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July 10th, 2023 00:00

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  • Could someone please help me out with getting drivers for this thing20230710_164503.jpg

67 Posts

July 10th, 2023 00:00

Excuse the ram I do this cause people get uppity saying that pc probably came with 4gb you had to hack it

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July 10th, 2023 00:00

PC Model: Optiplex GX620

Specs:

1gb of ram

Intel graphics accelerator g82945 idk if this has drivers for Windows 98 

Intel Celeron 2.66GHz

Adi soundmax needs realtek driver but where can I find ones for an os like that

And lastly broadcom metxtreme troublesome one and usb idk if there are drivers for this

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July 10th, 2023 17:00

I don't know that Win98 can update drivers from the internet   I'm sure you know just going on the internet with it could be very risky.

On a PC with Win10 and security up to date, Google and download the needed drivers to a flash drive.  Then, when you plug in the flash drive into the Win98 PC, click on the drivers to update.  I say "security up to date" in case of any shady sites.

I used to have to do that before I had the internet at home.  Download things like SP1 & 2 for XP, and drivers at the library.

You might have to include your PC in your Google search.  Something like "Optiplex GX620 windows 98 pci universal serial bus driver download."

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July 12th, 2023 00:00

Like I would go on shady sites

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July 12th, 2023 11:00

There's always some or a few download sites that can look legit, but are not.  So, if you download the drivers needed on a Win10 PC, if a yellow caution comes up, be careful unless you know for sure it's legit.  Like if you used it before, recommended by Dell, etc.  I can be a wise judgement call if you back out or not.  If you get a red warning when trying to download a driver, back out and cancel.

Also, if you use a Win10 PC to download drivers, make sure they go to your flash drive and not the PC, especially if you do it at a library.

You said in your other long thread you're running XP.  Are you just testing knowledge?

https://www.dell.com/community/Optiplex-Desktops/what-os-would-would-run-on-this-old-thing-no-linux-distros-i/m-p/8414887#M68865 

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July 12th, 2023 18:00

I'm not testing anything i'm just legit running xp on another hard disk

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