Building a computer

[jl123]

I was reading the computer building guide on sysopt.com and i got everything until they started talking about loading your CD-Rom drivers to begin the installation of win 95/98 and well anyways my question is, What does it mean when it tells you too insert a system disk? Is it a disk that comes with the OS or files you get from another computer that you need to run FDISK? I also want to know about installing your CD-ROM drivers before installing the OS. HOw do you do that? The website gave a little info about it but it's still a little scratchy. I just need more info about doing this because i'm the type of person who wants to learn as much as i can. THANKS

[jad1097]

If you are installing windows98 all you need is a boot disk. You can download it at http://www.bootdisk.com
The bootdisk that comes with Win98 should have generic Cd drivers and FDISK is on it also. Or you could just copy your old hdd to the new one.

[codybear]

http://www.pcnineoneone.com/howto/clean1.html


go here and it tells you everything you need to know.

[This message has been edited by codybear (edited 01-05-2000).]

[jl123]

So really the trick is in the boot up disk that comes with the OS. OK thanks alot.
-jl123

[Mntsnow]

J,

You got it figured out now!

Mntsnow

[Axel]

Yeah - first time I built a system from scratch, it was a little disturbing that you had to have an OS on the system before you could install an OS - How's that for logic..... http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif

I learned about MSCDEX the hard way.

Basically, you're giving the computer an extremely reduced command set to a) start up, b) recognize it has drives, and c) enable the CD-ROM drivers on a dos-type level so the system can operate it and load the final high level OS on the system.

That's the very simplistic view.