sata and win98

[Thanatoid]

Specs first:
36g WD Raptor
160g WD SATA 7200
Asus A7N8XE
Win 98 SE + Win 2000pro (hopefully)

I'm trying to install 98se and 2000pro on the raptor in a dual boot config. When I startup with my 98 start up disk, it hangs before giving me a prompt (right before it normally would do so). I suspect it is because I haven't given it the sata drivers, but I'm not sure how to do this. Unlike 2000, you can't F6 to specify SCSI/Raid drivers.

Also, the Asus site only has 2000/XP sata drivers in the download section of the A7N8XE. Does this mean I'm screwed?

Let me know if more info is needed. Thanks in advance for the help.

 

[SUOrangeman]

Depending on your SATA conrtoller, you will likely have native "use" of your SATA drives in DOS/Win9x-ME. My Promise PCI SATA controller works with WinME. WinME was at least able to install without *any drivers,* and it is not because WinME has these drivers built into the OS.

Besides, your Win98 start-up disk should work with NO hard drives in the system. (It will tell you if it finds no valid FAT partitions.) You've got another problem.

-SUO

 

[MrChad]

Why do you need to run Windows 98, out of curiosity?