Re: Fastest MB & CPU for Win98SE?
- From: "Eric Parker" <newsnet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 16:51:25 -0000
"* * Chas" <dnafutz@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> What is the latest MB & CPU that will work trouble free with
Win98SE?
>
> I don't need 64 bit, RAID or more than 768MB of memory. I've been
using
> AMD CPUs for the past 8 years but an Intel MB would be OK too.
>
> I'm currently using a K7M, 1G TB, with 384MB of memory and a 15G HDD
> that I built 6 years ago for my main system. It's still running a
fine
> with the original install of Win98SE and is adequate for what I use
it
> for.
>
> I have an A7M, 1800+ with 768MB and lots of big HDDs for more
intensive
> applications. It's multiboot with Win98SE / NT4 SP6 / Win2K.
>
> BTW, I still have a T2P4, K6-3 400, 256MB system running WFWG 3.11,
> Win95B & NT4 SP6. It still works flawlessly even though I rarely
fire it
> up.
>
> Please no suggestions about upgrading my OS. I have XP Pro on 3
laptops
> and I have every version of Windows from 3.1 to 2003 except ME. I
still
> prefer Win98SE for most of my usage.
>
> Chas.
>
>
I know it's not ASUS but I just installed 98SE on an ABIT UL8.
I had to play about a bit with resources, changing configuration.
The customer wanted a dual boot 98SE and XP.
Personally I only recommend 64 bit for new machines now.
Eric
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