Odd Problems with Intel Chipset

[wulf109]

I setup an MSI 6337 socket 370 tualatin motherboard with a 1.3Ghz Celeron Tualatin. I installed Windows98FE and when I went into the Control Panel to enable DMA transfer mode for my CD/DVD drives there was no option to enable DMA. It wasn't greyed-out,it just wasn't there.
Is this a condition peculiar to the Intel 815 chipset that the motherboard uses? I've setup lot's of motherboards and never encountered this problem.

I upgraded to Windows98ME and the option to enable DMA was now present. I was overclocking the CPU to 1.6Ghz under 98FE,no problem,but under 98ME it would not run at 1.6. I had to drop to it's normal 1.3 to get 98ME to load. Again is this peculiar to the 815 chipset?

[Doggiedaddy]

jm2c but why do you run either of these antiquated OS. I have gone to all XP Pro and/or linux and have never been happier with Mr. Gates and his band of pirates. It took them all these years to figure out a home desktop system that actually does something well, other than the blue screen of death.

Dd

[wulf109]

Problem solved,I found a new chipset driver on Intel's website that solved my promlems.
Last time I checked XP was a donation to Bill Gates. The blue screen of death occurs once or twice a year,hardly a problem.

[zzyzzx]

I'm still using Windows 98SE and I don't have problems with it. Plan on using it for quite some time. The only reason I bothered going from Windows 95B -> Windows 98SE was for USB support.