Windows 98 on SATA

[iamtonsoffun247]

Here is a question for everybody here.  I wanted to install windows 98 on a second hard drive that I will be puchasing in the near future.  but not sure if 98 can install on a SATA hard drive.  If not, what is the earliest windows OS that can?  Thanks!

[Aegis]

This ARTICLE may help, for starters.

[iamtonsoffun247]

O man this is gonna be a lot more difficult than I thought lol.  I read this "Beware that changing this configuration on a working system will probably kill an installation of Windows XP."  My problem is, I have XP on the computer sounds like I will lose it?  Or is that if i partition on the same hard drive?  I was thinking of buying a second hard drive and doing it that way.  Will that save me from losing XP?

[Aegis]

I didn't read a lot last night, but from what I saw, you should be able to install Windows 98 Second Edition on a SATA drive.

[iamtonsoffun247]

Hmmmmm idk if its possible with a second hard drive.  Would windows 2000 be better?  like was 2000 built for SATA, or at least better than 98?

[Aegis]

I would go with Win2K if it is available to you.  I don't know if it's being actively supported by Microsoft at this point, but I know there's more drivers available for it, since it is a more recent operating system, and should support SATA.