Actually, the same drivers should work for both OS's. Instead of "reinstalling the drivers", remove the hardware from Device Manager and then restart windows and let it reinstall. If that doesn't resolve the issue then you will have to do it manually.
Jim,
It sounds to me like you probably didn't install the Intel 810e chipset drivers after you installed Windows 98. Unlike Windows ME, Windows 98 does not has native support for the 810 chipset (see
this chart for reference. This should be the first driver loaded after loading the operating system. If it is not the first driver installed, the computer
will manifest a number of errors including video driver
problems, sound driver problems, random lockups & other issues. Basically the system will not function correctly. The reason for this is because the chipset drivers inform the operating system how to properly configure the chipset for specific functionality, such as AGP, USB, Core PCI, and ISA PnP services. In order to be able to install any chipset-related drivers (e.g. graphics, IDE, etc.), your operating system must first be able to recognize your chipset. If whoever sent the Dimension L733r to you didn't send their Resource CD along with it then you'll have to download the chipset drivers
here or
here. The real joy of the situation is that if you've installed any other device drivers without installing the chipset you'll have to uninstall all of them and start over. This can sometimes prove exceedingly difficult and can even result in the need to format the hard drive and reinstall the entire operating system.
Installing the chipset drivers definately moved me in the right direction. As soon as I did that and restarted the computer Windows 98 recognized the most of the devices and installed them correctly and removed the device conflict bubbles.
A few bubbles remained, most important the serial port something or other which is still listed as other under device. I still can get access to the modem via AOl or the dialer, ... though its listed in the device manager as working fine.
I am thinking I may have to reformat and reintall Windows 98, ... how then I reinstall the chip set drivers before Windows 98 trys to reinstall drivers when it installs for the first time?
Before I reformat, I will try reinstalling some of the drivers manually, like the modem. Its is dangerous to remove all drivers from the device manager and then simply restart the computer and let Windows reinstall automatically.
Jim,
If you do format the hard drive and reinstall Windows 98 again then just make sure you've got the chipset driver saved to a floppy disk first. The Dell version is only 667 KB so it'll easily fit. After you've reinstalled the OS just copy the chipset driver from the disk onto the Windows desktop and install it.
fireberd
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January 30th, 2003 17:00
Actually, the same drivers should work for both OS's. Instead of "reinstalling the drivers", remove the hardware from Device Manager and then restart windows and let it reinstall. If that doesn't resolve the issue then you will have to do it manually.
I won't address the AOL issues.
The_Namek
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January 31st, 2003 03:00
It sounds to me like you probably didn't install the Intel 810e chipset drivers after you installed Windows 98. Unlike Windows ME, Windows 98 does not has native support for the 810 chipset (see this chart for reference. This should be the first driver loaded after loading the operating system. If it is not the first driver installed, the computer will manifest a number of errors including video driver
problems, sound driver problems, random lockups & other issues. Basically the system will not function correctly. The reason for this is because the chipset drivers inform the operating system how to properly configure the chipset for specific functionality, such as AGP, USB, Core PCI, and ISA PnP services. In order to be able to install any chipset-related drivers (e.g. graphics, IDE, etc.), your operating system must first be able to recognize your chipset. If whoever sent the Dimension L733r to you didn't send their Resource CD along with it then you'll have to download the chipset drivers here or here. The real joy of the situation is that if you've installed any other device drivers without installing the chipset you'll have to uninstall all of them and start over. This can sometimes prove exceedingly difficult and can even result in the need to format the hard drive and reinstall the entire operating system.
lonergan09
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February 3rd, 2003 12:00
Installing the chipset drivers definately moved me in the right direction. As soon as I did that and restarted the computer Windows 98 recognized the most of the devices and installed them correctly and removed the device conflict bubbles.
A few bubbles remained, most important the serial port something or other which is still listed as other under device. I still can get access to the modem via AOl or the dialer, ... though its listed in the device manager as working fine.
I am thinking I may have to reformat and reintall Windows 98, ... how then I reinstall the chip set drivers before Windows 98 trys to reinstall drivers when it installs for the first time?
Before I reformat, I will try reinstalling some of the drivers manually, like the modem. Its is dangerous to remove all drivers from the device manager and then simply restart the computer and let Windows reinstall automatically.
Thanks so much for your help, ..
Jim
The_Namek
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February 4th, 2003 18:00
If you do format the hard drive and reinstall Windows 98 again then just make sure you've got the chipset driver saved to a floppy disk first. The Dell version is only 667 KB so it'll easily fit. After you've reinstalled the OS just copy the chipset driver from the disk onto the Windows desktop and install it.