Portables are very proprietary.  Doesn't matter what operating system you use, even 
when it's the same.  It is still customized by the manufacturer on portables.  They 
were both shipped with XP, not Win 98, so you are trying to run an old operating 
system on newer hardware that it wasn't designed for.  Drivers are very proprietary 
on portables and are added by the manufacturer.  Rarely will any version of Windows 
have the exact drivers needed for a portable machine.  You would have to see if the 
manufacturers of the machines have Win 98 drivers and customized utilities (that 
most are shipped with) for that model and operating system on their websites.  If 
not, you are wasting your time at this point.











On Thursday, February 28, 2008 at 12:25 am, seskanda wrote:

>What, in particular, are settings in Control Panel i can adjust? Unfortunately, 
the 

>BIOS on the PCG-GRV550 has little options for me to set, do you have any in mind? 

>Both the Inspiron 600m and Sony came with XP, so it can't be any "proprietary" issue, 

>especially since i installed 98SE  from scratch on the 600m with the retail CD. 
The 

>issue is only getting worse...pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart, freezes the PCG-GRV550.....this 

>even happens in Safe Mode! I also installed the Intel Chipset drivers (v4.30.1006), 

>but that did NOTHING. What else can i do?

>

>

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