IBM Thinkpad 755CE serial ports not responding

Internet Explorer claims my modem is being used by another dial up
program. There is no such program. Diagnostics can't open the modem
port. Both programs say the serial port is not responding when I try
to use an external modem.

What are the correct settings for the serial ports in Easy Setup? What
com ports are the internal MWave modem/sound card and serial port
supposed to be on?

By the way it says no sound card is installed either, and the modem &
sound appear to be on the same board.

Somebody please help me i am going nuts...

<puritan_2076 RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1179849240.998088.237630@36g2000prm.googlegroups.com
> Internet Explorer claims my modem is being used by another dial up
> program. There is no such program. Diagnostics can't open the modem
> port. Both programs say the serial port is not responding when I try
> to use an external modem.
>
> What are the correct settings for the serial ports in Easy Setup? What
> com ports are the internal MWave modem/sound card and serial port
> supposed to be on?
>
> By the way it says no sound card is installed either, and the modem &
> sound appear to be on the same board.
>
> Somebody please help me i am going nuts...

Well most of the time, it is something using the port. Any fax program
running (Outlook has a fax program too)? Software that acts like a
answering machine?

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Bill