I flashed the ROM of my BestData Smart One 56F successfully
 before, and the initial connect speed moved up from an average
 of 40K to 42K.  Fine.  When the next update came out, I tried
 to do it again.  Now the flasher warns "IMPORTANT: Do Not turn
 off your computer or otherwise stop this process until all
 modules are loaded."  Okay, I didn't.  The computer wasn't as
 cooperative, however, and it locked up.  I gave it fifteen
 minutes, and nothing happened, so I had to hit Reset (since
 Ctrl-Alt-Del wasn't working).  Now the modem isn't working at
 all.  The flasher doesn't see it, nor does Trumpet or Commo or
 other programs.  Any command simply gets "ERROR" as a response.
 Did I kill it?  Is there any reasonable way to salvage the
 situation?  Or would I have to ship it to the company, probably
 paying postage both ways, plus a maintenance fee, at which point
 it's easier to just get a new modem.
... It is far easier to be wise for others than to be so for oneself.
--- SR 2.00 #1019  -!-  Francois de la Rochefoucauld
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