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  1. I think a memory problem can largely excluded, if the entries [386Enh] MaxPhysPage=40000 and also a[vcache] MaxFileCache=393216 exist in the system.ini. MaxFileCache must be smaller than 524288. I believe, I had tested an similar board with AWARD BIOS probably fifteen years ago. As far as I remember 98 or ME didn't boot. I can't remember the details anymore.
    I use G31 boards Asus P5KPL (EPU and 1600) - but with AMI BIOS - without problems. IDE Config in BIOS must set on Compatible (PATA Mode, max four ATA devices).

    Let's see what the bootlog reveals.

    We have different installation discussions and instructions on this board and also elsewhere on the web.

    https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=52119

    https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=41065

  2. 3 hours ago, Phuc Truong said:

    Or what i need to disable or enable option in bios?

    I'm using mother board g31m-es2c (similar to g31m-es2l).

    On 3/7/2025 at 3:59 AM, Phuc Truong said:

    hdd: ST3160812AS SATA HDD

    Yes, look for Integrated Peripherals/On-Chip SATA Mode: First I would try "Non-Combined - Sets all SATA devices to operate in PATA mode and disables the integrated IDE controller". Don't set Enhanced Mode. (Award BIOS) Make sure that you don't allow more than 4 ATA devices and they must work in IDE (PATA) Mode. Be aware, that 98SE isn't supported by manufacturer. So there is no guarantee that it works. Apart from that some members had success with RLoew's SATA Patch.

  3. I did some quick tests on ME and probably the last fully working and stable version is 6.92. I already get access violations with version 7.00.

    From https://web.archive.org/web/20231215051734/https://www.aida64.com/ :

    "FinalWire Introduces AIDA64 v7.00

    Revamped Design and AMD Threadripper 7000 Optimizations

    Posted | December 4, 2023

    The new AIDA64 update introduces a revamped user interface with a configurable toolbar, as well as AVX-512 accelerated benchmarks for AMD Threadripper 7000 processors, AVX2 optimized ..."

    The developers have probably noticed this with v7.60 now. Version 7 and higher is only of limited use. It starts and runs by clicking the violation messages away. Memory Benchmarks and other things no longer work.

  4. Indeed currently I have no Win98(SE) installation on a hard drive.

    On 1/14/2025 at 8:20 PM, defuser said:

    Greetings. I have a video card with a similar design to yours and it looks like I will soon have to do the same procedure... Let me ask you, after the BIOS patch, do you have a normal exit from DOS (Back to WINDOWS) using the "Exit" command?

    This is a key issue that the NVCORE.VxD patch failed to address. More precisely, it was this patch that broke the exit from DOS, which was tested on the reference 128MB GeForce 5 video card, first with the original NVCORE.VxD, with which the exit from DOS worked fine, and then with the patched NVCORE.VxD, with which the exit from DOS stopped working, all other things being equal. And even fine-tuning MTRR did not give positive results in this issue (But it repeatedly increased the speed of 2D and page scrolling in browsers, as well as the performance of games under DOS). Therefore, there is only one hope left - a BIOS patch.

    I checked it on ME. It's probably just as it should be in the case of the DOS Box here. The box closes using the "Exit" command. But you changed the description of the problem. So maybe now you mean "Real DOS".

  5. 7 hours ago, Robotron2001 said:

    Then I installed the Unofficial Windows 98 Second Edition Service Pack from there:

    https://www.philscomputerlab.com/windows-service-packs.html

    I chose to install the option to update Outlook Express as I wanted to upgrade it to OE6 trying to help fix my connection problems but after booting Outlook Express didn't start anymore because MSOE.DLL could not be loaded.

    There could be a bug in that SP or something went wrong. You could reinstall IE(OE)5.5 or 6.0 from another source. I'm not very familiar with Win98 service packs, because I'm running WinME, but the following links should lead to all the information you need.

    https://msfn.org/board/topic/61749-98-se-sp-332/

    http://www.htasoft.com/u98sesp/

    http://www.techtalk.cc/viewtopic.php?f=1047&t=65&sid=aee9014099ffba7695b62484f7df4567

  6. I'm not sure about GMail and IMAP. I have a working connection with a POP3 freenet account. However, I haven't checked SSL for listening, so also not in OE account/Properties/Advanced. Checked is SSL for remote here in WinSSLWrap. Further I didn't change the service names (still POP3 {SSL} Protocol/SMTP {SSL} Protocol).

  7. Tested and confirmed FAT32 detection by default - without registry entry!

     

    1 hour ago, defuser said:

    Most likely, some volume is reserved by the built-in graphics. This value can usually be changed in the BIOS. I also have 8GB, but the ramdisk size is different:

    P965 hasn't built-in graphics, but yes the reserved size is different for each board. POST gives 7104MB here, what is quite little.RDProp.png.d69be4aae1bea186601138a57402a572.png

  8. I found my mistake. Setting the command path beforehand on system seems crucial.

    On 8/20/2024 at 11:07 AM, Drugwash said:

    - the command path (either in pure DOS mode or Safe mode DOS window) is set to [C:\]WINDOWS\SYSTEM;

    Until now I thought it doesn't matter and I could enter the entire path starting from the command path C:\, which apparently doesn't work in this case. In any case, the new file was created without comment and confirmation. Thanks to you all again.

  9. 4 hours ago, SweetLow said:

    Under Windows ME on RAM drive you should get FAT32 volume (not FAT16) by default with size ~4.5 GiB on 8 GiB RAM.

    Sorry, of course I mean RAMDrive and not swap file.

    It is to be assumed that the drive should grow accordingly with size of RAM and switch to FAT32 by default. The question is why this didn't happen here.

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