card to your telephone Use the telephone cable provided with your modem card 8 Turn on your computer Back Plate Connectors ...

Page 11: ... operating system you are using see Before Installing on page 2 Windows 95 version 4 00 950 Driver Installation After starting your computer the New Hardware Found dialog box appears 1 Insert the Vcom V90 PCI installation CD into your CD ROM drive 2 Select the option Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer and click OK 3 In the space Copy manufacturers files from type the letter of your...

Page 12: ...cations button before continuing 2 Click Other Locations 3 Type the letter of your CD ROM drive and the directory name win9x english and click OK For example D win9x english 4 Click Finish At this point an error message Insert Disk may appear This is an error with some versions of the Windows 95operating system Click OK and enter the same drive let ter and directory you entered in step 3 in the sp...

Page 13: ...veral search options 3 Select the Specify a location option 4 Type the letter of your CD ROM drive and the directory name win9x english and click OK For example D win9x english 5 Click Next Windows confirms it has located the drivers for the Aureal Software Modem IMPORTANT If the drivers could not be located click Back and verify that the correct path to the Vcom V90 PCI modem installation CD has ...

Page 14: ...real Software Modem icon This opens the Aureal PCI Software Modem dialog box 3 Click Properties This opens the Modems Properties dia log box 4 Click the Diagnostics tab This shows your computer s current COM port configuration 5 Select the COM port to which the Aureal software modem was installed 6 Click More Info This starts the modemdiagnostics Windows informs you that the diagnostic may take a ...

Page 15: ... Vcom V90 modem software choose the uninstall procedure appropri ate to your computer s operating system IMPORTANT Do not use the Windows Device Manager to remove the drivers Uninstalling Vcom V90 PCI Modem Drivers 1 Open the Control Panel window Click Start Settings Control Panel on the task bar 2 Double click the Add Remove Programs icon 3 Select Aureal Software Modem Uninstall 4 Click Add Remov...

Page 16: ...ing the modem drivers and shutting down your computer you can safely remove the modem hardware 1 Shut down turn off and unplug your computer 2 Unplug the power cable from your computer 3 Remove the computer cover 4 Remove the Vcom V90 PCI software modem card You can now put your computer back together and restart your computer ...

Page 17: ...garding your Vcom V90 PCI modem card Before checking anything else check the following All your connections are good cables card etc No other modem cards are installed in your computer No conflicts with your modem You might also try uninstalling and reinstalling your modem If the solutions provided here don t answer your questions consult the online help for more information See Accessing the Onli...

Page 18: ...on icon next to your modem device indicates a problem Double click the device to open the device properties The Device status box indicates the source of the problem You may have to manually adjust the resources Click the resources tab and dese lect the Use automatic settings tab This enables the Change Setting button Select the resource type that is causing the conflict and click Change Setting C...

Page 19: ...source conflict with another device See There is a conflict with my modem on page 12 Check the settings for your PCI BIOS Make sure that the PCI slot used by Vcom V90 PCI modem is properly configured and enabled If you have an older PCI BIOS you may need to obtain an upgrade from you system or BIOS manufacturer Make sure PCI bus mastering is enabled ...

Page 20: ...trol Panel window click Start Settings Control Panel on the taskbar 2 Double click the Aureal Software Modem icon This opens the Aureal PCI Software Modem dialog box 3 Click User s Guide The online help opens Customer Support For customer support please contact your computer vendor for support Aureal does not provide phone or e mail support however you may refer to the Aureal website for the lates...

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