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by moor2442

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I had a hard drive problem and updated to Win98se and it completes set-up gets to Windows and opens found new hardware wizard,when windows is searching for the new hardware it reboots.It is an IBM 2270 that came with a 10Gb hdd and Win98Se, but no instalation disk.I purchased the upgrade edition of Win98 and completed the install to no avail.Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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by thechas

One of the problems with W98, is that it does not have good IDE chipset drivers.

Start by stripping the system back to a minimum set of hardware. (Hard drive, floppy, and video card)

Download the W98 drivers for the PC, and copy the extracted files onto the hard drive from a DOS prompt using floppy disks.

This is the IBM link for an Aptive 2270
http://www.pc.ibm.com/support?lang=en_US&doctype=Downloadable+files&subtype=All&page=brand&menu=none&brand=IBM+Aptiva&family=IBM+Aptiva%7CAptiva&machineType=IBM+Aptiva%7CAptiva%7C2270&model=&modelButton.x=13&modelButton.y=10&subtype=All

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When Windows boots, and is looking for the drivers, point the wizzard to the folder with the IBM files.

Ifall else fails, you may need to format the hard drive and start over.
Note: to install the upgrade version of W98SE, you need either a set of Windows 3.1 floppies, or a W95 or W98 CD. You do NOT need to install the older operating system first.Chas

by moor2442

I am unable to direct the wizard to anything....it reboots before actually initializing.I have stripped the system down to the new hard drive and floppy and motherboard with onboard peripherals. To no avail. I was told may need to have a BIOS update...didnt solve the problem either. Is it possible that the Bios will not accept a operating system that has not been issued by IBM?

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