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This type of storage is basically a huge block of RAM chips that functions like a hard drive. Solid state drives are extremely expensive, but offer very high data speeds that are necessary in some applications. They can also be used as large caches on huge RAID subsystems, but due to the volatile nature of the DRAM used as storage solid state drives should be used carefully.
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Solid State Drive - A friend has an unbranded internal modem.Windows XP reports that it is an "Agere PCI Soft Modem"and ATI3 reports "Mercury V2.0.2.0". The modem containsan SV92P something chip and a 1034C (Mercury) chip.This was working ok on her own ISP, but when she triedusing my ISP, it was disconnecting after 10 or 15 minutes.Sometimes 1 minute. The ISP said there was noise on theline, but I couldn't hear any.Her old ISP would stay connected for hours. Althoughafter checking the logs I found this was only at 40kI tried fiddling with various settings to get it tostay connected to my ISP, such as disabling compressionand/or error correction, and reducing the connect speedbut without success. I tried searching for a driver upgradewithout any luck.www.agere.com has only one set of modem drivers (Version 8.2.8),for LT Win Modems. I downloaded these and tried installing them,but nothing happened. I tried manually selecting a modem, butthe installation program asked which COM port it was connectedto, COM1 or COM2. For an internal soft modem, neither choice wascorrect. I tried selecting one anyway, but the resulting modemdriver was marked as "not working".I can't see any brand name markings on the modem card.I tried doing an FCC ID search but got nothing.Some webpages have recommended getting drivers fromDynalink or Askey, but I can't be sure if they willwork or make any difference.A Google search found the following posting: From: Robin (robin_@softhome.net) Subject: Help with new lucent/agere v.92 modem Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems Date: 2002-08-24 09:57:35 PSTAs part of the new user deal, they sent me a v.92 modem. It came in ashrink wrapped box which says "Lucent PCI Internal Modem 56k & v.92" onit along with a picture of the modem. It did not come with anydocumentation, but a CD labeled "2002 Lucent Modem Driver". This diskhas no readme files or other documentation on it, only drivers for ahandful of different OSes (mine, win2k, included--thankfully.)I ran the setup program, and it installed (according to the devicemanager) an "Agere Systems PCI Soft Modem".It works, in the sense that I can connect to the internet.I can only stay connected to my ISP for about 5 minutes, then theconnection drops. This time varies widely, between 1-20 minutes. I'veused 5 other modems (2 USR, 2 LT, and a Motorola) with this ISP and havenot had a problem with disconnects.Pretty much the same situation as my friend.Later in the same thread, Date: 2002-08-25 06:20:11 PSTrtjaxn@bellsouth.net wrote... Have you tried the latest 8.22 drivers from Agere? Good luck. http://www.agere.com/support/client/modem_driver2.htmlIt's my understanding that the 8.22 drivers don't work for the v.92functions. Is that incorrect?I tried the 8.10 drivers which seem to be the highest level whichsupport v.92, and they didn't work. That installed a "LT win modem"(instead of the "Agere Systems PCI Soft Modem" that the driver CDinstalled) and the modem did not function.Same again ...Finally ... From: Ed Schulz (edschulz@agere.com) Date: 2002-08-26 10:45:52 PSTSo you have a PCI soft modem, not a "Lucent" Win Modem. Driver version2.1.6 that you are running is over 6 months old. We've made improvementsto our code since then. I'll send you a recent version for Win2k in aseparate message (if your email address is real). See if it works betterfor you.Well, 2.0.2 is dated October 2001, about 4 months older still.Did Ed ever email the new driver to Robin?Did they work on Robin's modem?If Agere has newer better drivers, is there any other way toget them other than asking Ed to email them?The problem seems to have resolved itself now that she hasmoved her PC to the next room and is using a differentphone socket. I was able to get a 52kb connection andstay on until the 4-hour session limit expired. Even so,it would be good to get the new driver if possible, as it seemsthat may be better able to handle noisy lines. I don't know ifthe problem will come back.
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