This sounds like a great project to follow along. I'm looking forward to your updates.

I have created the DOS/Win31 and Win98 partitions (16 GB each) and copied over all the setup files and drivers.

I was able to find drivers for DOS and Windows 98 for the built-in ethernet card, but not WiFi (as expected). I'll be using a little USB-powered ethernet to WiFi bridge device to connect to WiFi networks.

For graphics, the generic VESA drivers should suffice (the patched SVGA drivers for Win31, and VBEMP for Win98)

For sound, I found some custom HDA drivers someone made that might work. I'll try them and see, but I think it's a crap shoot.

Very nice! It'll be quite the power house for the dos windows 9x games.

Posting this from the X60, on Windows 98SE.

I was able to get the built-in Intel ethernet working using the DOS drivers which Intel inexplicably still provides for all of their ethernet cards. I have a WiFi bridge device connected to the ethernet port and powered via USB.

I also got ethernet working in pure DOS. Next will be getting that working on Windows 3.1 as well.

As for running games, I'm not sure... we'll see whether I can get sound working for that!

The generic VESA driver for Windows 3.1 is incompatible with having network drivers loaded. Causes the same screen garbling you get when trying to open a windowed command prompt with these same drivers.

I'm using basic VGA for now, but I'll need something better. Not sure if there IS anything out there other than that patched SVGA256.DRV

keenmaster486 wrote on 2021-04-09, 19:11:

Thinkpad X60 specs: 3 GB RAM (max chipset can handle)

When I read this I expected it would be 4 GB and checking https://support.lenovo.com/gb/en/solutions/pd … ns-thinkpad-x60 it says 4 GB. It says XP is limited to 3 GB but such as the HP Compaq nc6400 can use 3.50 GB so your system may also be able to and I guess time will tell.

The BIOS on these machines locks TOLUD to 3GB, to keep the other 1GB of addressable space for devices. Some hacked BIOSes can lift this to 3.25GB or even 3.5GB, but this increases the risk of running out of memory space if you connect expansion cards.

Yep, what dr_st said

keenmaster486 wrote on 2021-04-10, 19:37:

I was able to find drivers for DOS and Windows 98 for the built-in ethernet card, but not WiFi (as expected). I'll be using a little USB-powered ethernet to WiFi bridge device to connect to WiFi networks.

If it's not too late or a great hassle, would you be able to link or upload the Win98 drivers for the 82573L ethernet chip? I may be building a PCIe based Win 98SE PC soon assuming I can get the AMD 760G based mobo to work. I've googled everywhere for drivers for this chip and have come up blank. There are cheap cards with this chip on Amazon and eBay.

Thanks

eton975 wrote on 2022-09-04, 15:33:

If it's not too late or a great hassle, would you be able to link or upload the Win98 drivers for the 82573L ethernet chip? I may be building a PCIe based Win 98SE PC soon assuming I can get the AMD 760G based mobo to work. I've googled everywhere for drivers for this chip and have come up blank. There are cheap cards with this chip on Amazon and eBay.

I'm afraid I don't have those drivers any more. However I'd recommend you not use cards with that chip if you're buying one anyway. Get a 3c905 based card; they are cheap, plentiful, and well supported in all operating systems.

keenmaster486 wrote on 2022-09-07, 14:48:

I'm afraid I don't have those drivers any more. However I'd recommend you not use cards with that chip if you're buying one anyway. Get a 3c905 based card; they are cheap, plentiful, and well supported in all operating systems.

Turns out the 82574L (as the Pro/1000 CT) has drivers for it anyways. I do have a 3C905B-TX, however it's in use in an older PC and it is nice not to be limited to 10/100. Thanks for responding anyways 😀