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-----Original Message----- From: Aaron W. Brown <aaron@designcraft.com> To: thinkpad@cs.utk.edu <thinkpad@cs.utk.edu>; 'nick@bs28ha.demon.co.uk' <nick@bs28ha.demon.co.uk> Date: Wednesday, October 22, 1997 11:31 AM Subject: RE: ThinkPad 760's Mwave v2.25 - Problems Nick said: About 3 months ago I upgraded the Mwave DSP in my IBM ThinkPad 760CD (P120, 40MB RAM, 1.12GB HD) with the new driver v2.25 (for windows95) from IBM, which enables 33.6kbps modem speed. The previos version (2.24) has a 28.8kbps maximum. Much deleted. Synopsis: MWAVE modem prevents simultaneous sound and crashes regularly, requiring a reboot to connect again. Yes Nick, I was nearly driven crazy by this too. I experienced these two problems on all versions of MWAVE software (including Windows 3.1) and could never solve them. I struggled for more than a year with it on my 755CD. It's not worth it. Break down and buy a PCMCIA modem. You will spend around $200 and be thrilled with the results. Your Internet connection will feel much faster in comparison. The DSP chip, no longer overcommitted with modem duties will produce timely sound and will not crash. This problem is quite an embarressment to IBM. Aaron. I have personally gotten to hate the Mwave in my 760ED. At work I use it with a SelectaDock I and II. After so much frustration with lockups and slowdowns, plus the total pain it is to get my Simple Tech Communicator working correctly (so that I could bypass the Mwave modem), I have pulled the 760ED out of service here at work. I just replaced it with a spare desktop PC that I had at home (P166, 32MB EDO, 1.6GB) running build 1611 of Windows 98. IBM could never figure out why the 760 showed a PCI-ISA bridging conflict, even with a completely fresh install of SR2 and no PCI or ISA cards in the SelectaDockII. I used two PCI cards, a Matrox Millenium and a 3COM 100Mbit network card, in the station but ISA cards would not work or be recognized if installed. IBM had no clue whatsoever, so I finally gave up. Anyway, I am back to using a pretty stable running system. BTW, the multiple monitor feature of Win98 is great! I have the Matrox running a 17"monitor, and an STB Lightspeed 128 running a 15" monitor that is to the right of the 17". It may sound like a gimmick, but it works very well and is very productive. Sorry if this was last part was a bit off topic, but I agree that the Mwave is a big mistake by IBM. Eric Giles