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win 98 on compaq lte 5100
Name: Herb Date: May 17, 2003 at 18:02:59 Pacific OS: win95 CPU/Ram: pentium90/40
Comment:
just bought perfect working compaq lte 5100 at yard sale for$5! want to upgrade to win 98se from win 95. can i just put in the win 98 disk and install or do i have to go thru the hoops that compaq recommends( flash bios,update audio& video drivers)? if you've done this please advise. Herb
Name: Steven W Date: May 17, 2003 at 22:15:16 Pacific
Reply:
I would update the BIOS. Before install make a note of all devices manufacturer name model number etc. If you can download drivers for the video card, soundcard and modem on another PC where you can burn a CD that might come in handy. At least backup the modem driver(you could at least download the other drivers later there should be at least a generic driver that will give you 16 color display on the win98 CD).
did the smart thing and upgraded the bios. audio&video drivers onboard win 98se. $5 laptop running like a champ. might even max out the ram. thanks for the reply. Herb
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