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An Intel specification designed to move the analog I/O functions of sound cards and modems onto a riser card. It allows motherboards to have an I/O slot built into them to make it easier to integrate audio and modem functions onto a motherboard. The specification does not define "an aftermarket standard I/O slot," according to Intel. Basically, the slot is supposed to be filled when you buy a motherboard, with the mother
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Audio Modem Riser - I'm looking at purchasing the Actiontec Internal 56K V.92 PCI CallWaiting Modem. What to you think of it?It seems like there are very few manufacturers of controller basedV.92/V.44 internal modems, but many manufacturers of winmodem internalcards. I would rather just buy an USR, but they do not have one thatmeets my requirements.My PC is a P3 just under 1Ghz. Should I not be concerned aboutwinmodem vs. controller based modems? I rather not consume cpuresources with modem functions, especially V.44 compression usage.What about manufacturers of external USB modems with the samerequirements of V.92, V.44, and controller based? Most seem to bebased on a RS-232 connection, which I don't want.Thanks for your input.
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