I'm trying to upgrade a Gateway 450 mhz PIII computer with 256 megs of SDRAM and running Win98SE. The computer already has an IBM Deskstar 18 gig drive in it and the jumper is set for cable select and it's running off a Promise Ultra66 card. I have a 120 gig Western Digital drive I would like to add to ghost over the IBM drive data and keep the IBM as a backup drive image. I have a CD burner and and a DVD drive on the other IDE connector on the same cable set as master and slave. Only other drive is a floppy.
Should I first upgrade the Promise card? Which drive should I set to master? I want to use System Commander to boot to either drive.
I've seen from researching here that Win98SE has trouble with drives over 64 gigs. One person posted they got around 1 problem by setting his own virutal memory settings. Did I get too big of a drive? How should I partition the new WD drive? I use this computer for huge digital map files and pics, surfing the net and email with no gaming or video use.
Smack me upside the head with a big tuna if this thinking is backwards and please set me straight
Thanks for any help.
Should I first upgrade the Promise card? Which drive should I set to master? I want to use System Commander to boot to either drive.
I've seen from researching here that Win98SE has trouble with drives over 64 gigs. One person posted they got around 1 problem by setting his own virutal memory settings. Did I get too big of a drive? How should I partition the new WD drive? I use this computer for huge digital map files and pics, surfing the net and email with no gaming or video use.
Smack me upside the head with a big tuna if this thinking is backwards and please set me straight
Thanks for any help.
