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I recently had to reformat a Hard disk drive on a Fugitsu P166 computer and in the process I have lost the driver files for the sound card and modem. The sound card is a MWave and as far as I'm aware the modem is a 33.6. Could anyone please tell me where I can download the necessary files to get up and running again.
Thanks
Gerald Scullion

I also have a Fujitsu with Mwave modem card
I can't hear MIDI files and I can tell U it's a HUGE problem: I've been trying to find a new driver for a very long time : no success

If there is a URL or FTP site with mwave drivers on could someone please send the information to me directly ASAP.
mailto: tom@twatts.demon.co.uk

Hello I need the drivers for a sound and modem card MWave the computers is an Acer aspire but I don´t know the model I just know it was buyed in Brasil.
The information on card is:
MWave
IBM38 2780PRO
39H6475 JAPAN
19617A1962
9898and that´s all what I have. I hope someone has the drivers. I´ll really appreciate
Regards
Horalia S.

Mwaves are horrible devices i know cause i have one. They dont work with win98 and the drivers have not been updated since like 97. Right now the angry users are getting fed up an have a suit filed. You can goin the suit, search for the page, Ibm if they have thier way will delet this message like they have done to so many others

I use Packard bell computer with mwave soundcard /modem by miro computer product AGI need driver for this ... any one there could help me please?

I as everyone else it seems needs drivers for an mwave for a IBM 2114 m51. I was able to get into ibms site wh/ has these drivers. Problem is it is like 8 megs, and I can't load it on a floppy to tranfer. Obviously I can't dial up with the problem pc cause the modem is not working, any idea's

Hi, I need drivers for the mwave soundcards for Windows 98.
MWAVE
IBM38MDSP2780
85G1700 J
19547T8359
9898

I FOUND IT!!!!!!
If you have an Acer Aspire and need the driver for built in MWAVE multimedia board, go to this URL and follow the instructions:
http://www.acer.com/aac/aspire/support/aspnmwav.htm

i need the modem drivers to install my euroviva commcenter 28.8k modem which came with my fujitsu computer can anyone help me?

i need to upgrade my modem to 56K
how can i do it its mwave 28.8K i need toupgrade mine so plz tell me when you found

after removing the mwave card in my Aptiva M53 and replacing with a REAL sound card and modem, i installed Win98. Now i have a confug error in the setup utility can bypass it with a keystroke but it makes me crazy!
any ideas,anybody...anybody?

This is why IBM SUCKS. Propietary bullshit. I have spent two days trying to configure an Mwav card in an IBM thinkpad 755cd. I was able to download all drivers listed on IBM's site. (Huge due to all their problems) No Luck. I am no beginner either. 9 years experience and no luck here. Infinite bothersome merchandise. IBM...

have an mwave MDSP2780, running windows 3.1 does anyone have the drivers? I've got them on CD, but no functional cd-rom

Hello!I own an IBM Aptiva model 2144 series running on windows 98.
I need drivers for an Aptiva mwave 28.8 modem.
I tried using the mwave 28.8 fax VOD drivers at the IBM web site and was able to restore most of the modem's features but lost its voice capability. I can surf but I couldn't make a simple phone call using the damn thing! HELP!

Thought this one ought to be listed as it doesn't appear to have been mentioned
Search allfiles.txt at following site to see if you can find drivers required.
ftp://ftp.pc.ibm.com/pub/pccbbs/

I own a COMPAQ customised computer that I bought from a friend. I recently had to format my hard drive, and lost my Modem Drivers. Stupid, I know. I knew that they were MWave, but have not been able to get my modem working since, even though I have reloaded the MWave drivers I was supplied with. Vague description I know, but could you help? P.S. I will not be able to get to this again until 17-june, I hope you will be patient.

you can find the drivers for win95 and 2780pro in the support section of tigerdirect.com, i am looking for the win 3.1 drivers

