Available on the Web at www.gateway.com/support are the following: technical support for Gateway products, live chat with a Gateway Trusted Guide, files for downloading, and e-mail support. ======================= File Description: Red Owl PCI modem driver Version: 2.12.171.019 Operating System: Microsoft(r) Windows(r) Me Part Number: 7510868 Date: 06/07/2001 ======================= Table of Contents ======================= Overview Identification Installation Removal Reason for Update Applicable Part Numbers ======================= Overview This is the Windows Me driver for the Conexant 56k PCI Red Owl modem, Gateway part numbers 6001260 and 6001681. Identification The Gateway Red Owl modem is identifiable, externally, at the rear of the computer, by the two jacks used for connecting a telephone line and an external phone. The jacks are labeled with a telephone symbol for the phone jack and an outline of a phone jack in a green square for the line in from the wall phone jack. Internally, the modem has a black plastic casing toward the back of the card. Device Manager listings include PCI Modem Enumerator under HCFMODEMWDM, 56k PCI Voice Modem SF-1156IV R9A under Modem, and Wave Device for Voice Modem under Sound, video and game controllers. Installation Download the file to the desktop, and then follow these steps. 1. On your screen, double-click the 7510868.exe file. 2. In the WinZip Self-Extractor window, click Unzip to expand the files to the C:\cabs\7510495 folder. When complete, click OK, and then click Close. 3. Close all open programs. 4. From the Start menu, click Run. In the Run dialog box, in the Open text box, type: C:\cabs\7510495\Setup.exe. Click OK. 5. An Updating Hardware Information Database dialog box opens, followed by three New Hardware Found dialog boxes for the PCI Modem Enumerator, the 56k PCI Voice Modem SF-1156IV R9A, and the Unimodem Half Duplex Wave Device. When finished, the driver installation is complete. 6. From the Start menu, click Shut Down. In the What do you want the computer to do list, select Restart, and then click OK. Removal 1. From the Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. In Control Panel, double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 3. In the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box, on the Install/Uninstall tab, in the list of installed programs, click 56k PCI Voice Modem SF-1156IV R9A (Uninstall), and then click Add/Remove. 4. The 56k PCI Voice Modem SF-1156IV R9A (Uninstall) is removed from the list, signifying that the software removal is complete. Reason for Update This driver update includes a utility to automatically remove any Conexant modem drivers that are currently installed when reinstalling the modem drivers to ensure proper installation and functionality. Applicable Part Numbers 6001260, 6001633, 6001681 GVC 56K PCI Voice Modem (Red Owl)Download Driver Pack
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