Windows 98/Me on MSI K9A2GM-F V3 Mainboard

[donkeyulli]

Hello!

This board ist great! But now to my own personal experiences with Windows 98/Me in the last weeks:

I tried to install Windows 98 Se on the above board and everything went fine, until Windows wants to load for the first time. There I received a bluescreen with a 0E error. Then I deactivate the onboard SATA-Controller in BIOS, use an IDE-Harddisk and make another try. But unfortunately I am not successful ...

Windows 98 Se gives still the same Error ... Ist there any chance to get it running on this board? Has anyone an idea?

The board uses an ATI/AMD 690 Chipset and i used a X800 GTO graphics card and an old PCI Soundcard, which had a native Driver for Windows 98SE.

Also I turned off the network controller, as i dont want to go into the internet.

Then I make try with Windows Me ... And I wonder ... I am successful!

But my DVD-Rom (also an IDE one) was in compatibility Mode, which kills some of the performance of Windows Me.

And i tried everything to fix it ... but failed ... Then I also installed Windows XP SP3 on the Hard Disk and I wonder the second time ...

The drives in Windows Me weren't no longer in compatibility mode! They were in 32-Bit mode!

Now I am lucky with Windows Me, but would also like to install 98 Se, if someone has an idea. Because I read all over the internet, that Windows Me is not be as stable as 98se with the latest patches. Is this true?

Oh, one last word to the performance: The amd Athlon II X3 processor with one activated core at 2,9 ghz makes playing in Windows Me to a new level of experience for me and I noticed no instability of Windows Me so far.

Thanks for your help in advance.

donkeyulli

[schwups]

Try to install 98SE with 512MB Ram.

[donkeyulli]

Hello!

Thanks for your reply

I tried it already with 4GB (no chance, it still gives the same error or reboot) and with 1GB (Windows Me runs on it like a charme, but 98SE failed).

Unfortunately I don't have a 512 MB RAM DDR2-DIMM to test it with 512 MB RAM. 1GB was the lowest I could buy in my local computer store.

Is there any chance to install Windows 98SE with 1GB?

I have read in the Internet that Windows 98SE should run with 1GB.

Is this true?

Or is the Problem that the Board has a PCI-Express Slot, in which my GFX-Card sits in?

Windows Me has no problem with it.

Best Regards and many thanks in advance for your answers, because i would like to install my old Win 98SE ... I am a retro fan ...

donkeyulli

[LoneCrusader]

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I tried it already with 4GB (no chance, it still gives the same error or reboot) and with 1GB (Windows Me runs on it like a charme, but 98SE failed).

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Is there any chance to install Windows 98SE with 1GB?

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RLoew's RAM patch can be used to solve this problem, and will allow you to use all 4 GB of RAM.

R. Loew Electronics Consulting

See This Thread for more info.

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[PROBLEMCHYLD]

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I tried it already with 4GB (no chance, it still gives the same error or reboot) and with 1GB (Windows Me runs on it like a charme, but 98SE failed).

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Is there any chance to install Windows 98SE with 1GB?

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Does anybody know why WinME can recognize 1gb out of the box but Win98SE can't ?

They are so close.

[rloew]

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I tried it already with 4GB (no chance, it still gives the same error or reboot) and with 1GB (Windows Me runs on it like a charme, but 98SE failed).

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Is there any chance to install Windows 98SE with 1GB?

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Does anybody know why WinME can recognize 1gb out of the box but Win98SE can't ?

They are so close.

Windows ME has a slightly better Memory Manager.