RE: [OT]XP Help

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

You'll probably also need to update the BIOS too ... Forgot that I had to
do
that on the PIII 800 board that I just did for the mother in law before
that
would run XP.

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neil Fuller [mailto:neil@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 25 April 2004 14:36
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT]XP Help
>
> Just because it's stable under Win98 doesn't mean to say that
> it'll be happy running XP.
>
> I had an old Abit Mobo that was rock solid running 95 and 98
> - Stuck 2k on it and it ran like frozen molasses and kept
> falling over :-(
>
> I'm with Phil on this one - A new Mobo Proc and Memory can be
> had for just over 100 squid.
>
> If you decide to battle on, Good luck!
>
> Neil
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alancc" <alan.cc@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 1:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT]XP Help
>
>
> > Just tried another CD that I know boots still no joy, the
> mobo is a P2
> 266,
> > I wanted to use it as I know its stable it has been running
> Win 98 in node
> 0
> > for three years with no problems.
> >
> > Alancc
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 1:33 PM
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT]XP Help
> >
> >
> > >
> > > > Just tried it again with the raid controler out of the
PCI
> > > > bus, still does it.
> > > > I have nearly worn out the A drive with all these poxy
floppies.
> > > > Is there another way to install XP on an old machine
without
> > > > using the boot floppies?
> > >
> > > Arse! That'll teach me to read more carefully - it hadn't
> registered
> that
> > > you were running the install from boot floppies rather
> than booting from
> > the
> > > CD drive. Sorry.
> > >
> > > I know it means spending money but wouldn't it just be
> easier to change
> > the
> > > mobo or CD ROM? Is it definitely the mobo that won't boot
> from CD ROM?
> > What
> > > motherboard / processor / memory do you have? Is the CD
> ROM a bootable
> > ATAPI
> > > drive? (I have one IDE CD ROM drive that just isn't
> bootable from no
> > matter
> > > what mobo you stick it on.) Maybe I might have something
> here in the
> parts
> > > pile that would help?
> > >
> > > Phil
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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