Re: Move on to W2K

Hi!

Now that we know what made SPOCK206 to tick again, why shouldn't Windows
2000 install on MCA + Pentium? What are the symptoms?

There don't appear to be any drivers for XGA, IBM MCA SCSI and some other
popular MCA hardware.

There also doesn't appear to be an MCA HAL for Windows 2000. Microsoft said
they dropped support for the MCA bus in Windows 2000. People who have tried
the setup routine say that it crashes when it gets to examining hardware.

I find Microsoft's decision odd...there exist more than a few combination
bus machines that exceed the minimum requirements for Windows 2000. The PC
Server 720 would be one such machine.

William


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Relevant Pages

  • Re: Oh YEAH! MCA Clone Joins The Party!
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  • Re: BSOD Machine_check_error
    ... What this means is your hardware is telling windows that the hardware is faulty. ... If the processor is based on x86 architecture, and has the MCE feature but not the MCA feature — for example, the Intel Pentium processor— the parameters have the following meaning. ... Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition ...
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  • Re: Move on to W2K
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  • Re: Move on to W2K
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