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| Thread ID: 48425 | 2004-08-22 20:37:00 | Built my first computer but cannot get O/S working | kit2hugh (5936) | Press F1 |
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| 264285 | 2004-08-22 20:37:00 | I built my first computer Friday night & have spent 2 days trying to get Windows 98 loaded. I loaded it when I rebooted it started as windows 98 should then a box appeared saying cannot recognize this hardware, so I put in the dics of M/B DVD RW and it would not recognize them either. Can anyone help to get me going Thanks |
kit2hugh (5936) | ||
| 264286 | 2004-08-22 20:55:00 | Is it the full version of 98?? How did you try and install it?? Did you boot from the 98 CD? Go into the BIOS change the bootdisk to CD. Save the settings. Then boot from the CD?? Whats the mobo and CPU, you're using??? How many mb of ram?? IDE or SATA? What else is in the case?? After 98 has booted, what hardware, does it say it can't detect?? Everything? the burner?? |
Spacemannz (808) | ||
| 264287 | 2004-08-22 21:55:00 | Have you actually got Win98 "working" though? Are you booted in to Win98 or still doing the Setup? You may have to go through the folders in the CD and manually find some Setup files, chances are the drivers are compressed :-) Chkll. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 264288 | 2004-08-23 01:53:00 | Hello kit2hugh , well done taking the plunge and building your own 'puter . Sometimes I've found that if things go screwy while installing win 98 [se?] , it's best to reformat the HDD using a boot disc [ if you haven't got one post back for a link to a site] and start again - only takes about 2 hrs to put on os , then mobo drivers , video etc and seems to save a lot of trouble later . Good luck :) | KatiMike (242) | ||
| 264289 | 2004-08-23 07:00:00 | Thanks I got windows up with floppy and CD, and was told it didnt recognise H/W so I put the drivers in and it didnt recognise them either Motherboard Gigabyte GA7N400 Pro2 AMD2800 256ram SATA 120gb H/D MSI DVD burner and video card radon 9200 128 I will put the rest in when I get it going. Thanking you and waiting for reply Hugh |
kit2hugh (5936) | ||
| 264290 | 2004-08-23 07:45:00 | I wouldnt bother using SATA with 98. If theres an option in BIOS, (if onboard SATA), change it to compatibilty mode (if there). Normally its on enhanced mode (for 2k/XP), its native OS. And change whatever connection the SATA is on to AUTO. Was the 98 CD bootable (or DID you use the floppy to boot into DOS)? Then install 98 from there? At what point did it say it didnt recognise the hardware? After 98 was installed, while it was installing? Which of what you have installed now, isn't being detected at all? The DVD burner? The video card?? |
Spacemannz (808) | ||
| 264291 | 2004-08-23 08:14:00 | You may need the SATA drivers on hand for the install - otherwise it won't have a clue. Somewhat away from the point though... |
Growly (6) | ||
| 264292 | 2004-08-23 08:16:00 | Hallo I had a feeling it might be the hard drive will I have to get a SATA to IDE connection adaptor to put it into a IDE as the hard drive only has SATA connections or can I still use the SATA connection. Thanks |
kit2hugh (5936) | ||
| 264293 | 2004-08-23 08:37:00 | It looks like that motherboard has SATA onboard. BUT the connection on the motherboard is data ONLY. It doesnt supply the power. You need a SATA power adaptor, so you can connect the power of the SATA to a spare MOLEX connection from the power supply. This maybe one reason why nothing will see it? Is Windows 98 actually installed on it yet? Or are you still trying to install 98 onto the SATA?? You can use BOTH IDE and SATA. As there are 2 of each on the motherboard. Have u got 2 cables coming out from the SATA the one for the connection to the mobo, and the power going to a spare molex connection ?? You can go here ad have a look www.seagate.com or here support.microsoft.com or here support.microsoft.com |
Spacemannz (808) | ||
| 264294 | 2004-08-23 20:48:00 | Thanks a lot all of you. It seems to be running now, somehow it came on and I am into windows and have put all my drivers in and added the modem and TV card. Everything seems to be working But there is a problem, as it is booting up this message appears. CANNOT FIND A FILE THAT MAY BE NEEDED TO RUN WINDOWS OR A WINDOWS APPLICATION. THE WINDOW REGISTRY OR SYSTEM.INI FILE REFERS TO THIS DEVICE BUT FILE NO LONGER EXISTS IF YOU DELETED THIS FILE ON PURPOSE TRY UNINSTALLING THE FILE IF YOU STILL WANT TO USE THIS APPLICATION YOU WILL HAVE TO TRY TO REINSTALL THE APPLICATION TO REPLACE MISSING FILE. Once I have clicked on press any key to continue I get into windows ok. I have no idea what or how I deleted anything and am not sure how I got into windows but I am there and need to rectify this to get going Thanks a lot |
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