The SM56 Modem Serial Wave is a modem manufactured by Motorola. If you cannot connect to the network, or have slow transfer speeds or intermittent disconnection problems, you may need to update your modem driver or firmware. Visitors have downloaded this file "IF56_M_W9X.zip" 408 times with an aggregate rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on 10 reviews. The uploader reports that this update will work successfully on PCs running Windows Vista and Windows XP. The total disk space used for this update is 2.2 MB.
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Windows 9x/ME driver for Bona/Mentor modems with Motorola SM56 chipset.
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The following files are found inside the driver download file.
Name | Size | Date |
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WIN9X/COMCTL32.OCX | 579.9 KB | 28 Apr 1999 |
WIN9X/MISGMODM.INF | 38.5 KB | 18 Jan 2000 |
WIN9X/MOTVCD.VXD | 25.8 KB | 8 Oct 1999 |
WIN9X/README.DOC | 637.4 KB | 15 Sep 1999 |
WIN9X/REGSTORE.EXE | 51.2 KB | 20 Feb 1999 |
WIN9X/REVHIST.DOC | 60.9 KB | 13 Nov 1999 |
WIN9X/SERWAVE.INF | 1.7 KB | 19 Jul 1999 |
WIN9X/SM56.REG | 128.1 KB | 12 Oct 1999 |
WIN9X/SM5698.CAT | 37 bytes | 9 Feb 1999 |
WIN9X/SM56DX3.DLL | 102.4 KB | 11 Nov 1999 |
WIN9X/SM56DX5.DLL | 114.7 KB | 11 Nov 1999 |
WIN9X/SM56HLPR.EXE | 413.7 KB | 11 Nov 1999 |
WIN9X/SM56PCI.VXD | 556.1 KB | 13 Nov 1999 |
WIN9X/SM56PCI1.VXD | 355.4 KB | 13 Nov 1999 |
WIN9X/SM56SET.EXE | 57.3 KB | 13 Nov 1999 |
WIN9X/SM56UNST.EXE | 155.6 KB | 11 Nov 1999 |
WIN9X/UNINST.EXE | 31.7 KB | 8 Oct 1999 |