Solve : Dial-Up wont dial.?

1.	Solve : Dial-Up wont dial.?
Answer» Specs: AMD 3500+ Clawhammer A8N Asus SLI Deluxe Mobo (It has integrated Ethernet. If thats related at all) Windows XP SP:None? The ORIGINAL one. I installed the Modem as per instructions. Installed drivers as well and then restarted computer. When I was installing my ISP software, (I use Earthlink dial up) it requires me to register an account. I already had one so I put "I have existing account" and I put in corresponding information that it requires. In the end, it requires that my computer makes a call to the registering computer to verify info. It picks up, gets a dial tone, but doesnt dial! It either TIMES out (the woman comes on "the time alloted for you to dial has been blah blah blah") or i click "disconnect". Either way, my computer restarts, i log back in and i get a popup "System has just recovered from a serious error" and I'm back to square one. I tried doing the modem test suggested in the HELP books of the installation cd. I managed to figure out that my computer is communicating with my modem. I DO get a dial tone, however, in the end, it doesnt actually dial anything, and it always ends up restarting my computer. BTW, (i dont want to create another thread for this) how would i go about getting an RMA for my motherboard and CPU? (Just in case we figure out that those components are the problem) What things should I lie about or not tell them (that would void my warranty)? Quote Specs: AMD 3500+ Clawhammer A8N Asus SLI Deluxe Mobo (It has integrated Ethernet. If thats related at all) Windows XP SP:None? The original one. What if you put SP2 on there and try again? Quote What things should I lie about or not tell them (that would void my warranty)? You call them and ask for an RMA if you determine those are the problems. I would never lie about anything, but did you do something to these components? Where did you get them? Did you put the dialup phone number in? Give the Internet Connection Wizard a try.Will try SP2.. I bought both retail from www.newegg.com I haven't done anything to the Mobo, but i put an aftermarket HSF on. I read on the warranty that it would void it... >.< There was no dial up number to put in, it was automatic. "we will now make a tollfree call." with the buttons 'continue' and 'cancel'. I'm sure all this isp helpful software is designed to make people dependent on them. At the end of the day all you need to do is dialup and put in your username & password. Try windows Internet Connection Wizard, ask your isp for the email settings, pop3 & smtp.No the problem is that my modem/computer/whatever wont even DIAL the number. I even used some program called "hyper connect" or something like that. I then found instructions on how to figure out if my comp was connecting to the modem (it was) and then i tried to make it dial a phone number (i got it from my isp) and it wont. It picks up the line (i can hear dial tone) and nothing happens. The drivers show that the modem is indeed connected, but it fails to dial. No beeps, just dial tone. Then the woman comes on "the time allotted for you to dial.." and my computer crashes.Going back to the beginning here. Is this a new modem? What type? Has it been tried in another machine with success so that we know it is not just modem trouble?

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Specs:
AMD 3500+ Clawhammer
A8N Asus SLI Deluxe Mobo (It has integrated Ethernet. If thats related at all)
Windows XP SP:None? The ORIGINAL one.

I installed the Modem as per instructions. Installed drivers as well and then restarted computer.

When I was installing my ISP software, (I use Earthlink dial up) it requires me to register an account. I already had one so I put "I have existing account" and I put in corresponding information that it requires.

In the end, it requires that my computer makes a call to the registering computer to verify info. It picks up, gets a dial tone, but doesnt dial! It either TIMES out (the woman comes on "the time alloted for you to dial has been blah blah blah") or i click "disconnect". Either way, my computer restarts, i log back in and i get a popup "System has just recovered from a serious error" and I'm back to square one.

I tried doing the modem test suggested in the HELP books of the installation cd. I managed to figure out that my computer is communicating with my modem. I DO get a dial tone, however, in the end, it doesnt actually dial anything, and it always ends up restarting my computer.

BTW, (i dont want to create another thread for this) how would i go about getting an RMA for my motherboard and CPU? (Just in case we figure out that those components are the problem) What things should I lie about or not tell them (that would void my warranty)? Quote

Specs:
AMD 3500+ Clawhammer
A8N Asus SLI Deluxe Mobo (It has integrated Ethernet. If thats related at all)
Windows XP SP:None? The original one.

What if you put SP2 on there and try again?

Quote

What things should I lie about or not tell them (that would void my warranty)?

You call them and ask for an RMA if you determine those are the problems. I would never lie about anything, but did you do something to these components? Where did you get them?
Did you put the dialup phone number in?
Give the Internet Connection Wizard a try.Will try SP2..

I bought both retail from www.newegg.com

I haven't done anything to the Mobo, but i put an aftermarket HSF on. I read on the warranty that it would void it... >.<

There was no dial up number to put in, it was automatic. "we will now make a tollfree call." with the buttons 'continue' and 'cancel'. I'm sure all this isp helpful software is designed to make people dependent on them.
At the end of the day all you need to do is dialup and put in your username & password.

Try windows Internet Connection Wizard, ask your isp for the email settings, pop3 & smtp.No the problem is that my modem/computer/whatever wont even DIAL the number.

I even used some program called "hyper connect" or something like that. I then found instructions on how to figure out if my comp was connecting to the modem (it was) and then i tried to make it dial a phone number (i got it from my isp) and it wont. It picks up the line (i can hear dial tone) and nothing happens. The drivers show that the modem is indeed connected, but it fails to dial. No beeps, just dial tone. Then the woman comes on "the time allotted for you to dial.." and my computer crashes.Going back to the beginning here. Is this a new modem? What type? Has it been tried in another machine with success so that we know it is not just modem trouble?

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