В последние дни сильно глючит форум MSFN из-за чего проглядел интереснейшую ссылку на поделку тамошних умельцев: неофициальные драйвера для 98 для новейших (945, 955, 975, ICH7) чипсетов Intel:
http://www.winpack.org/petr/i955X.zip Подробный список поддерживаемых устройств [more=здесь]
945.inf
"Intel(R) 945G/GZ/P/PL Processor to I/O Controller - 2770"
"Intel(R) 945G/GZ/P/PL PCI Express Root Port - 2771"
"Intel(R) 955X Memory Controller Hub - 2774"
"Intel(R) 955X PCI Express Root Port - 2775"
"Intel(R) 975X Memory Controller Hub - 277C"
"Intel(R) 975X PCI Express Root Port - 277A"
"Intel(R) 975X PCI Express Root Port - 277D"
ich7ide.inf
"Intel(R) 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) Serial ATA Storage Controller - 27C0"
"Intel(R) 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7-M Family) Serial ATA Storage Controller - 27C4"
"Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 27DF"
ich7usb.inf
"Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27C8"
"Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27C9"
"Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27CA"
"Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27CB"
usb2ndrv.inf
"Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 27CC"
ich7core.inf
"Intel(R) 82801 PCI Bridge - 244E"
"Intel(R) 82801 PCI Bridge - 2448"
"Intel(R) 82801GH (ICH7DH) LPC Interface Controller - 27B0"
"Intel(R) 82801GB/GR (ICH7 Family) LPC Interface Controller - 27B8"
"Intel(R) 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Controller - 27B9"
"Intel(R) 82801GHM (ICH7-M DH) LPC Interface Controller - 27BD"
"Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller - 27DA"
"Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Root Port - 27D0"
"Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Root Port - 27D2"
"Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Root Port - 27D4"
"Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Root Port - 27D6"
"Intel(R) 82801GR/GH/GHM (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Root Port - 27E0"
"Intel(R) 82801GR/GH/GHM (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Root Port - 27E2"
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По утверждению автора работает замечательно.
Устанавливать очевидно так:
1.Копируем содержимое архива в каталог windows\inf
2.В Компьютер->Свойства->Система->Устройства нажимаем "обновить" и все неизвестное доселе должно найтись.