Chaintech Computer Co., Ltd., Chaintech-Excel, Inc., Protac International Corporation (WebExcel)

Chaintech Computer Co., Ltd. Chaintech-Excel, Inc. PC Chips Protac International Corporation		Modem Manufacturers/Retailers
Netcruiser^TM, WebExcel^TM The updated web-site is here. *Index to contents:*
	CME90100 Network/Modem Combo CME	MD-MD322UK PCI (UK)
	MD-ME320 USB (UK)	MD100 ISA
	MD200 ISA	MD220 ISA
	MD300 PCI	MD320 Data/Fax/Voice/Speakerphone PCI
	MD322 Data/Fax/Voice/Speakerphone PCI	MD500 Data/Fax/Voice/Speakerphone PCI
	MD530 Data/Fax PCI	ME200 External
	ME201 External	ME220 Netcruiser Data/Fax/Voice/Speakerphone External
	ME320 Data/Fax/Voice/Speakerphone USB	MOD-220EX Netcruiser Data/Fax/Voice/Speakerphone External (UK)
	NTC050 Data/Fax/Voice/Speakerphone USB (Australia)	PT-3012 External (Australia)
	PT-3020 Data/Fax/Voice/Speakerphone External (Australia)	PT-3511 Data/Fax/Voice PCI (Australia)
	PT-3515 Data/Fax/Voice/Speakerphone PCI (Australia)	PT-3523 Data/Fax/Voice PCI (Australia)
	PT-3911 ISA (Australia)	PT-3912 External (Australia)
	General Notes

Modem Models
CME90100 LAN/Modem Combo CME
Chipset: PC-Tel CNR Riser Id: network: ICS 1893
modem: Pctel 303W+303A Flashable: No Type: Soft
Links:

Drivers:

USA

Product Info:

USA

Notes: see chipset link for driver info/ISP Performance/more drivers. Although the picture is of a PCI card this is described as a CME (?) card.
MD100 ISA
Chipset: Rockwell ACF 33.6K Id: R6749 Flashable: No Type: Hard
Links:

Drivers (none)

Notes: see chipset link for driver info/ISP Performance/more drivers.
MD200 ISA
Chipset: see notes Id: R6761 Flashable: Yes Type: Hard
Links:

Drivers (none)

Notes: check ati3 in More Info... to determine the Rockwell chipset:
contains _2M_ - see this page
otherwise - see this page

MD220 ISA
ME220 Netcruiser Data/Fax/Voice/Speakerphone External
MOD-220EX Netcruiser Data/Fax/Voice/Speakerphone External (UK)
Chipset: Ambient MD565X Id: MD5650DT-SC-C Flashable: ? Type: Hard
Links:

Drivers:

Australia win95/98
Taiwan win95/98/NT4/2000

ME220 Product Info:

Australia
Taiwan

Notes: see chipset link for driver info/ISP Performance/more drivers.
MD300 PCI
Chipset: Conexant HCF 56K Id: R6785 Flashable: No Type: Controllerless
Links:

Drivers (none)

Notes: see chipset link for driver info/ISP Performance/more drivers. See also PT-3511 (this page, same chipset).
MD320 Data/Fax/Voice/Speakerphone PCI
Chipset: Cirrus Logic MD562X Id: CL-MD5620DT-QC-CF Flashable: No Type: Controllerless
Links:

Drivers (none)

Notes: see chipset link for driver info/ISP Performance/more drivers.
MD322 Data/Fax/Voice/Speakerphone PCI
MD-MD322UK PCI (UK)
Chipset: Ambient MD563X-HaM Id: MD5628D-L-A Flashable: No Type: Controllerless
Links:

Drivers:

Australia (none)
Taiwan win95/98/Me/NT4/2000
USA win95/98/NT4/2000 30 Oct 2000

Product Info:

Australia
Taiwan
USA

Notes: see chipset link for driver info/ISP Performance/more drivers.
MD500 Data/Fax/Voice/Speakerphone PCI
Chipset: Conexant HSF 56K Id: R6793 Flashable: No Type: Soft
Links:

Drivers (none)

Notes: see chipset link for driver info/ISP Performance/more drivers. See also PT-3515 (this page, same chipset).
Warning! Early drivers cause system shutdown on V.90 connection in slower computers [more info].
Warning! Some video cards need a patch to fix video conflicts [more info].

