Windows real mode issues

I f the version is an earlier one you may try updating the BIOS,but you may still be looking at another version of WIN98,or try not using the software that came with the hard drive,and use the boot disk and cd to fdisk and enable large disk support and format,no guarantee though it will come down to OS version.

Well, first off what errors do you receive when trying to boot normal. And try changing the pio mode in the bios they can at times be inaccurate at auto detect. If that doesnt do it clear the cmos by jumper or remove battery (if so eqipped) boot pc with option on clear or battery removed , then shutdown at after drive id, then reinstall battery return jumper to normal and then try booting normally. The system has had a 3 gig drive in it the setting may not be clearing after the new drive is installed even if it states that it sees a different drive there. good luck

I would first get the latest chipset srivers (like intel, via, ALI, etc..) from the motherboard or chipset manufacturer. After that I'd look at the HD settings in the device manager and uncheck the DMA box if it'scheck. Most of the new bus mastering drivers already set this and setting it in there will cause some headaches.

One mistake I made once was I loaded some intel drivers and it turned out it also loaded a musmaster driver in the autoexec, which cased aall sort of conflicts and erros when windows loaded.

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