Ok, here's what i have: Asus A7V133(with latest Award update,1005C) Athlon 850Mhz chip,384Megs PC133 unbuffered SDRAM,ATI Radeon 64Meg DDR VIVO,SB Live! Value,Supra Max USB modem,IBM DeskStar 40Gig Hdd.

Here's what i want to do: Replace Mobo with a new Asus A7V133(with an older BIOS version that will come with board,obviously )Install an Athlon T-Bird 1.2Gig on this board at install.Install a new SB Live!Value card(same as above)

I'm running the DeskStar on the ATA100 onboard controller at present.(Have the latest Promise update installed now). Have the latest Via 4in1432v drivers installed now.

Running this on Win98 first edition with all the updates.

Question is this: Do you think i can get away with doing this without having to do a wipe and re-install of Windoze? I remember Win98 having a problem recognizing the ATA100 during set-up when recognizing hardware unless you do the install with the Hdd on the standard IDE connector first. Then switch it to ATA100 "after" the OS install. Does this sound like it's do-able with just a part switch? Or, should i not take the chance?

Any and all suggestions will be greatly appreciated..(and,,i hope this makes sense to ya'all )

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