MD530 Data/Fax PCI
Chipset: ESS 56TH-PI 56K Soft V.90 Id: ES2838 Flashable: No Type: Soft
Links:

Drivers:

Taiwan win95/98/Me/NT4/2000
USA win95/98/NT4/2000

Product Info:

Taiwan
USA

Notes: see chipset link for driver info/ISP Performance/more drivers.
ME200 External
Chipset: Conexant Id: R6762 Flashable: ? Type: ?
Links:

Drivers (none)

Notes: will someone send the chipset details (bottom of page) so that the modem can be identified, please.
ME201 External
Chipset: Conexant ACF 56K PLL Id: R6764 Flashable: Yes Type: Hard
Links:

Drivers (none)

Notes: see chipset link for driver info/ISP Performance/more drivers.
29 May 2001 Thanks to Teofil Ristic for notice of sucessfully upgrading his modem using the Zoltrix FMVSP56e2 flash (56e2-230.exe).

ME320 Data/Fax/Voice/Speakerphone USB
MD-ME320 USB (UK)
Chipset: see notes Flashable: ? Type: Hard
Links:

Drivers:

Taiwan win98/2000
USA win95/98 22 Aug 2000

Product Info:

Taiwan
USA

Notes: the site states the chipset to be a Ambient MD565X, but Ambient state the only USB chipset to be a Ambient MD567X. Will someone send the chipset details (bottom of page) so that the modem can be identified, please.
NTC050 Data/Fax/Voice/Speakerphone USB (Australia)
Chipset: Conexant - see notes Flashable: ? Type: ?
Links:

Drivers (none)
Product Info

Notes: this is probably a Conexant ACF 56K PLL chipset. Will someone send the chipset details (bottom of page) so that the modem can be identified, please.
PT-3012 External (Australia)
PT-3911 ISA (Australia)
PT-3912 External (Australia)
Chipset: Rockwell ACF 56K 1 MB ROM Flashable: Yes Type: Hard
Links:

Firmware & Drivers win95/98/NT V.90 + K56Flex^TM

Notes: see chipset link for driver info/ISP Performance/more drivers. See also Puretek PT-3012, Puretek PT-3911 & Puretek PT-3912.
PT-3020 Data/Fax/Voice/Speakerphone External (Australia)
Chipset: Conexant - see driver notes Flashable: Yes Type: Hard
Links:

Firmware & Drivers win95/98/NT/2000
Product Info

Notes: see also Puretek PT-3020. This is almost certainly a Conexant ACF 56k chipset. Check ati6/7 in More Info... to determine the chipset:

RCV56DPF-PLL L8571A - see this page
RCV56DPF L8570A - check ati3 in More Info...:

contains "_2M_" - see this page

else see this page

PT-3511 Data/Fax/Voice PCI (Australia)
Chipset: Conexant HCF 56K Flashable: No Type: Controllerless
Links:

Drivers win95/98/NT

Notes: see chipset link for driver info/ISP Performance/more drivers. See also MD300 (this page, same chipset). See also Puretek PT-3511.
PT-3515 Data/Fax/Voice/Speakerphone PCI (Australia)
Chipset: Conexant HSF 56K Flashable: No Type: Soft
Links:

Drivers win95/98 v2.08 winNT/2000
Product Info

Notes: see chipset link for driver info/ISP Performance/more drivers. See also MD500 (this page, same chipset). See also Puretek PT-3515.
Warning! Early drivers cause system shutdown on V.90 connection in slower computers [more info].
Warning! Some video cards need a patch to fix video conflicts [more info].

PT-3523 Data/Fax/Voice PCI (Australia)
Chipset: ESS - see notes Flashable: No Type: Controllerless
Links:

Drivers win95/98 v2.08 winNT/2000
Product Info

Notes: see also Puretek PT-3523. Will someone send the chipset details (bottom of page) so that the modem can be identified, please.
General Notes: Masses of graphics, script & Chinese characters on every page, very few drivers. Hmm.