Just wanted to add a little comment about my now ex-mwave... I purchase one of these damn things about 2 1/2 years ago for $66 from a local store in town... Was told well we provide no support for them and have no driver disks.. And i'd say they had ruffly 90 of them at the time... After finally locating the damn drivers online after maybe 22 hours of searching the web it ran ok for awhile but then it didn't want to do both sound and modem at the same time.. I looked into the matter to figure out that these shitty modem/soundcard combo's are cheap lame products that conflict with each other repeatedly.. Basically they told me well a single DSP chip can't run 2 things at once.. So you either have to use the sound or the modem but never together... After 2 1/2 years of struggling with this hassle I have finally found the answer to my problem... I have simply destroyed this damn thing and decided that it'd much much much easier to just invest the stupid $35 to get a new modem that doesn't use this shitty technology since its a waste of my time which i've invested every bit of maybe 1400 hours hassling with this damn modem... All i've got to say now is "Thank god I no longer have to deal with such shit!"
Evan Rackley - Yes I know i sent it as Anonymous but I feel like adding my name too :P

If anybody knows where I can get a driver for my Euroviva CommCenter 28.8 modem I would be most greatful. It came with a fujitsu computer and I think it is manufactured by Computer Peripherals Inc.

man i feel like an idiot. and to think i bought two of these ibm38 2780pro (MD-2781) cards at a computer show a month or so ago for $5 each, thinking I was gonna be able to find the drivers. i am gopnna check these other placesa like tigerdirect.com and so on but from what i have read and found on the internet about my specific headache that i just bought, it may just be wiser to put the modem/sound card out of its misery. and yes i have thought about it for some time now, even before finding out about the lawsuit and problems associated with it.

I recently had to reformat a Hard disk drive on a Fugitsu P166 computer and in the process I have lost the driver files for the sound card and modem. The sound card is a MWave and as far as I'm aware the modem is a 33.6.MWave data fax vod modem, Could anyone please tell me where I can download the necessary files to get up and running again. " I had a cd from fujitsu that contained the driver but this got broken "cd title Miro media online"
thanks phil.

Well I saw everyone's comments here and decided to add my two cents. I bought a IBM Mwave 33.6 modem (upgradeable to 56K) for only 40$ (a new 56k in Canada is worth about 100$). I was so happy because I thought I got a good deal. Well the damn thing worked sporradically for about a week after I bought it, trying to install itself on COM3 when I have no COM3. (And there aren't any jumpers or any way to set the hardware.) This was about a year ago and it hasn't worked since. I fight every day with it, uninstalling and re-installing the damn thing with no luck. I've even tried installing on different ports and using different IRQ settings. I keep getting "no response from modem" and messages that it was either off-line, turned off, or incompatible (and it an internal modem). The damn things are junk, you would think IBM is a quality brand name but its not and they don't even back up their products. My advice to all you driver seekers is, instead of wasting your time, spend a little money and go out and get yourself a real modem.

Well for all of those who are still looking here is the site to get them from:
http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/searchfiles.html
in the search keyword type: mwave
Like the dude before me said, the boards are peices of shit, but I bought one for $2, just to see how the sound part of it works. But think twice, here is a URL from some very disgruntled people, read it before you decide to install the drivers.
http://www.idg.net/new_docids/plaintiffs/aptiva/mwave/combination/defective/including/processor/problems/new_docid_9-45019.html

Well I have been on the net for 2 hours now and haven't even had a sniff of any drivers!! I had to reformat someone's pc etc as they destroyed windows 95 completely plus all the directories too (some major feat, I know)
I haven't found any drivers for the ibmmdsp2780 modem either. any ideas anyone? it was a 56k, and the manufacturers rescue disk, like so many, appears not to be for the same machine for some bizarre reason!
thanks.

If you're looking for drivers for an ibm mwave dsp 2780 video card got to the url below!!!
You're welcome everyone.

How do I know what model Mwave card i have so that i can figure out why this damn pc wont even see it.

I've done many stupid things in my life
so far, but never bought Mwave modem.
Thank you Jesus, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.

IBM web site has the installation/drivers files at this site
ftp://ftp.pc.ibm.com/pub/pccbbs/commercial_desktop/
You will need to download "wmm95_1.exe" wmm95_2.exe , wmm95_3.exe , wmm95_4.exe and then uncompress them onto 4 blank disks, then you will have a new set of installation disks. Hope this helps, standard disclaimers apply, etc....

