Subj : Win/Linux
To   : MARTIN ATKINS
From : WAYNE CHIRNSIDE
Date : Thu Dec 23 2004 11:15 am

-> WC> I DID however manage to _start_ the process of installling Windows 98
-> WC> with an old Promise I/O card but the OEM software Windows
-> WC> CD failed when it called for a reboot to complete installation.

-> WC> Only got that far as I fdisked the drive with Linux.

-> Try installing Windows first let it format as much disk as at wants.

Did that.
Doesn't work with the OEM software installation CD seeing the drive
on the third primary IDE channel.

disable the motherboard I/O and without ATAPI support on the
Promise card I've no CD access to install.

-> Then use "fips" to cut the disk down to how much you want windows
-> to have. This will should avoid partition boundary problems.

Problem works out to Promise card lacks ATAPI support and with the
secondary primary enabled for my CD the hard drive is seen as 
the third primary IDE channel, Windows desn't make it through the reboot
to install.
         
Fix is the Belkins BIOS'ed I/O card I need to pickup.
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