SR1210 - what's wrong?

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Most of todays PCs, including Presarios, require amplified speakers. Are
your speakers amplified? Most have volume controls.
HH

"old guy" <jlunis@charter.net> wrote in message
news:10oggmb8t4d397c@corp.supernews.com...
> Bought my 1st Compaq - a SR1210NX. Should be adequate for email and light
> surfing. However, I seem to have 2 problems. Took one back and had
> Circuit City give me another - same model. Same problem. I can not
> imagine I was given 2 PCs with the same flaws. Sooooo, the problem may be
> mine. Here goes . . .
> Speaker volume. Every sound application, including XP Volume applet, shows
> volume all the way up. Keyboard volume keys show volume all the way up.
> No volume control on the speakers - same ones that were on the previous
> PC. Yet, volume is barely audible. Like someone talking in the next
> room.
> Modem. It connected to register but won't connect again - well, once, but
> that's all. Keep getting 'modem not available' or 'modem in use.'
> The modem passes the PC Doctor test. In addition, I put my password in
> when I set up a connection, let's say "seven' but when I call up the
> Connect box, the password has 14 black dots - have to re-enter the
> password every time.
> Looking for solutions.