CD-ROM Conflict.
When you install Microsoft® Windows® 98 on an IBM Aptiva 2176-352 you most likely get
a conflict whit the CD-ROM. The computer I did this installation on was shipped with a
Hitachi CDR-7930. And when I first tried the installation, the computer froze with the
logo-screen when Windows® 98 rebooted the second time in the installation procedure.
After picking out all the ISA and PCI cards, and even disablet the integrated videocard
and used an ISA-card instead, I finally disconnected the CD-player and Windows® 98 booted
successfully.
To avoid the installation to freeze with the logo-screen I copied the Windows® 98
installation to the hard disk and ran the installation from there. This kan be done in
various ways.
Copy the installation-files from within Windows® 95.
If the partition of the hard disk shall remain unchanged you can from within Windows®
95 make a directory on the hard disk called "c:\install" and copy the directory
called "Win98" on the Microsoft® Windows® 98 CD-ROM into this one.
When the files are copied, chose to "restart in MS-DOS mode". When you get
the MS-DOS prompt write the following two commands followed by enter to delete Windows®
95:
deltree /y c:\windows
deltree /y c:\progra~1
Now jump to the "Disconnect CD-ROM" in the install
section.
Install from bootable floppy.
If the you wan't to change the partition or format the hard disk you can do the
following:
- Make a bootable floppy. In Windows® 95 you can choose to format a floppy and check off 'copy system files'.
- Then copy the files format.com, fdisk.exe, xcopy.exe, xcopy32.exe, xcopy32.mod
and mscdex.exe from c:\windows\command then himem.sys and smartdrv.exe
from c:\windows on to the floppy. Also download hit-ide.sys
and copy to the floppy.
- Download the files autoexec.bat and config.sys and copy these to the floppy as well.
Insert the floppy you just made, and restart the computer. It will now boot on the
floppy, load the CD-ROM driver and stop at the a:\>
prompt.
Now you make your changes in the disk partition with the program fdisk (not
explained here), restart the computer and write "format c: /s" when the MS-DOS prompts
comes back. After this is finished, go to c:,
insert the Windows® 98 CD-ROM and write the following commands followed by enter to copy
the installation-files to the hard disk:
md install
cd install
md win98
cd win98
a:\xcopy x:\win98 /s
(where x: are the CD-ROM station)
Now jump to the "Disconnect CD-ROM" in the install section.
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