can't load windoze

[Tony Alfrey]

Michael Hipp wrote:
> 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).

Yes, I did do that (for the chipset, at least, since that has the CDROM 
drivers).  But I think I have a Catch 22.  I can't install the drivers 
unless I have Windows running on the box, no?



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