Hello
I would like to know if this board (P4C800-E Deluxe) will support win 98. I
would like to have a dual boot 98/Xp. Will 98 support sata?
Thank you
To answer your question, you might start with the download page.
I recommend, at a minimum, that you download the manual before buying,
and review the feature set, BIOS screens, and other stuff, so you
have a better idea what you are buying. Also, have a look at the
drivers available for download - each one has a list of supported OSes,
and from that, you may be able to figure out what "holes" the drivers
have in their coverage.
http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download/item.aspx?ModelName=P4C800-E Deluxe&Type=All
On PDF page 49 of the manual, it has some notes on ICH5R SATA and
legacy OS:
http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download/item.aspx?ModelName=P4C800-E Deluxe&Type=All
Also note that Win98 won't support hyperthreading and will need
a couple of tweaks to deal with more than 512MB of memory (MaxPhysPage ,
MaxFileCache).
HTH,
Paul
