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Name: Trent M
Hi, everyone, i've googled all over the place and can't find anything.
I'm looking for a Windows 98SE driver for a Conexant PCI dial-up modem. This is what it says on the modem's CPU:
Conexant
RH56D-PCI
R6795-18
B78815.6
9915 MEXICOThanks for any help!
-Trent
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002
AMD Sempron 2500+ @ 1.74 Ghz
512 MB RAM

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsuppor...
"And that's the fishing line, because Sharkboy said so!"

The 'R6795-18' is the distinguishing term. Googling something like conexant R6795-18 driver will turn up quite a few links.

The driver at the link Jam posted worked. Thanks!
-Trent
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002
AMD Sempron 2500+ @ 1.74 Ghz
512 MB RAM

(obviously, I started making this post before response 3 appeared)
If this modem card came with the 7470, there are two possible models.
International 56K modem - spare part number 166358-002
PCI ITU V.90 56K Modem (E) - spare part number 166386-001 or 166386-002
There is probably a stuck on sticker with the part number on it on the card.According to the parts list for Presario 7470, you have
166386-002 PCI modem card - 56Kbps data/fax, ITU/V.90, controllerless (PCTel, Enduro) - (International)
Drivers are probably for the Conexant one here:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...If the modem card did not come with the Presario 7470, try this.
Go here:
http://www.conexant.com/support/md_...
Agree, then download Listmodem and the three documents.
Run Listmodem, copy down the result.
Look in the documents to see if you can identify the type of modem and who used it on their card.
That should be enough info for you to use appropriate generic Conexant drivers, or for you to investigate where to look further.
......I can provide lots of specific info you won't find in manuals, and two manuals, one of which is the Compaq one that lists all the possible parts in your system, which is no longer available from HP, for the Mitac Camaro mboard series used in the Presario 7470, the whole Presario 7400 series, and in some other Presario models, if you would like more info.

Cool! I've always tried to track down the history of this computer, but was unsuccessful. I don't even know the exact model-it looks exactly like a 7470, except it has another cover for a CD-ROM or 5-1/4" floppy drive, although the HD is in the way to put another one in.
I can provide you with the serial # of the computer or other specs if you want to help me out. I would really appreciate it.
-Trent
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002
AMD Sempron 2500+ @ 1.74 Ghz
512 MB RAM

If the sticker on the case says 7470, and if the mboard has not been changed, someone may just have installed newer optical drives.
To start you off, the Camaro mboard series was made by Mitac for Compaq.
There are are at least two versions of the mboard, one of which is probably the same as the Mitac retail mboard model, 5114vu, at least one other one has more jumpers installed in some places and has one more ram slot, and probably all versions were used in Compaq computers, primarily in the Presario 7400 series.Mitac no longer supports their older mboard models.
The orginal 5144vu manual was in Word format, 5114vu.doc, in a Word version not properly supported by Wordpad in Windows (you may be able to find it on the web, but if you don't have a newer version of Word or a program that can read newer versions of Word,y ou may need to get the standalone Word reader from Microsoft Office support) but someone converted it to pdf format and made it avaiable on the web.
get 5114vu.pdf here:
http://www.motherboards.org/mobot/m...Looking at the mboard diagram in that, sparse though it is, will tell you whether or not you have the original mboard.
Also, PWA .... Camaro, or PWA TWA Camaro should be printed on the mboard itself, and MV4-Cam or similar may be printed on a stuck on Compaq part number label on the mboard.I've been told thru feedback this mboard version has no pins for some jumpers but the solder spots for them are there, and it may be missing one ram slot, but the solder dots for it are there.
This manual has most of the info about the pins for switches and leds - the Compaq manual has nothing about that.
There are pins for sleep/standby, and for a reset switch, but the Compaq cases don't use those.This is a picture (and part number) of one of the versions used by Compaq:
http://partsurfer.hp.com/cgi-bin/sp...
I was told thru feedback by some that they had the version with three ram slots, and that these mboards usually have jumper pins where they are supposed to be.
The Compaq manual for the 7400 series is called 7400.pdf and includes info for the whole system and components you may have as well as some for the mboard.
Last time I looked there were no longer any manuals available for the 7400 series on the HP site. The Compaq FTP site still exists, but HP has hacked it in the past few years and some things are no longer there, or the names of folders or documents have been changed.
I just tried looking for 7400.pdf there and on the web and did not find it.
If you like, I have it, I can send it to you.Neither manual has everything you need to know in it, but both together have most info.
Neither has the oddball pinouts for the two port USB2 header on the mboard - I have that info - they won't work with most common usb port adapter wiring connectors, unless you can connect each wire individually.The mboard has no pins that work for a case speaker. Instead of that, you hear mboard beeps by connecting amplified speakers to the onboard sound and having them turned on. That aqpplies to most if not all Mitac mboard models made around that time.
I can supply a lot more if you like, but rather than making this thread huge, use the Private Message feature of this web site - we can exchange email addresses, and I can send you stuff that way.
(MyComputing.Net
Your Private Message Center
Send Someone a Message (Tubesandwires))Other tidbits
- this mboard series was probably originally rated for 128mb per ram slot max - it's MVP4 chipset will actually recognize up to 256mb ram modules per slot, but they probably must have 16 chips (8 per side).
The maximum total ram that can be installed is either 512mb, or 768mb, depending on whether there are two or three DIMM slots on your revision of the motherboard.
However, only 512mb maximum can be cached by the 2mb L2 cache on the mboard, so if you install more than that the ram will run somewhat, noticeably, slower overall (as much as 25% or so slower).
- the onboard video is Trident Blade and okay for most things, but it is crappy for DVD playback because it has no hardware acceleration support for that. For smooth DVD playback you need a decent PCI video card with hardware acceleration support for that instead (most video chipsets first released after about 1999 have that support).
However, I never got any feedback about whether anyone had tried that - in thoery installing a video card in a slot should automatcally disable the onboard video.

Trent, Belarc Advisor will provide a lot of information about your computer.
Life's more painless for the brainless.

I have taken pictures of the Compaq and it's parts myself. If you would like to look at them in case they hide any clues, send me a private message with your email address and I will email them to you as attachments. If you don't know how to send a private message:
My Computing.net > Private message center > To: Trent M
I will send only the most important pictures, I have more if anyone wants to see them.
Thanks!
-Trent
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002
AMD Sempron 2500+ @ 1.74 Ghz
512 MB RAM

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