Windows 95/98/ME Install Win 98 on new Intel mainboard

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Is is possible to install and run Win 98 on a system based on an Intel 945
motherboard and core 2 duo CPU?
 
rsshnry wrote:

> Is is possible to install and run Win 98 on a system based on an
> Intel 945 motherboard and core 2 duo CPU?

I'm fairly sure the answer to that is no.

The last intel chipset to have anything resembling full win-98 support
was the 875.

There is evidence that some 915 chipsets might or should have win-98
support, possibly also 925.

If you already have a 945 board, and really really want to get win-98
running on it, I suggest you post a question on the msfn.org site -
someone might know of modified drivers.

If you are simply looking for a core-2/duo motherboard that is capable
of running win-98, look at the Via-based Asrock Dual-VSTA and 4-core
VSTA boards.

Beyond chipset issues, you'll also have issues with PCI-e video cards,
and support for HD audio for win-98.
 
According to Intel's compatibility chart, there isn't a 945 series board that is
compatible with 98. It shows one 875 board and other series before that as 98
compatable.
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-008326.htm

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"rsshnry" <rsshnry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Is is possible to install and run Win 98 on a system based on an Intel 945
> motherboard and core 2 duo CPU?
 
"98 Guy" <98@Guy.com> wrote in message news:474B7934.65E68E8A@Guy.com...
> rsshnry wrote:
>
>> Is is possible to install and run Win 98 on a system based on an
>> Intel 945 motherboard and core 2 duo CPU?
>
> I'm fairly sure the answer to that is no.
>
> The last intel chipset to have anything resembling full win-98 support
> was the 875.
>
> There is evidence that some 915 chipsets might or should have win-98
> support, possibly also 925.
>
> If you already have a 945 board, and really really want to get win-98
> running on it, I suggest you post a question on the msfn.org site -
> someone might know of modified drivers.

The OP would need to have one of the few 945 series boards that accepts a Core2 Duo
processor, not all 945 boards accept one. Win98/SE is a whole different ballgame
which would take a lot of work to get up and running properly even with a different
type processor.

>
> If you are simply looking for a core-2/duo motherboard that is capable
> of running win-98, look at the Via-based Asrock Dual-VSTA and 4-core
> VSTA boards.
>
> Beyond chipset issues, you'll also have issues with PCI-e video cards,
> and support for HD audio for win-98.


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Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
 
=?Utf-8?B?cnNzaG5yeQ==?= wrote:

> Is is possible to install and run Win 98 on a system based on an Intel
> 945 motherboard and core 2 duo CPU?

Besides all things already said about this question, W9X will use only 1
core of dual core processor.
 
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