Hi

Can any ONE help I am trying to repair a computer for a friend who has bee hit by lightning, the modem has a hole in it!!!

I have replaced the modem but windows XP does not recognise the modem as a modem it only recognises it as a “PCI Serial port” Has anyone have any Ideas why this may happen??

Mother board is a ASROCK K7S8X

Andrew
WOW! I highly suggest you pull out that HDD and slave it to another system to check for data integrity. The fact that the modem itself is physically damaged and the machine still boots is incredible! But in answer to your question, try re-installing the modem drivers. Good luck though. CHEERS!Is your holy modem internal or external  Thanks for a quick reply

The modem is internal!

All the data is intact

I have tried to install the drivers for the new modem but the system does not recognise the modem as a modem..

Thanks again

AndrewIf what you say is true, which I seriously doubt, and a hole has burned inside the Modem, I very much the PCI port would still be functioning.

I also very much doubt that anything inside the computer would still be functioning.

Are you certain that the hole was not meant to be present?Try returning that modem and getting an external one.I have just looked back at my posting and noticed what Raptor wrote.

The modem has not got a hole right through but the CHIP is fried go to www.creigiau.org.uk/modem and have a look.

There is still a problem with the computer

I have replaced the mother board to a Gigabyte 7VM333M RZ (VIA Chipset) from an ASROCK (SIS Chipset)
Replaced Processor to a AMD Sempron 2800+ from an AMD 2400+
New memory 512MB DDR from 128MB PC 133
New IDE cables

I have reused the Hard Drive Samsung
Also the CD Write & DVD
Case and power supply

The problem is now, I have managed to format the drive and get windows xp pro on with a few problems (files not found during FORMATTING).

Now that windows is on. I cannot put sp2 back on, while extracting files from the CD it comes up with an error message “Extraction Fault File corrupt” then is cancels the installation. I have downloaded the update of the net but it still will not install.

My thoughts are. Is it the power supply or hard drive (I have tried a new Hard drive but it was the same) or bios (Looked at website for gigabyte and found that the highest update is F4 but I have F5 could this be the problem, can I go Back?)


Can any one help??

Thanks
Andrew    :-/

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Looked at website for gigabyte and found that the highest update is F4 but I have F5 could this be the problem, can I go Back?

What do you mean by Fully Format?

Bios download site http://uk.giga-byte.com/Motherboard/Support/BIOS/BIOS_7VM333M-RZ_More.ht m has F4 for the highes upgarde.

Full version of XP