For every who`s looking for mwave drivers for Ibm aptiva, maybe, you find help in
DON5408´S Unofficial Aptiva support Site
http://members.aol.com/don5408/aptiva.html

Anyone know if there are any upgrade drivers for the Mwave from 33.6 to 56K? If so please advise. Thanks.

My Mwave card works on my Win95 OS on C:drive however trying to get NT on my D: drive to recognise this is not working. Unfortunately I do not have the drivers thanks to Packard Bell! Does anyone know of a work around so I can begin to live a normal life or should I just Yank it out and try a new sound card?

I have a MWAVE Data Fax VOD modem.
I hate it!
It can't play modem games at all!
Stupid thing!
Anyway, what do I download to update it?
And what does VOD mean? On IBM.com they have 20D updates, are these the same?Cheers
Ben

I need Mwave drivers with IBM38MDSP2780 chips and MWV3000 version. Please help me or please send me site's for downloading it.
Thnks Bat-Ulzii

I also have a _____ __ ____ IBM with the MWave sound card. My hard drive was reformatted and the drivers lost. As far as I can tell it's a 28.8. The part no. is 55H7418, and the computer is an Aptiva 2176-C66.
Any information on locating drivers for this card would be GREATLY appreciates.
Thanks,
Suze

What a waste-o-time !! Got 2 of those goddam mwave-combos from an ebay-fellow. He swears he got it to work like fresh rolls in an instant: add new hardware manually - other devices - IBM - dolphin - mwave -dsp adaptor .we did just that, on a virgin WD caviar, new win98/2 - after it was in - it restarts - CRASH ! - fatal error in VXD SHELL (01). push the button off - ON again - window starts to boot - BANG !! crash again . Thats it. Spent countless hours to find drivers.
called IBM - they played it stupid:-" never heard of such a problem "...! ( sounds familiar?) searched IBM tech-support - found modems-mfg-spec#'s - mine was not there:
75H9985 / model:MD2781 w/chip mwave IBM38/2780pro (cant imagine a "pro' is gonna even consider that shit...).
took it out - put it into another machine - stalled again. CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP?? thx. Heimo.800-801-6119

It took us some time to findout, but the drivers for the MWAVE SOUNDCARD/MODEM (also used by ibm for their Aptiva Series)
Chipset: MWAVE 38MDSP2780, DO THE FOLLOWING IN WINDOWS 98:CONTROLL PANEL, ADD NEW HARDWARE
NEXT, AGAIN NEXT, CLICK NO, CLICK NEXT, CLICK NO AGAIN, SELECT FROM LIST, NEXT, NOW CLICK 'OTHER DEVICES' AND NEXT AGIAN NOW IN THE MANUFACTURERS BOX CLICK ON IBM, IN THE MODELS BOX CLICK ON 'IBM DSP'THEN NEXT, NEXT, AND FINISH.REBOOT YOU PC NOW, AND YOU WILL HEAR SOUND !
Select your country code for your modem now, using the program that win98 intalled for you in your programm group !
SOMETIMES IT IS MORE EASY THAN YOU THINK !
GOOD LUCK !

I need a driver for my Objix soundcard/28.8 modem on the top of the board it has mwave. Does any one know where I can find a driver for this modem/soundcard?

I need drivers MWAVE (AUDIO & MODEM) for Packard Bell pentium de 100 Mhz, 16 RAM and 4.3 GB Hard Disk

I recently had to reformat the hard dirve of an IBM Thinkpad 755cd, and I lost the MWave Sound and Modem Drivers. Can someone help me find them.
Thanks

Once I tried to install an IBM 38 2780 pro
form a friend´s aspire PC to an HP pc, this one has windows 98, when the board is in, it looks at it and recognizes correctly, the thing is: it starts installing everything ok, but when it reaches the OEM audio device, a small copyright IBM screen appears and everything freezes, and does nothing at all, same thing happens when I reboot, it looks for a new device, and then it freezes again, what causes it?? Thanks

