I use a bootable CD of Clonezilla to back up disk images. Used it a lot at my old job, backing up Windows 7 computers or transferring the image to a bigger drive, and for my 98SE build currently. Very easy to use too. Compresses the .img file as well. https://clonezilla.org/downloads.php

That said, how would I know if DMA is enabled or not? Control Panel > System > Device Manager > Disk Drives > (Whatever device it is) > Properties > Settings DMA should be checked. If it isn't, check it. I also wouldn't bother with those unofficial patches, unless you're trying to make 98 your …

Do you have chipset drivers installed? If AGP drivers are not installed, performance, particularly for Windows 98 which has fewer built in AGP drivers. will tank. Yes I tried several like OP has. Still have that CPU bottle neck on all of them. Some are slightly faster than others but I'm still …

I have a very similar hardware setup too and have the exact same performance issues. It definitely seems like a driver somewhere really likes Windows XP and not 98, causing a CPU bottle neck. Tightening my memory timings and raising my FSB made the biggest impact on my 3DMark01 score. While changing …

I think version 4.43 is way too old for PT880 chipset. In fact I am surprised it even installs without complaining (it is few years older than the chipset itself). Try something more recent. Like 5.14 or 5.24 for example. https://www.philscomputerlab.com/via-chipset-drivers.html Then you should see …

Something is seriously wrong here. With this system you should be able to hit 20-25k in 3dmark01 easily. Perhaps even more. For example check my score with FX5800U with similar system https://hwbot.org/submission/2294872_havli_3dmark2001_se_geforce_fx_5800_ultra_28937_marks There are some tweaks …

That 3DMark seems under half what it should be, I was getting better than that on Socket A. Unless FX5950 really does suck that bad on DX8, I'd have been running a Gf4200 at somewhere near 4600 clocks. Edit: dang "nature" particularly slaughtered it, I was in the 30s with a GF3 Well, in a …

That 3DMark seems under half what it should be, I was getting better than that on Socket A. Unless FX5950 really does suck that bad on DX8, I'd have been running a Gf4200 at somewhere near 4600 clocks. Edit: dang "nature" particularly slaughtered it, I was in the 30s with a GF3 Well, in a …

That 3DMark seems under half what it should be, I was getting better than that on Socket A. Unless FX5950 really does suck that bad on DX8, I'd have been running a Gf4200 at somewhere near 4600 clocks. Edit: dang "nature" particularly slaughtered it, I was in the 30s with a GF3 Yeah I noticed that …

Like some of you, I saw MattKC's video What's the fastest (officially supported) Windows 98 PC? and it captured my imagination. "I'll bet I can build one better than he can". So I began picking parts of my own. While I couldn't find any motherboards that support the C2D E8600 and Windows 98, I did …

That said, how would I know if DMA is enabled or not? Control Panel > System > Device Manager > Disk Drives > (Whatever device it is) > Properties > Settings DMA should be checked. If it isn't, check it. I also wouldn't bother with those unofficial patches, unless you're trying to make 98 your …

Slowness could be from DMA not being enabled in Windows or in the BIOS, or the HDD is failing. I would downgrade to the 256 set of RAM and reinstall windows from an actual 98SE disk, you can get the ISO pretty easily now-a-days. I don't see why you need SP3 in order to use the tape drive, just skip …

Hi! I am having a strange (for me) issue with NFS5: Porsche unleashed. It will start without any issues, then at the menus it will freeze. The music keeps playing, but the mouse pointer will not move and no keyboard combination (Ctrl-Alt-Del, Alt+F4, etc.) will work. However, if I eject the CDROM …

Applied this driver to my SB0100 and VIA PT880 Ultra build, notorious for having issue with my sound card's SB16 emulation, and it worked perfectly. No more BSOD when I install the SB16 emulator and IRQ conflicts preventing the driver from loading. It Just Works (tm). I had no issues with installing …