Re: Win 98 Motherboard Recommendation Needed


minneapolis55@xxxxxxxx wrote:

I have so much software that taking two or three weeks to reinstall,
test, and possibly have to upgrade just isn't worth it. That rules out
a fresh install or an upgrade to XP.

Does anyone have a recommendation for current motherboard with which I
could use my existing Win 98 system as a starter operating system?

The newer SiS chipsets don't support Win98/98SE/ME for the built-in USB
2.0 ports. The nVidia nForce chipsets do (at least nForce 3 does) for
98SE/ME, even though they claim that there's no USB 2.0 support for
them. I'm not sure about Intel chipsets, but at least one of the
Pentium4 ones lacks RAID support for anything earlier than Win 2000.
BTW, lots of stuff lacks USB 2.0 support for Win 98, even many plug-in
USB 2.0 cards. Fortunately they're the lousier ones, like ALi and SiS.
Both NEC (the best) and VIA USB 2.0 cards (the VIA VT6212 is better
than the VT6202) support not only 98SE but also 98.

If you have to buy the 98SE upgrade, you may want to just buy XP Home
instead because Office Depot has it, thorugh Saturday, for $40, after
rebate, $20 if you use a widely available coupon -- see the "Hot Deals"
section of FatWallet.com

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