Win98 and sata drives?

[SSN380801915]

Is it possible to install windows98 or ME on a sata hdd?
I want to build a system strictly for emulation using the fastest hdd possible under win9x.

 

[SSN380801915]

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[Link19]

Windows 9X is dead. WHy would you be using it on new technology? I sure hope the only purpose is for running legacy programs that flat out won't work in Windows 2000 or XP. That is tyhe only logical reason for using such a POS OS these days.

 

[Agamar]

It should detect the sata as a normal IDE drive. So yes, you should be able to install windows 98 on it.

 

[JonnyBlaze]

Originally posted by: Agamar
It should detect the sata as a normal IDE drive. So yes, you should be able to install windows 98 on it.

qft

 

[SSN380801915]

The main reason for this is to have the least amount of overhead possible. I will only be using the system for mame, epsxe, nes, snes, sega, etc. I just need to know for sure if it will work.

 

[Zugzwang152]

Originally posted by: SSN380801915
The main reason for this is to have the least amount of overhead possible. I will only be using the system for mame, epsxe, nes, snes, sega, etc. I just need to know for sure if it will work.

use windows 2000 for stability. overhead is a non-issue since you shouldn't need very much power at all to do emulation.

 

[Crystallas]

Originally posted by: SSN380801915
The main reason for this is to have the least amount of overhead possible. I will only be using the system for mame, epsxe, nes, snes, sega, etc. I just need to know for sure if it will work.

Hey, thats what my HTPC does. But with slackware, not windows.