3-3-94                      Windows & Addresses & IRQs

     Windows 3.1 has  the addresses for COM3/4 set wrong. Use the  control
panel  and  goto Comport, then  Settings, then Advanced  screen.  Set  com4
address  02E8, IRQ 3, com3 03E8 IRQ 4. If you set another IRQ on the  modem
then  use the control panel to set them for Windows. (Windows  3.0  doesn't
have  any settings for COMport3/4, so you have to do a special  setup,  ask
MS.) Make sure no other Windows drivers are loaded for comports.

     If  you're  using  the external port and  having  comport  errors, try
setting Com/3/4 correctly, as that sometimes still causes a problem.

     Windows  com.drv can only handle 19,200bps, so don't set  any  Windows
com/fax programs higher, unless you get a replacement driver like Turbocom.

>>>  You cannot have a Dos  TSR (like faxman) loaded when you want to use a
Windows  com  or  fax program. And if you have  a  Windows  com/fax  driver
open/loaded,  it controls the port, and can mess up both a Windows  or  DOS
fax or data program. (give errors when you try to access the port). Windows
drivers  might  cause  a problem too, like a  screensaver.  Running  a  DOS
program from Windows may fail too.

     If  all  else  fails, then you may need to call  Microsoft.  For  some
reason,  sometimes when you change the addres/irq it does not Save the  new
settings. MS has a debug procedure to 'fix' your comport setup.
     Microsoft - 206-882-8080

                                   Don Hinds - Zoom Tech

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