HP Pavilion Desktop xv976 PC - Manual (Page 7)

2.2 Communication Port and Interrupt Settings
The modem requires a communications (COM) port to communicate
with the computer system. Most computers are equipped with one or
more COM ports on the rear panel. Your modem does not connect
to these COM ports, but connects to the internal expansion bus on
your computer. The internal modem will therefore be assigned its
own COM port number. Your modem supports Plug and Play (PnP),
which allows the COM port and IRQ settings to be automatically
assigned by the computer and the operating system.
2.3 Installing the Modem in Windows
The modem is compatible with all Windows desktop Operating
systems from Windows 95 to the present, including:
- Windows 95 OSR2
- Windows 98
- Windows 98SE
- Windows ME
- Windows NT versions 4 and 5
- Windows 2000
- Windows XP
The installation procedure is the the same for all versions of
Windows.
After physically installing the modem into the computer, when the
computer is first turned on, Windows will automatically recognize
the new modem and will ask if you want to install software drivers
for the new device.
For Windows ME, Windows 2000, and Windows XP, the operating
system will install drivers that are already included with Windows.
No additional drivers are required.