installing win98 on a laptop with extern. cd-rom

[rutger]

I have to install win98 on a laptop that has only a cd-rom drive connected with SCSI cable via a PCMCIA slot.

Now I have the HD formatted (with a boot disk of win98) and when the laptop starts (in DOS mode) doesn't find the cd-rom drive, how can I do to install the OS?

Thanks to all,
Rutger

 

[LiLithTecH]

You need to include the DOS SCSI driver(s) (ASPI Manager for DOS)
for your PCMCIA card on your boot disk.

What brand/model PCMCIA card?

 

[rutger]

The laptop belongs to my cousin and he lost the documentation of the PCMCIA cards. I have only the cards, there is written up
Adaptec - SlimSCSI - 16-bit PCMCIA-to-SCSI Adapter
and there are the FCC ID (FGT1460) and the P/N (900100).
I don't know what model they are (or I did not understand).
Tx, Rutger

 

[rutger]

I went to this page:
http://www.adaptec.com/worldwide/support/suppbyproduct.jsp?sess=no&language=English+US&cat=%2FTechnology%2FSCSI+for+Portables&fromPage=driverindex
and I looked all the APA-1460 (like the FCC ID), they are all 8-bit SCSI Data Format except one that is not specificated, it is possible that they are the APA-1460D?

 

[rutger]

No, sorry!
I found, after posting the previous message, a photo of that card and I read also that is 8-bit too.

 

[LiLithTecH]

If it is a 1460, then it is a 16-bit card.

You need to find the following files.

aspi2dos.sys
aspicd.sys
mscdex.exe - (available on Win98 CD)

Copy them to your Bootdisk and add the following;

to the Config.sys file:

DEVICE=C:\ASPI2DOS.SYS /D /PCMCIA /Z
DEVICE=C:\ASPICD.SYS /D:ASPICD0

to the Autoexec.bat file:

A:\MSCDEX.EXE /D:ASPICD0 /M:12 /V

When you run the bootdisk it should detect the card
as a AIC-6360.

 

[rutger]

It says

Device driver not found: 'ASPICD0'
No valid CDROM device driver selected.

Do I have to download the driver of the cd-rom drive?
How can I install it?

Thank you very much,
Rutger

 

[rutger]

Now I found the driver of the cd-rom drive, but when I start the installation, it says that there is not installed a SCSI Adapter.
Why doesn't it see the card?

 

[redbeard1]

You may need dos pcmcia drivers to enable the slots on the laptop.

Another option is to get a laptop ide hard drive converter, remove the hard drive, prep the drive in another system, copy the install files to the hard drive, stick it back in the laptop and install from the files on the hard drive.

 

[rutger]

I know I need the driver, but I don't find it. If you can help me I'll thank you very much.

I think that it is difficult to find an ide converter because the laptop is old (pentium I 90 MHz).

 

[LiLithTecH]

If you can find a copy of EZ-SCSI (version 4 or higher) that would be your
best option. All you would need to do is type A:\dosinst and that would
install the required DOS drivers (I believe the DOS drivers automatically
install a CARDBUS driver).

 

[redbeard1]

These adapters work on old drives as well as new ones. The drive in that laptop may be in some sort of case but once you get it out, a drive is a drive.

Adapter

 

[rutger]

I found EZ-SCSI 4.0, I'll try to install it as soon as possible.
Thank you, I'll tell you if it works.
Rutger

 

[rutger]

It doesn't work, it doesn't find any scsi adapter.