Old School: configuring jumpers on Aopen FM56-ITU/2 ISA modem

[dancray]

I know this will seem downright ancient to some of you but I am really stuck:

I need to configurie the jumpers on my recently acquired Aopen FM56-ITU/2 ISA modem and I stupidly took all the jumpers off thinking it would automatically kick into PnPlay mode.

Wrong.

It does not want to work and seizes up my serial mouse...I have no idea in what position a "jumper" needs to be to be considered ON? is it by placing the little black jumper on both pins... or just one of the 2 vertical pins (sort of hanging over)...it so confusing...

Ideally I want to configure the Aopen FM56-ITU/2 ISA modem for PnP and if anyone can walk me thru it I would seriously appreciate it (explain to me like a 2 yr old

or...

tell me how how to put the pins back so it is at least in the default com2 position...


thanks you

sincerely

dan the pinhead

ps...I do not have the manual

[Greebe]

On is closed ie jumpered/shorting both pins

[dancray]

so if I put a a little black shunt on two pins, then I have opened the jumper?

"On is closed ie jumpered/shorting both pins"

so bizarre...thanks

[Greebe]

The pins are nothing more than a wire (circuit trace etc) that's been cut but which allows you to place a jumper on it thus short (closed/connecting) enabling it ie completing the circuits path.

[dancray]

so if you removed all the little black shunts then the exposed jumper pins would be open or ON by default?

please be patient... I failed math.

[Greebe]

off... ie a digital low or 0
on... ie a digital high or 1

[rubank]

You know what, Dancray?

Search engines are wonderful things

A simple Google search gives you <a href="http://www.aopenusa.com/tech/download/manual/modem/modem_isa/AOpenITU2.PDF" target="_blank">this</a>

rubank

[dancray]

yes I have that "manual" but it does not show how to apply the shunts for pnp mode; or even how to apply the shunts with examples in the first place. I have done the google thing.

thanks

[agallag]

On = 1 = shorted = closed = jumper covering both pins

Off = 0 = Open = no jumper= jumper covering one pin

[dancray]

I hope this works....

http://communities.msn.com/pinhead2002/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=2

http://communities.msn.com/pinhead2002/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=1

so...the weird thing is that in the info on the back of the modem it says to turn on JP16...but THERE IS NO JP16...it goes jp1 to 11 and then skips to JP17...what do they mean
?

[rubank]

Just put a jumper on JP3, which gives you the default settings of IRQ3 and COM4. I doubt this will conflict with your serial mouse, it will most likely be using COM 1/3.

It´s all in the manual.

rubank

[Greebe]

agreed

[Wombat]

A lot of times companies use the same PCB and silkscreen for different modems, and then just add the components for that "model." If you really don't have that jumper, it's likely that your model doesn't have a PnP capable chipset.

[dancray]

thanks I'll try the JP3 thing...btw do I enter motherboard BIOS and disable the COM Port set up; or do I leave it on auto? I've always been fuzzy on settign up the m/b bios properly for modems. thanks

[Greebe]

In CMOS setup com1 IRQ4 (for mouse), com2 IRQ3 (or disable this one if not used).

Leave Modem on com4 IRQ3

Save/Exit and all should be just peachy