https://peter.truchly.eu/tags/ahci/Recent content in Ahci on Peter TruchlyHugo -- gohugo.ioenSat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0200https://peter.truchly.eu/p/win98-se-on-sandy-bridge-debugging/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0200https://peter.truchly.eu/p/win98-se-on-sandy-bridge-debugging/<img src="https://peter.truchly.eu/p/win98-se-on-sandy-bridge-debugging/cover_hu_10be7450723edef1.png" alt="Featured image of post Windows 98 SE on Sandy Bridge: the debugging story" /><p>After playing with Windows XP on my &ldquo;new&rdquo; Optiplex 990 I asked myself a question: &ldquo;Would Windows 98 SE run on this Sandy Bridge as well?&rdquo; By running I mean: accelerated 3D graphics and 3D audio (EAX) without any hangs or lockups, being able to play games and run benchmarks.</p> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Component</th> <th>my Optiplex 990 configuration</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>CPU</td> <td>Core i5 2500</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Chipset</td> <td>Q67 (Sandy Bridge, 6-series PCH)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>RAM</td> <td>4GB, 2+2, dual channel DDR3-1333</td> </tr> <tr> <td>GPU</td> <td>Radeon X550, 64bit (most retro part in here)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sound</td> <td>Sound Blaster Audigy (SB0090) in the PCI slot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Storage</td> <td>128GB SATA (BIOS SATA == AHCI)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Other</td> <td>USB keyboard and mouse, one PS/2 mouse so I could install USB drivers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Turned <strong>OFF</strong>:</td> <td>onboard: GPU, NIC, sound; UEFI boot (legacy boot), all power saving/sleep states, virtualization, remote management</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><em>Table 1 — the test subject.</em></p>