Does anyone have a similar (if not identical) audio/modem card, or HP Pavilion 4000-8000 series PC? I would like to know if you have had any success with win3.x drivers for audio and modem. Thanks!

The Modem is based on a HCF Conexant nee Rockwell Modem Chip designed for plug and Play Windows..............

The Audio is based on Conexant nee Rockwell
HSF Soft Modem Audio Chip designed for plug and Play Windows..............

http://www.conexant.com/support/md_supportlinks.html

Thanks, P&S. I was aware of the Rockwell Conexant connection and had visited their site previously. Unfortunately the drivers they list are for Linux and various flavors of Windows EXCEPT 3.1. What I need are Win 3.1 driver. Any suggestions?

They are theoretically software modem based, not hardware, therefore rely on "windows 9x and later" O/S support for configuration. Hayes compatible Hardware Modems are O/S independent.

It may be possible to port a *NIX driver to MS-DOS if you have the capability!! It may also be worth a punt to use a MS-DOS Modem Utility to check the parameters, maybe then could comfigure a DOS Dialler for the Modem.

http://www.modemdoctor.com/products/dos.htm

The best advice is to ditch the Riptide and get a used Serial Port 56K Modem plus a Creative SB Card which has W3 support

I will look into your suggestion re modemdoctor. I'd rather not switch cards. I have modified my PC with a docking hard drive system with Win2k, Win98 and Win3.1. The first two use the Riptide combo card just fine. If I could just get the modem and sound working under 3.1.....

I ran modemdoctor v7.0. It appears not to detect my modem. MDR did not prompt me to hook up a phone line to my modem, so I didn't. What's next?

If PCI modems are software configured, a) is there win3.1 software that will do this configuration or b) are software configured modems just not usable in win3.1?

Some background that may be relevant. When I installed win2k on this PC, no drivers were assigned to the Riptide card. It was only after I downloaded the win2k driver for the card that I was able to install drivers for the card (sound, modem and joystick). Now does this mean that the card is not PnP? And is this why MDR does not detect the modem?

>>>I'd rather not switch cards.<<<

Why not just add an external serial modem for Win3.1 use???

>>>are software configured modems just not usable in win3.1?<<<

We've had that subject many times. HSF/HSP (software) modems generally don't work with Win3.1. Except for a few early USR's (and maybe a few others), development of them came at a time when new machines were running Win9x. Just as when Win3.1 overtook Win3.0, since fewer people were using an older version of Windows (and using faster CPU's--which software modems demand---see link below), development stopped for the older drivers. Being that you're machine is beyond the Win3.1 timeline, it likely never had drivers for such an "relatively" old GUI...

http://www.56k.com/reports/winmodem.shtml

Yes, I will use an external 28.8(?) Hayes modem from my "treasure chest" if I have to. Also have an ISA USR 33.6 modem if I give up on the Riptide/Rockwell HCF PCI modem. The Hayes external gives me a solution, perhaps not the best one. I read your link, TRA. Interesting. Considering the speed of modern processors and the continued interest in win3.1 ten years later, I hope someone bridges the gap to software configured modems.

Now on to the Riptide/Conexant sound card. Am I faced with the same issue here? What about the ICU (Intel's ISA configuration utility for win3.1)? Is this only good for ISA PnP cards?

I have seen a solution to the sound card problem that involves the computer internal speaker. Again this would be a last resort.

Thanks P&P and TRA for your comments. More are welcome!!

>>>Now on to the Riptide/Conexant sound card. Am I faced with the same issue here?<<<

Likely. There's just not enough interest in Win3.1 for anyone to create drivers. You may be a little more successful trying to "coax" a generic sound driver to work (such as a soundblaster or other), but don't count on it.

>>>I have seen a solution to the sound card problem that involves the computer internal speaker. Again this would be a last resort.<<<

If you mean "speak.exe" (the old M$ driver for PC-speaker sound), don't...
You will be sorely disappointed...

I tried various SB drivers. The problem is that since win3.1 does not see the card, I cannot assign I/O (port), IRQ, DMA, mem32(?)

Thanks to all for your comments. my conclusion is that my combo **PCI** card is not accessible from win3.1. (or at least I don't know how!) I ran Navratil's system info utility from DOS and it fully identified the card - audio, modem and joystick components. I will post to the DOS forum to see if I can get help with DOS drivers. Again, thanks to all!