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Updating Your Modem Drivers

Aside from the the quality of your telephone line connection, your connections speeds are determined by your modem. If you have a winmodem, one of the easiest ways to give your modem a boost is to update its drivers. Some modems may be updated with new firmware, which is digital hardware that can be reprogrammed through software programs. Some V.34 and older (33.6 Kbs or slower) modems also have firmware upgrades which will allow them to attain 56Kbps speeds.

Pennswoods.net supports V.90 and 56Kflex, and all older modulation protocols for dial-up connections . X2 is not supported. If your 56K modem is not V.90 compliant your connection speed may be limited to 33.6 Kbs or lower, or may not even connect.

Listed below are a few links to modem driver and firmware updates provided for popular modem manufacturers. If your modem's manufacturer is not listed, check out the General Links area for more extensive manufacturer listings.

3Com / US Robotics

The USR Internet Update Wizard (Windows)
The USR Internet Update Wizard (Macintosh)
Download and install this software to update your 3Com / US Robotics modem software code.
3Com Megahertz modem V.90 Upgrades
US Robotics Courier modem flash ROM updates

Acer

Acer Nextus Internal Modem Firmware Updates
Acer Nextus External Modem Firmware Updates

AOpen

Aopen Fax/Modem Drivers and Firmware

Boca

Boca's V.90 Upgrade Wizard
Download and install this software to easily and automatically update your modem software code.

Cardinal

Cardinal V.90 Flash Updates
Cardinal 28.8K-33.6K Flash Updates
Cardinal is bankrupt, these updates are available from windrivers.com

Compaq

Diamond Multimedia Technical Support
Click on the link for your modem then click on Softpaqs. Many of the modems have V.90 upgrades.

Conexant/Rockwell
lots of trouble with these.

Gateway

Gateway Telepath V.90 Modem Upgrades

Hayes

Hayes V.90 Flash Updates
Hayes America is bankrupt, these updates are available from windrivers.com

Lucent

Lucent LT Win Modem V.90 Upgrade Lucent drivers,
compliments of 808hi.com. Version 5.75 and 5.97 are keen.

Macintosh

Apple Modem Updater Version: 2.0 North American
NOTE: You may need to update your Macintosh's firmware as well. Use this form to search for updates.

Motorola

Motorola SURFR Series K56Flex to V.90 Upgrade
Motorola SM56 AMR & CNR drivers

PCTel

Generic drivers from PCTel
PCTel AMR drivers
UnOfficial PCTel drivers