can't load windoze

[Michael Hipp]

Tony Alfrey wrote:
> All right, I know, you're saying "that's a problem"?
> 
> Here's the summary:
> 1. Have previously loaded windoze98 on an old Intel 440BX/PII MB from 
> several CD/DVD ROM/burners.  Have original windoze98 CD and boot floppy.
> 
> 2.  New hardware:  Gigabyte MB, SATA drives, CD or DVD ROM/burner 
> plugged into IDE Secondary Master, temporary floppy for use with windoze 
> boot floppy
> 
> 3.  Same CD/DVD readers/burners will readily boot/install linux when 
> used with the Gigabyte MB.
> 
> 4.  windoze98 CD cannot be seen by the windoze98 setup on boot floppy 
> when used with the Gigabyte MB.
> 
> 5.  Gigabyte MB has the most up-to-date BIOS flashed.
> 
> Does anyone have a clue of where I should look?

Get your exact MB model name and go to Gigabyte's website and see if they have 
Win98 drivers for the various pieces (chipset, LAN, SATA, Video, IDE, etc.) If 
so it will probably work. If not, then you better scrounge a newer Winders 
disk (W2k would be my suggestion).

Michael