I also have 2 systems with Abit motherboards, 300MHz Celerons overclocked to
450Mhz.  I didn't have any problems with clean installs of Win 98, one
motherboard is the BH6 and one is the BX6 Rev. 2.  I also agree use the IDE
drivers from Win98, they have caused no problems for me, with 2 ATA hard
drives, cd-rom and internal zip drive.  Are your modem drivers installed
properly?  I believe PCI modems and some isa modems need the serial port
they are using disabled in the bios for them to install drivers properly.
This could be causing Win98 to try to install a PCI serial controller, and
not be able to find drivers, as the drivers come with the modem.  When the
modem is installed properly, Device Manager will not have a port for the
modem under "Ports(com & LPT)" it will be located under the modem
properties.

Mary Wolden

From: Ben Moore: Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] pci serial controller


> I have two systems almost identical to yours.  I've never had any problems
> with a clean win 98 install.  Do not use the bus master drivers that come
on
> the Abit CD-ROM.  Let Win98 install it's own.  I'd pull some stuff out and
> get the OS loaded and then add the equipment back.  You also need to set
the
> system back to 300 MHz for the install.  I've heard of several people who
> couldn't install because of the overclocking.
>
> Ben Moore
>
> > From: victor patman: Subject: [PCBUILD] pci serial controller
>
>
> > hello all
> >          I have a Abit BH6 with a overclocked  Celleron running at 450
> > MHz, a WD
> > 8.4 gig HDD, a Viper 550 AGP, Yamaha OPL3 128 sound card, Apache 56k
> > V.90
> > modem, a Mitsumi CDROM , and a 8X20 Plexwriter. I just recently low
> > level formatted
> > the HDD and reinstalled Windows98. I installed the drivers for the video
> > card, cdrom,
> > and the sound card. The mobo software ide busmaster wouldn't load
> > because it was
>
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