I've got my first home built PC together and now comes the software/hardware problems...here's the setup..
Asus K8V Mobo with onboard lan, sata, raid, audio
AMD Athlon 64 3200 clawhammer
Radeon 9800 Pro
Samsung SATA HDD running to SATA 1 on mobo
350 watt stock PSU (will upgrade ASAP)
Lite-on 52x CD-ROM
Geil 512MB PC3200 RAM
Here's the situation...I've got Win98SE and WinXP upgrade...so I've got to install Win98 and then do the upgrade on the new HD right? 98SE installs fine, finds the HD, memory everything else fine. When I try to do the upgrade to XP Home, I eventually end up with an error msg...Setup has terminated to prevent damage to your system...check hard disk for errors and proper connections. Then the XP setup ends and I'm SOL. Now, is there something with the SATA hard disk that I'm missing. Keep in mind I know nothing of SATA or RAID (this is a non-RAID machine, the SATA is the only HD).
The second problem, is not being able to access internet throught the onboard LAN. I've got a cable modem and I've installed what I think are the correct drivers for the MOBO but still I can not get Win98 to connect to the net. HELP!!! I feel like a PC idiot. I also have some other boot drive error issues but I deal with them once I get the thing running.
Thanks for any help.
Asus K8V Mobo with onboard lan, sata, raid, audio
AMD Athlon 64 3200 clawhammer
Radeon 9800 Pro
Samsung SATA HDD running to SATA 1 on mobo
350 watt stock PSU (will upgrade ASAP)
Lite-on 52x CD-ROM
Geil 512MB PC3200 RAM
Here's the situation...I've got Win98SE and WinXP upgrade...so I've got to install Win98 and then do the upgrade on the new HD right? 98SE installs fine, finds the HD, memory everything else fine. When I try to do the upgrade to XP Home, I eventually end up with an error msg...Setup has terminated to prevent damage to your system...check hard disk for errors and proper connections. Then the XP setup ends and I'm SOL. Now, is there something with the SATA hard disk that I'm missing. Keep in mind I know nothing of SATA or RAID (this is a non-RAID machine, the SATA is the only HD).
The second problem, is not being able to access internet throught the onboard LAN. I've got a cable modem and I've installed what I think are the correct drivers for the MOBO but still I can not get Win98 to connect to the net. HELP!!! I feel like a PC idiot. I also have some other boot drive error issues but I deal with them once I get the thing running.
Thanks for any help.
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