Drivers for MWAVE are part of the Windows 98 driver base. To update or load drivers for MWAVE, do the following:
1.) Go to Control Panel, System and Device Manager. Look for a device called IBM DOLPHIN MWAVE DSP ADAPTOR. If it is there, when you reboot your system, windows will install all of the drivers automatically. If the drivers are installed, then there is something else wrong.
If that driver is not listed, go to ADD NEW HARDWARE in the Control Panel. Windows will search for Plug-n-play devices first. Let it!. When it finishes, it will ask to search for non plug-n-play, chose NO, I want to select it myself.
The next page to appear is hardware types. Choose ?Other devices. NEXT. Then in the left column, choose IBM (Ignore IBM Corporation and IBM PC Company). On the left side scroll down until you find the MWAVE DOLPHIN DSP Adaptor. Highlite it and choose next.
Keep choosing NEXT until the FINISHED appears. Windows will ask you to reboot. Respond with YES. When the system reboots, Windows will then automatically install all the correct drivers.
To check that windows installed all of the drivers, go to control panel and click on modem. chose diagnostics and highlite the com port the modem is at, and choose more info. If the driver is installed properly, windows will be able to communicate with the modem.
Also, go to system and device manager, and look for the sound drivers. If you open up the the ladder by clicking on (+), you will see all of the drivers installed. Also, exit from system and go to sounds. You can test the sound card by choosing a sound and seeing if you hear it.
Hope this works for all of you having troubles.

I'm using Win95b OS. Whenever windows tries to find my 33.6 modem, (mwave 2780)instead of installing on stadard com port-2 it chooses to go to com port-3. And it won't let me choose another port after installation, then windows says "can't open port". What can I do to get the modem to work correctly?

Ok guys, I too have an MWave with an Acer Aspire 4000 MT. I upgraded to Windows 98 and yes, Windows 98 does include the MWave drivers, BUT, be careful all of you that live outside the US and Canada, it does not include any other country in it's database!! The MWave Modem does need to be properly configured to work with local telephony systems, and that trick is done by selecting the country in the Country Selection applet.
The MWave does work under Windows 98, but I still have one problem, it does not play MIDI files (so far), well, let me explain that last one. When you run the DXDiag.exe program you can choose which midi port to test, well, if you check directly the MWave midi port and the MWave midi Sinthetizer, it DOES work, and quite fine!!, but if you try to test it with the Microsoft Sinthetizer or the Midi Map port, you will have a dreaded blue screen with a VXD error!! It happens because the predefined MIDI port is the Microsoft Sinthetizer (that is a software port) instead of the MWave Midi Sinthetizer (which is a hardware port), so I still have to work on that, if anyone knows how I can change the prefered device for Midi in Windows 98 send me an e-mail, ok?
By the way I have the Drivers (not the most recent ones though) for the MWave data/fax/modem at 32kb and they work for Canada, the US and Mexico, if anyone is interested send me an e-mail too. :oD

I FOUND THE M WAVE DRIVES IF YOU WANT THE GO TO ftp://ftp.pc.ibm.com/pub/pccbbs/aptiva/setup.exe

I have IBM Aptiva 2144 M50 Pentium 100 MHz. It came with 28.8 Baud MWave Modem. Up until now it was working fine. Recently I tried to dial a phone number using dialpad.com free phone service. My computer gave the following error message and denied me the access to this service. The error message was:
MWAVE0001:Mwave Modem Internal Error
Primary Code: 1[0*0001]
Secondary Code: 52[0*0034
File MWMSPCFC.C
Line 1738Please send me your suggestion.
Thanks
Sincerey,
Shakir

