Win 2K Probs
Hmm this is the first time Ive dabbled with Win2K I have been trying to do an upgrade as thats the software ive got Ive actually got an full Win2K upgrade pool, As Im about to upgrade the comps at work.
Hmm this is the first time Ive dabbled with Win2K I have been trying to do
an upgrade as thats the software ive got Ive actually got an full Win2K
upgrade pool, As Im about to upgrade the comps at work. Ive been trying to
do mine first but Im not sure if my comps just too old or there is a
workaround each time I get to the end of the upgrade it tells me that my
mobo and video card are incompatable. and refuses to finish the install I
even tried a fresh install as you get the option ( of having a second OS )
and if I try and load the Win2K it just goes blank after the "loading Win2k"
window.
My machine at homes a tad old but I didnt think it was that bad
GA5AA
Diamond viper 770 32mb
128mb ram
AMD K62 333 3DNow
Any ideas would be appreciated guys
Cheers
Tony
an upgrade as thats the software ive got Ive actually got an full Win2K
upgrade pool, As Im about to upgrade the comps at work. Ive been trying to
do mine first but Im not sure if my comps just too old or there is a
workaround each time I get to the end of the upgrade it tells me that my
mobo and video card are incompatable. and refuses to finish the install I
even tried a fresh install as you get the option ( of having a second OS )
and if I try and load the Win2K it just goes blank after the "loading Win2k"
window.
My machine at homes a tad old but I didnt think it was that bad
GA5AA
Diamond viper 770 32mb
128mb ram
AMD K62 333 3DNow
Any ideas would be appreciated guys
Cheers
Tony
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These are my tips when experiencing problems with Gigabyte GA5AA / GA-5AA and installing or upgrading Windows 2000:
1. Toggle the "Assign IRQ to PCI" switch in the BIOS (attempts to resolve issues with the installed video card). Mine is currently disabled, but I remember having to have an IRQ assigned for a previous video card to work.
2. Remove/unplug all USB devices (essential to get upgrade to not hang).
3. Press F5 immediately during initial install phase and select "Standard PC" or "Other" from the menu (so that you don't get ACPI rubbish).
4. Obviously upgrade the BIOS to the latest version.
5. Disable on-board USB support in BIOS and buy a PCI USB-2 board (I don't believe the on-board USB support is USB 2.0).
Hope that this is of use to someone.
Now can someone tell me how to get this M/B and O/S combination to recognise a UDMA disk as UDMA and not as PIO mode?
1. Toggle the "Assign IRQ to PCI" switch in the BIOS (attempts to resolve issues with the installed video card). Mine is currently disabled, but I remember having to have an IRQ assigned for a previous video card to work.
2. Remove/unplug all USB devices (essential to get upgrade to not hang).
3. Press F5 immediately during initial install phase and select "Standard PC" or "Other" from the menu (so that you don't get ACPI rubbish).
4. Obviously upgrade the BIOS to the latest version.
5. Disable on-board USB support in BIOS and buy a PCI USB-2 board (I don't believe the on-board USB support is USB 2.0).
Hope that this is of use to someone.
Now can someone tell me how to get this M/B and O/S combination to recognise a UDMA disk as UDMA and not as PIO mode?
