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| paigeoliver:
You won't be able to boot from a PCI USB card on any hardware that didn't support USB in the bios (and even then it still might not work). That is UNLESS there is an exotic USB card out there that translates to IDE natively. But, your easy routes (once again), are to install dos on the hard drive from another system (boot from a win 98 boot floppy or install cd, format (drive): /sys and then copy the cabs folder and setup.exe over onto the hard drive. Or, to stick an IDE controller card in one of the expansion slots. Since you apparently already have a 2.5" to 3.5" adaptor then the DOS install is the easier route. --- Quote from: urbecrisch on April 17, 2008, 08:17:48 am --- --- Quote from: paigeoliver on April 17, 2008, 01:45:02 am ---If that thing has a PCI slot than a PCI ide card will just plug in and function, and you should be able to boot from drives attached to it. --- End quote --- This could just possibly be the solution I'm looking for. Strange that I wouldn't need to install drivers for the PCI card. Would this only work with a PCI IDE card or would a PCI USB card work as well? --- End quote --- |
| urbecrisch:
--- Quote from: Thenasty on April 17, 2008, 12:14:36 pm ---what is that ribbon ? Is that where the HD is connected ? If so, why not connect a cd-rom (maybe you need to change the ribbon for 2 connectctors) to like I said. --- End quote --- Correct, this is the HD IDE cable; however, remember the HD is a laptop style and not a regular desktop size and I'm not sure where I can get a dual 2.5" IDE cable. |
| paigeoliver:
As long as you actually have that drive adaptor just ask around to your computer savvy friends until you find one of them that can do the dos install thing I described. It will work, quickly and easily and without buying anything. If you were here I could do it in a few minutes. |
| urbecrisch:
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on April 17, 2008, 08:28:48 pm ---But, your easy routes (once again), are to install dos on the hard drive from another system (boot from a win 98 boot floppy or install cd, format (drive): /sys and then copy the cabs folder and setup.exe over onto the hard drive. Or, to stick an IDE controller card in one of the expansion slots. --- End quote --- Once again this is difficult cause the extra PC I would use is only able to BOOT from the restore 98 CD. I think first I will try to get a cable from david656 to plug into the ISA slots. if that doesn't work or falls through I will get another PC to try your method Paige. Also, I noticed on the BIOS menu I'm able to boot from SCSI. Are there any SCSI IDE ports available. The fact that it recognizes SCSI may be another option, right? |
| urbecrisch:
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on April 17, 2008, 08:41:01 pm ---As long as you actually have that drive adaptor just ask around to your computer savvy friends until you find one of them that can do the dos install thing I described. It will work, quickly and easily and without buying anything. If you were here I could do it in a few minutes. --- End quote --- Is there any way you could write a DOS tutorial for a Dummy :) and I can give it a shot. Will this method work with a Restore WIN 98 CD or do I need a fresh WIN 98 CD? I have floppies for WIN NT 4.0 I can try too. That could be another option if the restore CD will not work. What do you think? |
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