I have IBM Aptiva 2144 M50 Pentium 100 MHz. It came with 28.8 Baud MWave Modem. Up until now it was working fine. Recently I tried to dial a phone number using dialpad.com free phone service. My computer gave the following error message and denied me the access to this service. The error message was:
MWAVE0001:Mwave Modem Internal Error
Primary Code: 1[0*0001]
Secondary Code: 52[0*0034
File MWMSPCFC.C
Line 1738Please send me your suggestion.
Thanks
Sincerely,
Shakir Husain

the drivers as i found out were on win98, and it actually installed fine for me - AFTER MONTHS and MONTHS of looking for a damn driver it was right under my noses. the sound seem to work fine, the modem is another story. some of you that had it working BEFORE, was there a special adapter or something for the phone jack? Everytime i try to use the modem it just messes up all my other phones thats connected to the same line in different rooms. Mess up as in it makes the line seem as if it is off hook and the damn thing just starts making that annoying beeping tone! and the only way to stop is to disconnect and reconnect the line to the modem. What a peice of junk! I was hoping this time i had it! like i said the sopund is working, the modem almost work? AGAIN IS THERE A SPECIAL ADAPTER THAT I NEED? for my BOCA sound/modem i need a special adapter to work correctly, and i wonder if i need something of the same sort. (YES, i have trieds the adapter from my BOCA sound/modem and it doesn't help)

IBM stinks,
I will never, never, never, never, never,
ever buy an Aptiva again...
six hours now,
fuckin downloading dont work,

I HAVE THE SOLUTION FOR MOST OF ALL THE PROBLEMS LISTED. BEING CONFRONTED WITH MOST OF THESE PROBLEMS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS I HAVE SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS ANALYZING AND WORKING TOWARD A SATISFACTORY GOAL.IBM COULD SURE TAKE SOME LESSONS FROM MICROSOFT ABOUT SUPPORT. WHEN IT ALL BOILS DOWN ITS IBM THAT BLEW IT, NOT ALL THE MANUFACTERERS CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE.

i have tons of drivers, about 20 - 30 mwaves the problem is sound and internet at the same time! i would not recommend them to anyone.

i have tons of drivers, about 20 - 30 mwaves the problem is sound and internet at the same time! i would not recommend them to anyone. also try a program like getright or download butler to download while u sleep!

I recently had to reformat a Hard disk drive on a Fugitsu
P166 computer and in the process I have lost the driver
files for the sound card and modem. The sound card is a
MWave and as far as I'm aware the modem is a 33.6.
Could anyone please tell me where I can download the
necessary files to get up and running again.

I installed the lates MWAVE drivers for my mwave modem / sound card ion my aptiva but now the micrpphone does not work.. where do I go to set the settings for it. I looked everywhere and it wont work.. SOund recorder doe snot record from the microphone..

I have a story. One day this bitch walked up to me. She was covered with bloody semen. She had to be one of the dirtiest skanks I've ever seen! Her name was MWAVE!!!!

Ich habe schon viele andere Soundkarten ausprobiert. Aber keine hat so einen Bumms wie diese Soundkarte. Daher hänge ich sehr an Ihr und möchte Sie auch nicht missen. Als mir mein Treiber verloren gegangen ist, ward Ihr es gewesen die mir geholfen haben ...
Dake und ThanksTorsten aus Germany
VISIT HTTP://WWW.HYPERACTIVMAN.NOTRIX.DE
__/\__
\ oO /
/_/\_\

I INSTALLED A NEW HARD DRIVE NOW MY MODEM/SOUND CARD & GAMEPORT WILL NOT WORK. I
LOOKED AT THE MODEM BEFORE REPLACING HARD DRIVE AND IT SHOWED MWAVE 33.6 DATA FAX VOD MODEM IN THE DEVICES. BUT AFTER INSTALLING EVERYTHING BACK ON COMPUTER, INCLUDING THE MWAVE 33.6 DATA FAX VOD MODEM FROM WINDOWS98, STILL I CAN'T GET IT TO WORK. MESSAGE SHOWS MODEM IS BUSY OR NOT RESPONDING. PLEASE HELP

i have the same shit modem, and i also have the cd to install it but that doesn't help at all it tells you to use win 95 mwave oem dsp adapter but my windows doesn't have that driver. I'm lost i have no clue what to do and i can't find the right driver on the net. i downloaded a driver from ibm and it just screwed up my computer even more.

era para si sabes de alguna direccion para encontrar los driver de la tarjeta de sonido mwave el modem es de 28.ooo bps y la sound card creo que se denomia cristal, era de un pentiun 1 a 120 mhz , espero que entiendas lo que te digo y gracias.

