iMac doesn't recognize it's internal modem

ja5on · 05-02-2009, 06:16 AM

Hi, I have an iMac with OS X 5 that I want to use dial-up with. It has a modem, I can plug the phone line in and all but no where in the System Preferences - Networking is there "Internal Modem" to select, and in "About this Mac - Modem" it says "no information available". Any idea? Thanks.

sinclair_tm · 05-02-2009, 05:23 PM

Which iMac do you have?

ja5on · 05-02-2009, 05:51 PM

I can't check right now but I'm almost 100% sure it's a G5. For sure not Intel.

shurdell · 05-08-2009, 01:06 AM

Are you sure it has an internal modem; have you had it on the net in the past?

I purchased a second hand computer through the government sales before and they stripped anything good out of it so even if your computer originally had one, and this scenario took place, this may be the case.

If someone had it apart they may have not put it back together properly so those are the options I see.

05-02-2009, 06:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
ja5on Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Quebec Posts: 33 OS: WinXP SP2, OS X 10.5.6	iMac doesn't recognize it's internal modem Hi, I have an iMac with OS X 5 that I want to use dial-up with. It has a modem, I can plug the phone line in and all but no where in the System Preferences - Networking is there "Internal Modem" to select, and in "About this Mac - Modem" it says "no information available". Any idea? Thanks.

05-02-2009, 05:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
ja5on Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Quebec Posts: 33 OS: WinXP SP2, OS X 10.5.6	Re: iMac doesn't recognize it's internal modem I can't check right now but I'm almost 100% sure it's a G5. For sure not Intel.

05-08-2009, 01:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
shurdell Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2 OS: Mac OS 10.3.9	Re: iMac doesn't recognize it's internal modem Are you sure it has an internal modem; have you had it on the net in the past? I purchased a second hand computer through the government sales before and they stripped anything good out of it so even if your computer originally had one, and this scenario took place, this may be the case. If someone had it apart they may have not put it back together properly so those are the options I see.