US Robotics Sportster Modems:

• Click on "Start"
• Click on "Settings"
• Click on "Control Panel"
• Click on "Modem"
• Click on "Properties"
• Click on the "Connection" tab
• Click on the "Advanced" tab
  • Make sure that Use Flow Control is checked, and set to Hardware.
  • Make sure "Error Control" is set to Compress Data.
  • Then, add to the extra settings field S12=0 and S0=4.
    • S0=4: Makes the modem wait for the 4th ring before picking up the call.
    • S12=0: Sets the modem delay to 0.
  • If your US Robotics Sportster Modem is a PnP Modem, then make sure you have removed all the jumpers on the modem board.

MWave sound/modem card:

• IBM Aptivas with MWave modem/sound cards may experience difficulty, especially joining multi-player games via modem.
• Contact IBM at: www.ibm.com for the latest software update for their MWave DSP which includes support for TAPI and Direct X.