I've done it several times using this method - works every time. First I use a DOS floppy to FDISK and format the drive in the laptop. This way the partition table is set the way the laptop BIOS will expect it.
Then I remove the drive from the laptop and connect it to my $40 universal drive gimmick: <http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat%5Fid=1501&sku=30504> A better photo that shows the included double-headed power supply and ]the SATA cable is here: <http://www.cablestogo.com/hi-res_image.asp?sku=30504&image=30504-A.jpg> Then I copy the installation CD to the hard drive into a directory that says what it is... W98CD, W98SECD, NT4CD, W2KCD, never use the name "Windows", "WinNT", or "Win32" Then reinstall the drive into the laptop, boot into DOS from a floppy and install from C:\whatever-your-directory-name-is\setup.exe That little USB drive adapter is a lifesaver. Disclaimer: I have no relationship to Cables To Go other than as a satisfied repeat customer for over 10 years (my first purchase was a 386-33 motherboard). Mike WA6ILQ At 06:12 AM 06/17/08, you wrote: >A simple solution to your dilemma is to pull the drive and connect it >with a $12.00 adapter to a modern 3.5 ide drive bay desktop computer, >format the drive as fat32,copy the win98se directory off of the cdrom >to the 2.5 laptop drive.. stick the laptop drive back into the >laptop.. boot from a dos boot floppy made in xp, and execute the >setup program on the hard drive in the windows directory... you do >not need the cdrom if you have all the cab files.... > >Most decent computer stores offer 2.5 (laptop) drive adapters either >to USB or IDE so you can connect them to a standard desktop to "work" >on them or copy to/from... > >My CF-27 has no cdrom, but XP can be loaded in a similar process more >or less, however the folder involved is the I386 folder from the >install cd... .... The CF27 will take a lot bigger drive than 2 >gigs..... I think mine is a 60 split in 2 partitions....One DOS >fat32, on XP NTFS.... > >Doug >KD8B > > > > > >At 07:21 PM 6/15/2008, you wrote: > > >Have you found one yet? > > > >*I May* have a CF27 up for sale. Bought it ironically at a hamfest 2 > >weekends ago here in ATL. I LOVE the laptop. The only thing is that > >I am having a heck of a time getting at least Win98 on the drive. No > >CD drive. USB drive though. It came with a drive that had Lynx > >(sp?)on it that was not really functioning. Needed something to use > >with the program to program the Arcom RC210 with. Everything seems to > >work on it, but the drive did take a dive. I had another drive (2gig) > > >------------------------------------ > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