11 Apr 01 Thanks to M Moss and others for notice of the loss of Taiwan & European Protac sites (the UK site is now just a place-holder for the PC Chips pages).
7 Nov 00 Thanks to Art Vine of Millennium Solutions for reporting a broken link on the Drivers page.
Links:

Drivers: Australia: Firmware & Drivers via an option box.
Taiwan: 4 Drivers only - Win95/98/NT4/2000.
USA:
Tech Support: USA: Links to FAQs, Drivers, Email & a Search facility.
Taiwan:
Products: Australia: 1 External, 2 PCI & 1 USB model, plus graphics, sound & mainboards.
Taiwan:
USA:
About Company: Australia: Originally a Taiwan-based subsidiary of PC CHIPS and PROTAC group, manufacturer & OEM of motherboards, graphics, sound cards & modems, founded in 1988 with 10 branch offices worldwide and a factory in China.
In America, in 2000 Chaintech-Excel, Inc. acquired CM Excel, Inc., ProExcel Technology, Inc. & Chaintech U.S.A., Inc., then in early 2001 merged with the Taiwan group. In the process, almost all support for previous modems has been abandoned.

Taiwan:
USA:

Chipsets: Agere Systems (Lucent), Conexant (Rockwell), PC-Tel

Modem Models
CME90100 LAN/Modem Combo CME
Chipset: PC-Tel CNR Riser		Id: network: ICS 1893 modem: Pctel 303W+303A			Flashable: No		Type: Soft
Links: Drivers: USA Product Info: USA
Notes: see chipset link for driver info/ISP Performance/more drivers. Although the picture is of a PCI card this is described as a CME (?) card.
MD100 ISA
Chipset: Rockwell ACF 33.6K		Id: R6749			Flashable: No		Type: Hard
Links: Drivers (none)
Notes: see chipset link for driver info/ISP Performance/more drivers.
MD200 ISA
Chipset: see notes		Id: R6761			Flashable: Yes		Type: Hard
Links: Drivers (none)
Notes: check ati3 in More Info... to determine the Rockwell chipset: contains _2M_ - see this page otherwise - see this page
MD220 ISA
ME220 Netcruiser Data/Fax/Voice/Speakerphone External MOD-220EX Netcruiser Data/Fax/Voice/Speakerphone External (UK)
Chipset: Ambient MD565X		Id: MD5650DT-SC-C			Flashable: ?		Type: Hard
Links: Drivers: Australia win95/98 Taiwan win95/98/NT4/2000 ME220 Product Info: Australia Taiwan
Notes: see chipset link for driver info/ISP Performance/more drivers.
MD300 PCI
Chipset: Conexant HCF 56K		Id: R6785			Flashable: No		Type: Controllerless
Links: Drivers (none)
Notes: see chipset link for driver info/ISP Performance/more drivers. See also PT-3511 (this page, same chipset).
MD320 Data/Fax/Voice/Speakerphone PCI
Chipset: Cirrus Logic MD562X		Id: CL-MD5620DT-QC-CF			Flashable: No		Type: Controllerless
Links: Drivers (none)
Notes: see chipset link for driver info/ISP Performance/more drivers.
MD322 Data/Fax/Voice/Speakerphone PCI
MD-MD322UK PCI (UK)
Chipset: Ambient MD563X-HaM		Id: MD5628D-L-A			Flashable: No		Type: Controllerless
Links: Drivers: Australia (none) Taiwan win95/98/Me/NT4/2000 USA win95/98/NT4/2000 30 Oct 2000 Product Info: Australia Taiwan USA
Notes: see chipset link for driver info/ISP Performance/more drivers.
MD500 Data/Fax/Voice/Speakerphone PCI
Chipset: Conexant HSF 56K		Id: R6793			Flashable: No		Type: Soft
Links: Drivers (none)
Notes: see chipset link for driver info/ISP Performance/more drivers. See also PT-3515 (this page, same chipset). Warning! Early drivers cause system shutdown on V.90 connection in slower computers [more info]. Warning! Some video cards need a patch to fix video conflicts [more info].
MD530 Data/Fax PCI
Chipset: ESS 56TH-PI 56K Soft V.90		Id: ES2838			Flashable: No		Type: Soft
Links: Drivers: Taiwan win95/98/Me/NT4/2000 USA win95/98/NT4/2000 Product Info: Taiwan USA
Notes: see chipset link for driver info/ISP Performance/more drivers.
ME200 External
Chipset: Conexant		Id: R6762			Flashable: ?		Type: ?
Links: Drivers (none)
Notes: will someone send the chipset details (bottom of page) so that the modem can be identified, please.
ME201 External
Chipset: Conexant ACF 56K PLL		Id: R6764			Flashable: Yes		Type: Hard
Links: Drivers (none)
