Need drivers for USB HD

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion (More info?)

The generic Win98 driver for USB-1.1/2.0 drives is:
http://www.archos.com/download/dri [...] T_5_04.EXE

But backup the Registry first (Start -- Run...):

scanregw /backup

so if this driver will mess your system -- you will have 4 days to
restore your Registry: boot in Command Prompt Only mode (hold down left
Ctrl key, release it when Startup Menu will appear, and select this
item), and type:

scanreg /restore

(note: in this case there is no letter 'W' in the word "scanreg').
Select your backup by its date/time then. After restoring Registry, your
system will forget this driver.

How to install this driver:

Disconnect your USB drive, install the driver with all options, restart,
and connect USB-drive to computer. Allow Windows to find the driver
automatically then.

If your motherboard has USB-2.0 ability -- you ought to install USB-2.0
driver for motherboard (Win98 does not have native USB-2.0 support),
otherwise you'll dramatically slow down this drive: say, 2GB will be
copied 55 min, compared to 5 min if USB-2.0 driver is installed. But the
driver depends on the chipset manufacturer: so, SiS does not provide
USB-2.0 driver for Win98.

--
Mikhail Zhilin
http://www.aha.ru/~mwz
Sorry, no technical support by e-mail.
Please reply to the newsgroups only.
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On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 13:30:35 -0600, "labatyd" <fake@fakemail.com> wrote:

>I have here a used USB 2.0 3.5 inch USB enclosure with HD installed. I
>connected to an XP machine and it works fine but won't read/write from my 98
>SE machine. I have drivers installed for another USB drive so this new
>unknown make is visible as drive D:
>
>There is little info on the box. On the bar code:
>
>USB 2.0 3.5" Enclosure
>HYU2 3.5 0901015
>
>USB 2.0 480 Mbps High Speed Data Transfer
>USB 1.1, USB 2.0 and IEEE 1394a/IEEE139b Supported
>
>I have not been successful with Google so far.
>
>Anyone have some hints for suitable drivers?
>
>Any help greatly appreciated.
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion (More info?)

Thank you. Some good info you've provided. Will tuck that into my Win98 tips
file. I did get the drive to work finally with W98. Not sure why it refused
initially. I reconnected it to the XP system and formatted to Fat32.
Following that I had no trouble. Why that should make a difference I don't
know because I had formatted it with W98.

"Mikhail Zhilin" <mwz@x.REMOVEx.aha.ru> wrote in message
news:cal121ldsh06qmvgoidnclni507a1iplq2@4ax.com...
> The generic Win98 driver for USB-1.1/2.0 drives is:
> http://www.archos.com/download/dri [...] T_5_04.EXE
>
> But backup the Registry first (Start -- Run...):
>
> scanregw /backup
>
> so if this driver will mess your system -- you will have 4 days to
> restore your Registry: boot in Command Prompt Only mode (hold down left
> Ctrl key, release it when Startup Menu will appear, and select this
> item), and type:
>
> scanreg /restore
>
> (note: in this case there is no letter 'W' in the word "scanreg').
> Select your backup by its date/time then. After restoring Registry, your
> system will forget this driver.
>
> How to install this driver:
>
> Disconnect your USB drive, install the driver with all options, restart,
> and connect USB-drive to computer. Allow Windows to find the driver
> automatically then.
>
> If your motherboard has USB-2.0 ability -- you ought to install USB-2.0
> driver for motherboard (Win98 does not have native USB-2.0 support),
> otherwise you'll dramatically slow down this drive: say, 2GB will be
> copied 55 min, compared to 5 min if USB-2.0 driver is installed. But the
> driver depends on the chipset manufacturer: so, SiS does not provide
> USB-2.0 driver for Win98.
>
> --
> Mikhail Zhilin
> http://www.aha.ru/~mwz
> Sorry, no technical support by e-mail.
> Please reply to the newsgroups only.
> ======
> On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 13:30:35 -0600, "labatyd" <fake@fakemail.com> wrote:
>
> >I have here a used USB 2.0 3.5 inch USB enclosure with HD installed. I
> >connected to an XP machine and it works fine but won't read/write from my
98
> >SE machine. I have drivers installed for another USB drive so this new
> >unknown make is visible as drive D:
> >
> >There is little info on the box. On the bar code:
> >
> >USB 2.0 3.5" Enclosure
> >HYU2 3.5 0901015
> >
> >USB 2.0 480 Mbps High Speed Data Transfer
> >USB 1.1, USB 2.0 and IEEE 1394a/IEEE139b Supported
> >
> >I have not been successful with Google so far.
> >
> >Anyone have some hints for suitable drivers?
> >
> >Any help greatly appreciated.
> >
>