Here's the details. I had a terrible time installing Win98 and in fact never did finish after 10 gruelling hours, I called MS support. The result was this quote from the synopsis email after the call:

..."Summary of Key Points:

Problem Description:
Install win98

SYMPTOMS
========

When you attempt to preform a clean install of Windows 98, you may receive the following error message:

IT WAS THIS ONE---> "SUWIN caused a general protection fault in module user.exe @
<address>" -or-

"SUWIN caused a general protection fault in module setupx.dll @ <address>"

When you click okay, setup exits.

CAUSE
=====

The internal cache on the processor is going bad. This is most noticeable when Setup has a problem during file copy phase.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this issue, disable the external cache (also known as "L2" , "CPU cache", or "Processor cache") in CMOS. For information about how to do so, refer
to the Documentation included with your computer or contact your hardware manufacturer. *** Note: *** Enabling the processor cache after setup is complete
will cause fatal 0E's and 0D's

Thank you for choosing Microsoft

Sincerly,
Eduardo M Gomez V-2EDG
Windows 9x Tech Support..."

MY QUESTION IS:

How do I ..."disable the external cache..." and will the computer function normally? If so, for how long?

Thanks..
Cyndy