Mandrake 10.1 modem problem

[needtolearn]

Greetings! I am new to Linux so I will not try to attempt to know anything. I installed Mandriva 10.1 yesterday and am having difficulty with my modem. It seems that Mandriva did not recognize my modem, which is a "winmodem" Conexant D850 56k V.9xDFVc. My system is a Dell system:
Dimension 2400, Intel Pentium 4 CPU
256MB DDR SDRAM @333Mhz
A940 inkjet printer (Mandrake does not recognize this also)
80GB 7200 RPM Ultra ATA Hard Drive
56K PCI Fax Modem
Artec 12x DVD+/-RW E-IDE/ATAPI

I am using the KDE desktop with Linux.
I have a dual-boot system using both Win XP Home/Mandriva 10.1

As far as the modem problem goes, I have updated the driver but still Mandriva does not recognize it so I am unable to connect to the internet. I always get a message "modem is busy".

Any help would be kindly appreciated!

Regards,

Bob :D

[needtolearn]

:D THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP!!!!!!!! PROBLEM IS SOLVED!!!!!!! I WENT INTO MY BIOS AND DISABLED THE WINMODEM, PURCHASED A "BEST DATA V.92" EXTERNAL SERIAL PORT MODEM, INSTALLED IT AND MANDRIVA READ IT LIKE A BOOK!!!!! AGAIN, THANKS EVERYONE FOR ALL YOUR HELP!!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D