Western Digital SATA WD800JD and Windows 98?

Western Digital says this drive isn't for windows 98:
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/curr.../wd800jdrtl.asp
Should I try to put it in anyway since my mobo supports 2 sata devices?
Newegg screwed up and sent the wrong drive.
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Your motherboard may have two SATA ports, but I'd imagine that it doesn't
have Win 98 SATA drivers...

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"Machine Messiah" <Dustyguyz@waifisktiddlewk.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1b12fc4378ca8cdf989bd3@news-server.columbus.rr.com...
> Western Digital says this drive isn't for windows 98:
> http://www.wdc.com/en/products/curr.../wd800jdrtl.asp
> Should I try to put it in anyway since my mobo supports 2 sata devices?
> Newegg screwed up and sent the wrong drive.
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Machine Messiah wrote:
> Western Digital says this drive isn't for windows 98:
> http://www.wdc.com/en/products/curr.../wd800jdrtl.asp
> Should I try to put it in anyway since my mobo supports 2 sata
> devices? Newegg screwed up and sent the wrong drive.

Your motherboard CD should have SATA drivers. Look for them. Also, read any
"Readme".

Machine Messiah wrote:

> Western Digital says this drive isn't for windows 98:
> http://www.wdc.com/en/products/curr.../wd800jdrtl.asp
> Should I try to put it in anyway since my mobo supports 2 sata devices?
> Newegg screwed up and sent the wrong drive.


The probably are just dropping support for win98. If your Mobo has win98
drivers for sata, it should work.
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On Mon, 17 May 2004 23:35:04 GMT, "DaveW" <none@zero.org> wrote:

>Your motherboard may have two SATA ports, but I'd imagine that it doesn't
>have Win 98 SATA drivers...

And your point is...?


Have a nice week...

Trent©

Follow Joan Rivers' example --- get pre-embalmed!

On Mon, 17 May 2004 23:09:46 GMT, Machine Messiah
<Dustyguyz@waifisktiddlewk.com> wrote:

>Western Digital says this drive isn't for windows 98:
>http://www.wdc.com/en/products/curr.../wd800jdrtl.asp
>Should I try to put it in anyway since my mobo supports 2 sata devices?

Sure. I think the drive will work fine with Linux, also...and with
DOS.

Probably ME, too.


Have a nice week...

Trent©

Follow Joan Rivers' example --- get pre-embalmed!

On Tue, 18 May 2004 21:10:09 -0400, Trent© <trentsauder@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>On Mon, 17 May 2004 23:35:04 GMT, "DaveW" <none@zero.org> wrote:
>
>>Your motherboard may have two SATA ports, but I'd imagine that it doesn't
>>have Win 98 SATA drivers...
>
>And your point is...?

.... that he has quite an imagination?

In article <svcla011scosc9v7hem4ihhbteh90p6d4t@4ax.com>,
trentsauder@hotmail.com says...
> On Mon, 17 May 2004 23:09:46 GMT, Machine Messiah
> <Dustyguyz@waifisktiddlewk.com> wrote:
>
> >Western Digital says this drive isn't for windows 98:
> >http://www.wdc.com/en/products/curr.../wd800jdrtl.asp
> >Should I try to put it in anyway since my mobo supports 2 sata devices?
>
> Sure. I think the drive will work fine with Linux, also...and with
> DOS.
>
> Probably ME, too.
>
>
> Have a nice week...
>
I was thinking of trying Mandrake Linux on this machine someday.
DOS makes me crazy.
Don't have ME, just 98SE

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In article <2gta96F694tbU6@uni-berlin.de>, fotocord@yahoo.com says...
> Machine Messiah wrote:
>
> > Western Digital says this drive isn't for windows 98:
> > http://www.wdc.com/en/products/curr.../wd800jdrtl.asp
> > Should I try to put it in anyway since my mobo supports 2 sata devices?
> > Newegg screwed up and sent the wrong drive.
>
>
> The probably are just dropping support for win98. If your Mobo has win98
> drivers for sata, it should work.
>
I'll look into that.
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