PC Compatibility Card freezing during Win 95 install

[PPC_505]

Hey all,

I picked up a 12" Pc Compatibility Card a little while ago and I'm trying to install Win 95 on it. It'll install DOS 6.2.2 without issue from floppy, but any method I've tried to install 95 has failed. When trying to use an original CD, I get a "not High Sierra/ISO-9660" error. Using a 2nd virtual disk or shared folder with the installer files always results in freezing. Any ideas short of gathering up 29 floppies and installing that way? Host is a 9600.

 

[retr01]

Hi @PPC_505!

Do you have an Apple or Reply PC Compatibility card? If so, have you tried this pcSetup program?

pcSetup 2.1.7 for Apple PC Compatibility Card - Macintosh Repository

PC Setup 2.1.7 allows owners of Apple and Reply DOS and PC Compatibility cards to continue using their cards with Mac OS 8.5, 8.6, 9.0, 9.1 and 9.2...

www.macintoshrepository.org

 

[PPC_505]

It's the Apple manufactured one, and I have not. I'll give that a try.

 

[PPC_505]

Unfortunately, it's still randomly hanging after updating to 2.1.7.

 

[KennyPowers]

Have you tried the usual stuff, like reseating/replacing/removing the RAM SIMM on the card (if you have one installed)?

 

[PPC_505]

Come to think of it, I have not. Worried about that little plastic clip, but I'll try that now.

 

[PPC_505]

I've tried a few more times since my last post. Each hanging around the same time towards the end of install. I'll try another 95 disk in the next week.

 

[StevieC]

would OS/2 be able to run on that card? Just asking for hypothetical reasons

 

[PPC_505]

I don't see why not. All of the basic hardware requirements are present on the card, unless there's some low-level things that are absent.