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Win 98 & SATA

By hawgfan ·
Anyone had any experience running Win 98SE on a SATA drive? I installed it on a system with SATA and it will only come up in safe mode. Maybe SATA controller driver for Win98?

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by chaingon In reply to Win 98 & SATA

Man, your still using windows 98, it is already 2005 maybe its time for a little upgrade there huh Buddy! Contact the manufacturer and see if they even suppport 98, If they can't help provide the drivers needed I would say your chances are not too good.

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by willcomp In reply to Win 98 & SATA

I suspect it is a driver issue. Safe mode uses compatibilty mode drivers for disk access.

Check mobo or SATA controller manufacturer's web site for drivers. As best I recall, Win98SE drivers are available for most SATA controllers.

The tricky part will be installing drivers. They will fit on a 1.44 floppy, so can access in safe mode. Whether they will install in safe mode is another matter.

Dalton

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by Curacao_Dejavu In reply to Win 98 & SATA

check for your otherboard if iy needs a firmware upgrade to support it.

and check with the manufacturer of the sata drive if they support win98

Leopold

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