Hi,
Here are the specs for the E-Machine. I believe it is a clone from Gateway cause Intel has no listing for this board and the E-Machine company sends me to the gateway site for updated drivers.
Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic
CPU: Intel® Celeron® D Processor 356
64-bit processor with Intel® EM64T Technology
(3.33GHz, 533MHz FSB, 512KB L2 cache)
Chipset: Intel® 945G
Memory: 512MB DDR2 dual channel capable (1 × 512MB), 533MHz (PC4200)
Expandable to 2GB
2 DDR2 Slots (Total) | 1 DDR2 Slot (Available)
Hard Drive: 120GB SATA II (7200rpm)
Optical Drive: CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive
48x max. write (48×32×48×16)
Video: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Up to 224MB of shared video memory
PCI-Express® (PCI-E x16) slot available
Sound: 6-channel (5.1) high-definition audio
Amplified Stereo Speakers (USB Powered)
Communications: 56K ITU V.92-ready fax/modem (RJ-11 port)
Intel® 10/100Mbps Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 port)
Peripherals: Multifunction keyboard, 2-button wheel mouse (PS/2)
Ports/Other: 6 - USB 2.0 ports (2 in front, 4 in back)
1 - VGA
1 - Parallel port
1 - Serial port
2 - PS/2 ports (keyboard and mouse)
3 - Audio (Rear): Line-in/Side (Stereo), Front/Headphone (Stereo), Microphone
2 - Audio (Front): Microphone, Front/Headphone (Stereo)
1 - RJ-45 Ethernet port
1 - RJ-11 Modem port
I have a readme file that explains how to install XP on this machine but I am having trouble following it. I have to doctor up the I386 folder and add files and commands and I am not getting them right.
I have the extracted files mentioned: The folder is called infinst_autol. In this folder are 4 folders ( All, Lang, Vista, x64) and 5 files ( difxapi.dll, Help, INF2, readme, Setup).
************************************************** **********
* 8B. INSTALLING THE WINDOWS* XP INF FILES PRIOR TO
* OS INSTALLATION
************************************************** **********
NOTE: The Windows* XP OEM Preload Kit distribution CD contains
a setup directory with all the base operating system
setup files and installation programs (WINNT.EXE and
WINNT32.EXE).
The name of the directory may vary depending on the
distribution CD (e.g., \I386\).
1. Create the following directory structure under the
<WINXP Setup Directory>:
\$OEM$\$$\INF
2. Copy the Windows* XP INF files from
<INF Extract Directory>\XXXX\All to the directory
created in Step 1 above:
<WINXP Setup Directory>\$OEM$\$$\INF
NOTE: XXXX is the directory name for the chipset of
interest. Refer to Section 8 for more details.
3. Create the following directory structure under the
<WINXP Setup Directory>:
\$OEM$\$1\drivers\IntelINF
4. Copy the Windows* XP INF files AND the catalog files
(.CAT) from <INF Extract Directory>\XXXX\All to the
directory created in Step 4 above:
<WINXP Setup Directory>\$OEM$\$1\drivers\IntelINF
NOTE: XXXX is the directory name for the chipset of
interest. Refer to Section 8 for more details.
5. Either modify the default Windows* XP installation
answer file, UNATTEND.TXT, located in <WINXP Setup
Directory>, or create a customized answer file. The
answer file must include the following information:
[Unattended]
OemPreinstall = Yes
OemPnPDriversPath="drivers\IntelINF"
A sample answer file for preloading the Intel(R) Chipset
Device Software files is available:
<INF Extract Directory>\XXXX\All\INFAnswr.TXT
If you are a computer manufacturer, refer to the Microsoft*
Windows* XP Guide to Unattended Setup for more information
about Windows* XP answer files and unattended installations.
For more information about the \$OEM$ folder, refer to the
Microsoft Windows* XP OEM Preinstallation Kit (OPK)
User Guide. If you are not a manufacturer, refer to the Microsoft
Windows* XP Deployment Guide.
6. Run "WINNT.EXE /u:<answer file name> /s:<WINXP Setup
Directory>" to install Windows* XP.
What goes where the /u: and s: are?
Thank You for the time you are taking to help me here. This has been a pain for 2 weeks now.
Bruce.