Ayan wrote: > system hangs during bottup when trying to bringup > interface modem------ > > how do I disable/correct the modem settings What sort of modem? Internal? If so, PCI, ISA, or something else? External? If so, is it serial, USB, or something else? PCMCIA / Cardbus? We need more data. They're handled in different ways. James. -- E-mail address: james@ | "She was good at playing abstract confusion in the westexe.demon.co.uk | same way a midget is good at being short." | (Clive James, on Marilyn Monroe)