RE: [OT]XP Help

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well I'm now shit out of ideas! :-D

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alancc [mailto:alan.cc@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 25 April 2004 16:07
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT]XP Help
>
> I have had this one running on XP OK so I know it works, it
> was set up using the floppies before I had the drives I am
> now trying to install, It all went fine that time, Its just
> now since introducing the raid card it all goes tits up even
> with the card unplugged.
> Alancc
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 2:37 PM
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT]XP Help
>
>
> >
> > 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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