Gateway MX6708 8511838 - Gateway Notebook Reference Guide - Page 109

To turn down the modem volume, Phone and, Modem Options, Modems, Properties, Diagnostic, Query Modem

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Troubleshooting 3 Click/Double-click the Phone and Modem Options icon, then click the Modems tab. 4 Click your modem, then click Properties. The Modem Properties dialog box opens. 5 Click the Diagnostic tab, then click Query Modem. If information about the modem appears, the modem passed diagnostics. If no modem information is available, a white screen appears with no data, or if you get an error such as port already open or the modem has failed to respond, the modem did not pass diagnostics. The modem is noisy when it dials and connects When your modem tries to connect to another modem, it begins handshaking. Handshaking is a digital "getting acquainted" conversation between the two modems that establishes connection speeds and communication protocols. You may hear unusual handshaking sounds when the modems first connect. If the handshaking sounds are too loud, you can turn down the modem volume. To turn down the modem volume: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click Printers and Other Hardware. 2 Click/Double-click the Phone and Modem Options icon, then click the Modems tab. 3 Click the modem you want to adjust, then click Properties. 103

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Troubleshooting
103
3
Click/Double-click the
Phone and
Modem Options
icon, then click
the
Modems
tab.
4
Click your modem, then click
Properties
. The
Modem Properties
dialog box opens.
5
Click the
Diagnostic
tab, then click
Query Modem
. If information
about the modem appears, the
modem passed diagnostics. If no
modem information is available, a
white screen appears with no data,
or if you get an error such as
port
already open or the modem has
failed to respond
, the modem did
not pass diagnostics.
The modem is noisy when it dials and
connects
When your modem tries to connect to another
modem, it begins
handshaking
. Handshaking is
a digital “getting acquainted” conversation
between the two modems that establishes
connection speeds and communication
protocols. You may hear unusual handshaking
sounds when the modems first connect. If the
handshaking sounds are too loud, you can turn
down the modem volume.
To turn down the modem volume:
1
Click
Start
, then click
Control Panel
. The
Control Panel
window opens. If your
Control Panel is in Category View, click
Printers and Other Hardware
.
2
Click/Double-click the
Phone and Modem
Options
icon, then click the
Modems
tab.
3
Click the modem you want to adjust, then
click
Properties
.