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- Todd Cocks wrote:
- >
- > Today I went out and purchased a Cardinal 28.8 (MVP288I). I was the
- > previous purchaser of a Cardinal 14.4 softmodem which required
- > softwared to be downloaded into it's chip on use. I currently am
- > using Windows for Workgroups and will be converting to Windows 95 in
- > the near future. Carefully I tried to remove all traces of the 14.4
- > software on my system and then I removed the old 14.4 and installed
- > the 28.8. Everything seems fine, I can use my modem completely under
- > windows without any apparent problems. No problems that is *except*
- > for this message when I try to boot Windows:
- >
- > Ring 0 Systems: Virtual 16550 Driver Board was not found in your
- > computer! Virtual 16550 & communication buffering in the DOS box will
- > not work. It may cause lost bytes during the data transfer or any
- > other problems with communication software running under v86 DOS.
- >
- > Could someone shine a light on what this means? I thought that the
- > 28.8 included a 16550 UART chip on board (at least the manual says it
- > does). I really would like to tie this down fast because if the modem
- > is no good, I want to take it back asap.. Thanks for any help you can
- > give.
- >
- > -Todd
- > tcocks@eagle.wbm.ca
-
- Hi Todd,
- I also had a problem uninstalling my old modem software when installing my new
- Cardinal 288, but Cardinal tech support came to my aid very quickly and they
- solved my problem. Give them a try at:
-
- info@cardtech.com
-
- Good luck,
- Marshall
-