From: "Chuck McKinnis" <ecs-t6x@2rosenthals.com>
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Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 07:31:17 -0600
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Subject: Re: [eCS T60/T61] T61 dial up modem?
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Make sure that it is enabled in the BIOS.  I can see it in Windows XP as 
a Thinkpad modem, but it is not detected in eCS 2.0.  Make sure 
\os2\boot\pcidev.tbl exists.

On 6/12/2010 11:56 PM, Jon wrote:
> My T61 has a RJ-11 modem plug.  But pci.exe doesn't show one
> existing.  OK, so maybe it is a so-called winmodem and
> doesn't register in pci.  Then it should show in Windows.
>
> When I boot to XP there is no modem device.  And if I open
> the control panel app for phone/modem it shows the 2 usb
> external devices&  a 'thinkpad modem' device - all of them as
> 'not available' or some similiar wording meaning they don't
> exist.
>
> Since I have an RJ-11 jack can I assume there is a modem?
> Would Lenovo sell a TP w/o a modem but still include the
> RJ-11 jack?  I suppose that perhaps there *might* be a place
> in the bios to diable the modem but I could not find
> anything.  I did have the serial port disabled but
> re-enabling it did not make the modem show up.
>
> I don't want to spend time troubleshooting something that
> doesn't exist but if the RJ-11 means I have a modem then I
> want to get it working so I can use my TP on dialup for an
> upcoming journey to a no-wireless area.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks, jon

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Chuck McKinnis
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