My video display had packed in, so I put my hd in another very similar machine I also had. It worked fine as expected, except it doesn't recognise the modem - it separates it into an unknown PCI audio device and an unknown modem.

If I locate the drivers on another hd that the modem is being recognised on, can I copy them and use them for the hd that does not recognise the modem? (same OS, etc)

I had a supposed professional come in and take a look at this, and he didn't seem to know how to do that - he gave me a bunch of drivers he downloaded and none of them work.

( of course, due to something like Murphy's LAW, I am not able to use both hd's - the spare hd bay is slightly too small to use one of them as a slave (awful way of describing that, but it seems to be the term that PEOPLE use) ........

( the IT guy also left a videocard, to override the video PROBLEM, and I do get a display with it but it looks like Windows Safe Mode and seems to be primed for a dual-monitor set-up. I don't really want to mess about with my settings w/o knowing exactly what I'm doing ) Quote

If I locate the drivers on another hd that the modem is being recognised on, can I copy them and use them for the hd that does not recognise the modem? (same OS, etc)

Yeah, like I'm just going to act like what just happened didn't actually happen.

If I ever figure out what the *censored* is wrong with your types, I'll write a book about it.

My video display had packed in, so I put my hd in another very similar machine I also had. It worked fine as expected, except it doesn't recognise the modem - it separates it into an unknown PCI audio device and an unknown modem.

If I locate the drivers on another hd that the modem is being recognised on, can I copy them and use them for the hd that does not recognise the modem? (same OS, etc)

I had a supposed professional come in and take a look at this, and he didn't seem to know how to do that - he gave me a bunch of drivers he downloaded and none of them work.

( of course, due to something like Murphy's Law, I am not able to use both hd's - the spare hd bay is slightly too small to use one of them as a slave (awful way of describing that, but it seems to be the term that people use) ........

( the IT guy also left a videocard, to override the video problem, and I do get a display with it but it looks like Windows Safe Mode and seems to be primed for a dual-monitor set-up. I don't really want to mess about with my settings w/o knowing exactly what I'm doing )

Agreed. He's the kind of person who will end up dead and no one wonders why. The equivalent of road rage in cyberspace. Probably too much testosterone and too little grey matter.

Haha! Stop it, you're killing me. *censored*, I had to laugh and now my ear has depressurized.