Marse.robert
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Hi all,
For some time I have been lurking but an avid reader of the various Posts.
My problem is installing Windows 98SE. First my computer specifications:
AMD Athlon64 FX-51,
Gigabyte K8 Triton Series-GA-K8NNXP-940
2 Gig Registered Ram
Geforce FX5950 Ultra
2 x Western Digital Raptor 10000rpm SATA HD's.
On this system, I have no problem installing Windows XP Pro. As I have SATA drives Win XP allows me to install drivers for these drives by accessing F6 at the commencement of the install. Windows 98 SE does not have this facility.
I have spoken with Western Digital and their advice is standard: Partition the drives and using Fdisk, format in FAT32. Done that!! Just prior to the Product Key, WIN 98 Hangs at the "Starting for the first time" screen.
If the problem is not the SATA drives, the problem must be with the Motherboard or Bios. Can anyone help?
Kindest regards
marserobert
For some time I have been lurking but an avid reader of the various Posts.
My problem is installing Windows 98SE. First my computer specifications:
AMD Athlon64 FX-51,
Gigabyte K8 Triton Series-GA-K8NNXP-940
2 Gig Registered Ram
Geforce FX5950 Ultra
2 x Western Digital Raptor 10000rpm SATA HD's.
On this system, I have no problem installing Windows XP Pro. As I have SATA drives Win XP allows me to install drivers for these drives by accessing F6 at the commencement of the install. Windows 98 SE does not have this facility.
I have spoken with Western Digital and their advice is standard: Partition the drives and using Fdisk, format in FAT32. Done that!! Just prior to the Product Key, WIN 98 Hangs at the "Starting for the first time" screen.
If the problem is not the SATA drives, the problem must be with the Motherboard or Bios. Can anyone help?
Kindest regards
marserobert