what is this and why doesnt it work?

Retromaster · Post by **Retromaster** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:09 pm

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u120 ... C00948.jpg

im pretty sure it is a sound modem.
it stopped working, says the computer fixing genious....

why did it stop working?

and guess what? computer genious here didnt even hook it up right and didnt even screw it back in place! damn n00b!

cowsgoquack101 · Post by **cowsgoquack101** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:12 pm

Looks like a cheap sound card....

BlackWaterOp · Post by **BlackWaterOp** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:13 pm

From what I can see it's made by Conexant, they made Video encoders on early versin Xbox's. The little white label should have a model number you could Google.

Post by **marshallh** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:19 pm

It's a modem, because it has dual RJ-11 jacks and a transformer and bridge recitifier. All because phone lines are AC.

Some modems have audio jacks in the back so you could plug in a microphone headset and talk to people over the phone line without bothering with a phone.

timmeh87 · Post by **timmeh87** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 3:43 pm

it pretty clearly has a "joy-MIDI" port, do modems have those? weird

is it ISA?

Post by **bicostp** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 3:52 pm

Has anyone even tried searching for it?

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=co ... gle+Search

It's a PCI combination modem and sound card. Completely useless nowadays since nearly all PCs come with audio hardware and hardly anyone uses modems anymore.

dman762000 · Post by **dman762000** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 4:01 pm

and it stopped working cause its old and brokeded

Post by **Sparkfist** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 3:16 pm

timmeh87 wrote:is it ISA?

Yes it is. I have a near exact card like that down in my basement.

Bicostp is also correct that it's an outdated card. Throw it out, recycle it, whatever. There is no modern or semi-modern computer that can accept such a card. And no there is no way to mod or make an adapter for it, again it's useless throw it out.

dman762000 wrote:and it stopped working cause it's old and
brokeded

Not the way I would put it but yes that would be a good way to saying why it's not working.

Post by **bicostp** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 3:22 pm

I think it's PCI. Aren't the end connectors on ISA boards fatter and farther apart?

Rekarp · Post by **Rekarp** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 3:37 pm

Thats PCI not ISA. Anyways an ISA card would have loads more dust and grime on it then a PCI card

Looks like it has a Gameport on it as well.

XBrav · Post by **XBrav** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 11:14 pm

I had a very similar one by them in my HP Pavilion 4450. It is a PCI multi-card with a built in soundcard, modem, and joystick port. Damn thing gave me so many issues cause my PC overloaded thinking there were 2 pci slots being used up by it, not 1. The card is a pain in the ass. If it died, I salute you it's an excuse to get a new sound card (and a new dial-up modem, if you still use it).