3Com 1.024.1644-00 manual Determining Available Resources, Control Panel

Internal Modem Installation with Windows 95

Before you start your installation, make sure that you have the following items:

Modem

U.S. Robotics Disk

RJ-11 Phone Lead Tail Lead Microphone

Analogue (Standard) Telephone Wall Socket Phillips Head Screwdriver or ¼” Hex Screwdriver Data/Fax/Voice Communications Software and Manual

Determining Available Resources

Your U.S. Roboticsâ modem is a Plug and Play device. Windowsâ 95 can automatically identify a Plug and Play device and determine if your system has the resources necessary to support the device. However, Plug and Play will not work if you do not have resources available or if devices on your system are not reporting resource usage correctly. Here is how you can verify that your system has the necessary resources before installing the modem.

1.Click the Windows 95 Start button, point to Settings, and then click

Control Panel.

2.Double-click the System icon.

3.When the “System Properties” screen appears, click the Device Manager tab.

4.Double-click Computer and the “Computer Properties” screen appears.

5.Select the option at the top of the screen to show Interrupt Requests (IRQs).

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