I replaced all of the E:OPTICAL with D:OPTICAL and still showing E:OPTICAL during initialization, also replaced the videcdd with oakcdrom still hangs at that "illegal operation" error... should I just hose the autoexec and config and start a new one?

I think he means when he's accessing E: Please give some more info about the hardware used. It's rather unlikely that trying to access the CD-ROM drive causes the system to hang. You may also want to try OAKCDROM.SYS instead of VIDECDD.SYS. I once had trouble using VIDECDD.SYS with a modern DVD …

Thanks for the reply, I hate having to have people spell stuff out for me... but I appreciate it! I changed all the lines back to /D:OPTICAL but it seems that its still hung up somewhere on the E: thing and now I get an "Performed an illegal operation, the computer locks up and the buzzer just …

I think he means when he's accessing E: Please give some more info about the hardware used. It's rather unlikely that trying to access the CD-ROM drive causes the system to hang. You may also want to try OAKCDROM.SYS instead of VIDECDD.SYS. I once had trouble using VIDECDD.SYS with a modern DVD …

Thanks for the reply, I hate having to have people spell stuff out for me... but I appreciate it! I changed all the lines back to /D:OPTICAL but it seems that its still hung up somewhere on the E: thing and now I get an "Performed an illegal operation, the computer locks up and the buzzer just …

For VIDECDD.SYS, the device name is given with "/D:", not "/E:". Same goes for MSCDEX.EXE, where it is "/D:" as well. So that parameter is and must be always exactly the same for both. The drive letter is given to MSCDEX.EXE using "/L:x", where x is the letter you want. When using DOS <7.x, you …

resubmitting in correct sub; Hey guys, thanks in advance to those of you with the patience to deal with this! So I’m trying to get my cdrom working in dos under a different drive letter, as I have two IDE hard drives taking up C and D respectively. So I followed some guides from Phil’s computer lab, …

I’m sorry, I’lol move the question. Thanks for the heads up!

Hey guys, thanks in advance to those of you with the patience to deal with this! So I’m trying to get my cdrom working in dos under a different drive letter, as I have two IDE hard drives taking up C and D respectively. So I followed some guides from Phil’s computer lab, wonderful contributions but …

Another update, got the updated bios file, both 80/120gb drives are recognized my piii is at 1000mhz, I’ve got windows installing now! Very excited!

Hey all! I solved it, the 32gb cap was the issue!! Turns out the maxtor has the jumper setting, auto detect ran swimmingly! Thanks for all the tips!

I looked into XTIDE that might be more convoluted of a process- I found a few updated bios files in exe format, but no way to get them onto the machine unfortunately.

Also, even though I’ve been building systems for years, this is a level uncharted for me, I appreciate your patience with me I have started making win98se builds for the first time in 20 years and I have learned: 1) it's hard to find a working floppy controller. I have 5 old isa multi-io …

Also, even though I’ve been building systems for years, this is a level uncharted for me, I appreciate your patience with me

I apparently do not have either a -a working floppy drive or b - a good floppy disk, I tried updating the bios by slamming the file in a bootable dos 6.22 ISO but no such luck.. the outdated bios seems reasonable as on the boot screen it says 1.0. I will attempt to obtain a disk less than 32gb in …

This has been a nightmare trying to get this retro build up and going- between ordering parts internationally or getting stuff that doesn’t work (the usual hassle) this is my first windows 98 build in 20 years and it’s all the headaches I remember.. Today, I got a replacement motherboard it’s an …