I have a Compaq Deskpro, and i need the drivers for a MWAVE MDSP 2780PRO.
Please help me!!!!!!

I've Ibm Aptiva 2144 ll4 Pentium 75Mhz, H.D 850Mb, and 8 Mb.
I'need install the mwave sound card for this model, but i'havent the drivers.
Please send me the drivers.
Thank

i have a mwave sound and modem card integrated together type of thing and it is a sound less and modem less piece of junk. i have a cd with drivers but it still asks me for the ibm loading disk CAN anyone help!!!
piss me off for 5 weeks already

I have to concur with everyone. I have an MWave MD-2781/I1, and it sucks balls. The Drivers are on the 98 CD yes, but if you install then and restart, you get that oh so nice BLUE SCREEN VXD error. Tried to disable the sound and just use the modem also, no luck. Driver support is listed all of this site for people that need the drivers, but I have to tell you, if you get the damn thing to work, let me know when you ready for another one, cause I am selling this piece of s---.

Want to fix your Mwave problems! ftp://ftp.pc.ibm.com/pub/pccbbs/aptiva/setup.exe
Download this file, It's over 7 Meg. Run the setup.exe file. When it ask if you are removing the adapter say no. Click the last prompt the computer shuts down. Take out the Mwave modem/soundcard. Replace the modem & sound card, standard cards will do.Reboot and install the new components. Voila!! Your Mwave problems are over. Worked for me,(after 2 @#!%^&$% of trying to re-install the Mwave following all the instructions)Thanks to the person who suggested this ftp site.

I have an Acer Aspire Desktop computer #1721model with an MWAVE IBM38 2780PRO Modem/Sound. DS AB322 001 and P/N 91AB280M03 Which I upgraded from Win 95 to 98, since then I have not been able to get my sound/modem working. I was asked to ftp these files MW20ED1.exe - MW20ED4 and upgrade to 56k and this will work, however I still have the same problem, can anyone help me?

got to: http://support.microsoft.com/support/windows/readme/98/W98hardwaretxt.asp
Of course, this is windows 98
I have an Aptiva 2176 and my problem is that that IBM's drivers for the mwave modem/audio are strictly for Win 95.

I have a miro connect 34 card, which also uses the IBM mwave dsp chip. I have recently upgraded to windows 98, and am having a lot of problems. Could anyone advise if there is a windows 98 driver cdrom for this products, thanks.

I have an aptiva k-01 with mwave card (fax-modem, sound and video) and I need the driver to this, because I want to install the windows 98 and the ibm home page only have the windows 95 driver. But I don`t have the cd`s or disketes of the mwave driver of ibm. If you have this, please send me the driver or any help.
Best Regards,
Vladimir Ilitch Castro (ilitch@ruralrj.com.br)

I have an IBM Aptiva 2144m30 and yes I too am searching for the driver(s) for my mwave 28.8 data fax sound card modem. Some one Help this technodred please.
Mark

I have a Mwave 33.6 data fax Vod modem.
I Re-formatted hard drive and installed win98 I installed the drivers off windows 98 disk
I did all the windows troubleshooters.
I installed the "other devices" IBM DSP sound and game crap. I get no modem. I dont even want sound! I just want to dial!Im trying to set up this Aptiva for my "can't work the VCR" Mom... with email ,internet and solitair. Any suggestions?
I understand that ther is this link...
ftp://ftp.pc.ibm.com/pub/pccbbs/aptiva/setup.exe
But I also understand that the download is
7 megs. I am kind of a novice. How would I do this? Download it onto (5) 3 1/2 Floppy HD disks? Would that work?
Willthe modem work again if I borrow someones win95 disk and reformat and install 95 again?
The good thing about computers is they are convenient and simplify your life.

Necesito los drivers del siguiente PC
Compaq Presario 7222
Modem, Video, Sound y Actualización de la Bios

I'm searching for the miro connect 34 wave drivers.
Please mail me an address where I can download the files.Thank U

anyone still looking for soundcard\modem drivers
mp2780 ,there on driverguide.com,filename mwave.zip

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