Notes: see chipset link for driver info/ISP Performance/more drivers. 29 May 2001 Thanks to Teofil Ristic for notice of sucessfully upgrading his modem using the Zoltrix FMVSP56e2 flash (56e2-230.exe).
ME320 Data/Fax/Voice/Speakerphone USB
MD-ME320 USB (UK)
Chipset: see notes			Flashable: ?			Type: Hard
Links: Drivers: Taiwan win98/2000 USA win95/98 22 Aug 2000 Product Info: Taiwan USA
Notes: the site states the chipset to be a Ambient MD565X, but Ambient state the only USB chipset to be a Ambient MD567X. Will someone send the chipset details (bottom of page) so that the modem can be identified, please.
NTC050 Data/Fax/Voice/Speakerphone USB (Australia)
Chipset: Conexant - see notes			Flashable: ?			Type: ?
Links: Drivers (none) Product Info
Notes: this is probably a Conexant ACF 56K PLL chipset. Will someone send the chipset details (bottom of page) so that the modem can be identified, please.
PT-3012 External (Australia)
PT-3911 ISA (Australia) PT-3912 External (Australia)
Chipset: Rockwell ACF 56K 1 MB ROM			Flashable: Yes			Type: Hard
Links: Firmware & Drivers win95/98/NT V.90 + K56Flex^TM
Notes: see chipset link for driver info/ISP Performance/more drivers. See also Puretek PT-3012, Puretek PT-3911 & Puretek PT-3912.
PT-3020 Data/Fax/Voice/Speakerphone External (Australia)
Chipset: Conexant - see driver notes			Flashable: Yes			Type: Hard
Links: Firmware & Drivers win95/98/NT/2000 Product Info
Notes: see also Puretek PT-3020. This is almost certainly a Conexant ACF 56k chipset. Check ati6/7 in More Info... to determine the chipset: RCV56DPF-PLL L8571A - see this page RCV56DPF L8570A - check ati3 in More Info...: contains "_2M_" - see this page else see this page
PT-3511 Data/Fax/Voice PCI (Australia)
Chipset: Conexant HCF 56K			Flashable: No			Type: Controllerless
Links: Drivers win95/98/NT
Notes: see chipset link for driver info/ISP Performance/more drivers. See also MD300 (this page, same chipset). See also Puretek PT-3511.
PT-3515 Data/Fax/Voice/Speakerphone PCI (Australia)
Chipset: Conexant HSF 56K			Flashable: No			Type: Soft
Links: Drivers win95/98 v2.08 winNT/2000 Product Info
Notes: see chipset link for driver info/ISP Performance/more drivers. See also MD500 (this page, same chipset). See also Puretek PT-3515. Warning! Early drivers cause system shutdown on V.90 connection in slower computers [more info]. Warning! Some video cards need a patch to fix video conflicts [more info].
PT-3523 Data/Fax/Voice PCI (Australia)
Chipset: ESS - see notes			Flashable: No			Type: Controllerless
Links: Drivers win95/98 v2.08 winNT/2000 Product Info
Notes: see also Puretek PT-3523. Will someone send the chipset details (bottom of page) so that the modem can be identified, please.
General Notes:		Masses of graphics, script & Chinese characters on every page, very few drivers. Hmm.
11 Apr 01 Thanks to M Moss and others for notice of the loss of Taiwan & European Protac sites (the UK site is now just a place-holder for the PC Chips pages). 7 Nov 00 Thanks to Art Vine of Millennium Solutions for reporting a broken link on the Drivers page. Links:
	Drivers:	Australia:		Firmware & Drivers via an option box.
		Taiwan:		4 Drivers only - Win95/98/NT4/2000.
		USA:
	Tech Support:	USA:		Links to FAQs, Drivers, Email & a Search facility.
		Taiwan:
	Products:	Australia:		1 External, 2 PCI & 1 USB model, plus graphics, sound & mainboards.
		Taiwan:
		USA:
	About Company:	Australia:		Originally a Taiwan-based subsidiary of PC CHIPS and PROTAC group, manufacturer & OEM of motherboards, graphics, sound cards & modems, founded in 1988 with 10 branch offices worldwide and a factory in China. In America, in 2000 Chaintech-Excel, Inc. acquired CM Excel, Inc., ProExcel Technology, Inc. & Chaintech U.S.A., Inc., then in early 2001 merged with the Taiwan group. In the process, almost all support for previous modems has been abandoned.
		Taiwan:
		USA:
Chipsets: Agere Systems (Lucent), Conexant (Rockwell), PC-Tel