First post, by Outrider
Earlier thread on this topic: Re: Gateway 2000 Destination drivers (dead FTP)
Recently acquired this massive thing as part of a large lot of computers. It's unlike anything I've ever worked on before. And from my internet research appears to be at least somewhat rare with no obvious drivers available. I know there is at least SOME proprietary Gateway software at work here because it's present in Control Panel (Gateway Desti Vu), and utilizes and interactive screenshot of the back I/O panel.
Mine had the original HDD inside and I was able to log in to Win98, some things I noticed:
-Apparently either doesn't utilize DirectX or DXDIAG is just inaccessible for some reason. Windows throws up "cannot find dxdiag" error.
-A bunch of yellow bangs in device manager. (probably because the CMOS battery died years ago)
-It's using the STB Video Rage card for windows acceleration, so I guess the PowerVR card only kicks in for 3D?
What I'd like to do is figure out if there is some way of extracting the relevant drivers and software from the old HDD so I can make a new Win98 installation on a modern storage medium so the computer can be restored and sold. And to post that software online so that anyone else who finds a Destination can restore their computer.
The other Vogons member who made the earlier thread was in need of drivers that may very well be present on this hard drive. I've imaged the HDD and uploaded it to Google, even if we can't extract the drivers this image might at least make their PC usable on some level.
HDD IMAGE (849MB): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k8PUejpojhbT … iew?usp=sharing
