Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Ozark on August 15, 2001, 02:43:00 PM
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Hi Folks,
Well it’s time to reformat the hard drive and install Win98SE. I had been running Win98 1st ed.
When I put this rig together, I loaded the Win98 with the sound card uninstalled until I got all the critical updates from MS. I was wondering if I should remove the sound card during this reformat operation too…. Then install the card after my updates. ?
BTW: Everything backup. I love my new Plexwriter 12x10x32. What use to take hours on my 1x USB CD-RW now takes about 6 mins.
A7V KT133a MOBO
AMD Thunderbird 1 GHz
ATI Radeon 64MB DDR
Acer CD-ROM 52x
Plexwriter 12x10x32
Micron 512MB SDRAM..PC133..CL=2
IBM 75GXP HD 30G
Sound Blaster Live
Antec SX830 Workstation Tower
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When I install Windows the only thing I leave in is the video card. If it's a soundblaster LIVE I recommend installing it as the very last thing in your system.
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Thanks bloom! :)
I saved all the setup notes you posted last time (when I built this rig). Just wanted to check and make sure.
Ozark
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Almost identical setup here but Abit KT7a and Crucial memory :) - no sweat/problems ever with SB Live though (maybe I just got lucky)...
Watch out for Radeon firing up at max refresh rate and crapping out your monitor though when you install the drivers - it's a nuisance but it happens. (Boot in Safe mode -> change refresh rate if it happens)