So I built an old computer!

[BlindObject]

But I don't know how to install the OS! This is the system:

P3 400Mhz
100MHZ FSB
320MB RAM (128x2, 1x 64)
200W Power supply
98MB Video card

Everything is screwed in place, wired and good to go.

At first I started it with no hard drive with a disc inside. Good run, it just told me I needed a HD.

Put in a 10GB HD and started it up. it started well, it told me to choose to either start the set up for Win98, Start the Computer with Win98 disk support, or simply Start without the Win98 support disk. I chose the first, it went fine and it formated my 10GB hard drive, afterwards it checked on a few things and it got to a screen where it told me to take out any Floppy Disks and press any button to restart.
So I pressed the "any" button....just kidding. I pressed "d" and it went black and restarted. It went back to the Gateway screen and it showed me those 3 options again. I chose the first thinking that it would maybe finish installing win98...but it simply showed all the checks it did and it stopped after it checked all the components like it did before on the "Win98 Setup" screen.


Help Please?

 

[Tedster]

go into BIOS, select boot from CD rom. Boot off your CD and format/install directly from the CD.

good luck

Be sure to use all the free opensource software out there to save time and money.

openoffice.org
crap cleaner
7Z
Firefox

to name a few

 

[Nodsu]

When it told you to remove the floppies, you should have removed the CD too.

 

[BlindObject]

When it told you to remove the floppies, you should have removed the CD too.

Oh my God...yer right! And yeah, I'll be sure to download all that good stuff. Next step after I'm done with the OS, pimp out the case. =D

 

[BlindObject]

Meeh...it's not working...I took it out when it told me to. But it said "invalid" disk. Should I install the secondary and logic DOS partition too?

 

[Nodsu]

The partition you created.. Did you make it active too? Go to fdisk and make sure the primary DOS partition is active.

 

[BlindObject]

No, that didnt work. it said "Invalid Disk"

Can somebody give me step by step on how to install Win98 on a hard drive without a O/S...or pretty much empty?

 

[howard_hopkinso]

Take a look at this Microsoft article.

Hope it helps.

Regards Howard

 

[BlindObject]

Eh...I went there. And nothing. I'll keep trying. I'm gonna have that page printed out and try and try....I really need this working.