Can Windows 98 handle LBA (for large hard disks)

[Peter Jansen]

Hi,

I was performing a dual boot install for Windows 98/NT and the documentation
said that for NT to be able to handle a large hard disk the CMOS setting for
the disk should be set to LBA. I have since given up on NT (for the moment)
but wonder if this LBA setting could effect Windows 98? I have tried
running with LBA on and off but it is hard to determine the problem.

I am trying to track down the cause of a lot of blue screen (VXD) errors and
am just trying to determine the possible causes. I have a 3dfx card, is
this likely to cause VXD errors (sorry a bit of a vague question, VXD is
just a device driver?) if there is something wrong with the driver. Could
partition problems cause blue screen errors (I have repartition the HD a few
times, and have NT on one of the partitions...I have been using a mixture of
FDISK and the NT install to partition)? Is there an easy way to check the
windows installation to see if all the major components are correctly
installed? Are partitcular drivers more likely to cause blue screen VXD
errors that others?

Specs:
AMD K6 550
27 Gb HD
256Mb RAM

[Big Bob]

If you've been switching the drive in bios setup from LBA to normal mode,
it's a wonder that it even boots. Leave it in LBA mode. If Win98 is
running OK but you are getting blue screens, it's possible you have messed
up the installation by trying to change HD mode and manipulate partitions
(I'm not sure how you did this with fdisk and managed to retain anything on
the Win98 partition).

In the event that the files are OK, check that all your hardware is cleanly
and firmly seated, then boot to safe mode, go to device manager, and look
for multiple entries of the same item...if they exist, delete ALL of them,
along with entries for anything that isn't installed, then reboot. This is
only a start, but it can help.

If you have to reinstall, try to figure out your partition arrangement in
advance. Partitions aren't just something you shuffle around on a whim,
even if you have Partition Magic, as something can always go wrong.

Big Bob

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[John]

The prob that you could be having is that you have a 27 gig hard drive. do
you have your HD format as FAT or FAT32? Win NT cannot use FAT32.