Data Card Modems Driver

Let’s take a quick look at what a modem driver is. A modem works by gathering data from your system and transmitting the data over telephone lines, fiber optic cables, or cable lines in order to deliver the data to another modem. The driver itself is a piece of code that tells the data transfer to happen. A data card is a device used as a modem to connect to the Internet. As the USB drivers are included in Windows, you need to plug in the USB device to the computer and the computer will automatically install the USB drivers. After the drivers are installed, the device is recognized and the computer will let you know that the device is ready for use.

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Specifications | Installation | Software

The modem card was installed for the occasional fax and phone application. Agere (formerly Lucent Microelectronics) makes a SV92P modem chip that enables modem manufacturers to assemble a PCI software modem. According to this site, modems with the Agere chip are among the best software modem solutions. http://www.modemsite.com provides valuable information related to modems, including updated drivers

The modem arrived in a generic package without any reference to the manufacturer's name. It is made in China.

Contents of package (quick installation guide not shown):

V.92 PCI modem
Telephone cable
CD-ROM with communication software, modem drivers, user's manual
Quick installation guide

Component side of the modem card.

Label

Specifications

Data Modem
Protocol	V.92, V.90, V.34 ,V.32bis, V.32, V.22bis, V.22, V.23, V.21, Bell 212A, Bell 103
Error Correction	V.42, LAP-M & MNP 2-4
Data Compression	V.44, V.42bis & MNP5
FAX Modem
Protocol	Group III send and receive ITU-T V.34 fax V.17, V.29, V.27ter, V.21 ch 2 EIA/TIA 578 Class1 and T.31 Class 1.0 Commands
Voice, Telephony
Standards	TIA-695 command set 8-bit ì-Law/A-Law/linear coding 8000 Hz sample rate TAM support with concurrent DTMF detect, ring detect and Caller ID
Video Phone Ready Modem
Standards	V.80 sync access mode supports host-controlled communication protocol H.324 interface support V.8/V.8bis and AT commands (V.25 ter with Annex A)
Other Features
Telephony	Data/Fax/Voice call discrimination Single profile stored in host Modem and audio paths concurrent across PCI slot DTMF
System Requirements
CPU	Pentium 200Mhz and above, or compatible CPU
Memory	32Mbytes or above
HDD space	32Mbytes or above
Systems Support
Operating Systems	Windows 98se/ME Windows NT 4.0 Windows 2000 Windows XP
Interface
PC	PCI Specification 2.2
PSTN	RJ11
Power
Power input	3.3VDC, 5VDC
Power Consumption	Sleep mode: 25mW (Typ.) Idle Mode: 220mW (Typ.) Operating Mode: 300mW (Typ.)
Power Management	ACPI Power Manager Registers PME# pin and APM support
Regulation
EMC Emission	FCC part 15, class B
Telecom	FCC part 68
Mechanical
Size	5.2 in. (W) x 0.8 in. (D) x 4.9 in. (H)
Net Weight	2.2 oz. (app.)
Environmental
Operating temperature	32 ~ 104 Fahrenheit
Humidity	10 % ~ 90 % (non-condensing)
Storage temperature	-4 ~ 140 Fahrenheit

Installation

Removed the case front bezel and the left side panel.

The modem card was installed into PCI slot #2.

After system start Windows XP detected the modem as 'Agere Systems PCI Soft Modem'. Windows Update offered to update the driver.

Driver provider: Agere
Date: 6/29/2004
Version: 2.1.41.10

PCI device ID: 048C

Power management settings: the modem can bring the computer out of power states S1, S2, S3, S4 as long as the BIOS is configured accordingly.

Software

The Windows XP modem drivers on the included CD are version 2.1.47.0 (date 10/8/2004). They were not installed since newer drivers are available here with premium access.

Installed Windows XP drivers version 2.1.54. This driver supports audio pass-through to the sound card, i.e., instead of hearing the phone audio through the modem's speaker, the sound is playing through the sound card.

The CD also contains:

An OEM version of the Panda Software's FaxTalk Communicator SE 4.5 fax and voice telephony application.

After installation, the system hung intermittently. Also, if a phone is connected to the modem's second connector, the line is not released by the modem after a call. Uninstalled the application.

FaxTalk NetOnHold - if your ISP supports the V.92 protocol, then you can receive and place voice calls while the modem is still connected to the Internet. A similar application 'Modem On Hold' is available from the modem site. Neither modem-on-hold application was tested.

The following modem application was installed:

Windows XP component 'Fax Services' allows sending and receiving faxes. Install from Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs -> Add/Remove Windows Components. Besides sending and receiving faxes the fax service can be configured to monitor incoming calls which displays a balloon text with the caller ID number.

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Last modified: 01/02/2006