Windows 95 install hardware
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How to install Windows 95 (RTM) in 86Box (links, hardware, BIOS)
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Win95 links
Windows 95 RTM bootdisk: https://essentials.86box.net/bootdisks/
Windows 95 RTM Installation Bootdisk (TEAC CDI) (3.5).IMG
Setup - Hardware & BIOS (in 86box)
Machine
Machine type: Socket 7-3V (not found) - USING: Socket 7 (Single Voltage)
Machine: ASUS P/I-P54TP4XE (not found) - USING: ASUS P/I-P55TP4XE
CPU type: Intel Pentium 75
Memory: 32 MB
Dynamic Recompiler UNCHECKED
Display
Video: [PCI] S3 Vision964 (Diamond Stealth64 VRAM)
Input devices
Mouse: Standard P/S2 Mouse (COM1, Two buttons)
Sound
Sound card: Sound Blaster AWE32
Settings:
Address: 0x220
EMU8000 Address: 0x620
MPU-401 Address: 0x330
IRQ: IRQ 5
Low DMA channel: DMA 1
High DMA channel: DMA 5
Onboard RAM: 512kB
Enable OPL: *checked*
Receive input (SB MIDI): *checked*
Receive input (MPU-401): *checked*
MIDI Out Device: System MIDI
Use FLOAT32 sound: checked (button: Nuked (more accurate))
Network
Mode: SLiRP
Adapter: [PCI] AMD PCnet-PCI II
Ports (COM & LPT)
LPT1 Device: Generic PostScript Printer
Storage controllers
HD Controller: Internal controller
FD Controller: Internal controller
Hard disks
C: Drive: “disk1C”, Custom large: 1023 MB (CHS: 2078, 16, 63), IDE, Channel 0:0
Floppy & CD-ROM drives
Floppy1: 3.5, 1.44MB
Floppy2: 5.25, 1.2MB
CD-ROM drives: ATAPI, 48x, Channel 1:0
BIOS
STANDARD CMOS SETUP
Primary Master, Secondary Master: Auto
Primary Slave: None
Secondary Slave: None
BIOS FEATURES SETUP
Boot Sequence: (A, CDROM, C)
PNP AND PCI SETUP
PNP OS INSTALLED: Yes
IRQ 5 USED BY ISA: Yes
DMA 1 USED BY ISA: Yes
DMA 5 USED BY ISA: Yes
SAVE & EXIT SETUP
Software notes
TCP/IP install
After Win 95 install, add TCP/IP, use IP-settings from Win3.11 note.
SLiRP - manual IP, DNS etc
IP: 10.0.2.15
Subnet: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 10.0.2.2
DNS: 10.0.2.3
OK, OK etc,
Reboot / Hard Reset
In Windows open DOS-prompt, "ping www.google.com"