he is wrong
ignor him
i ran into this problem also its WHY MOST PEOPLE DO NOT get Audio
******To enable ACPI support in Windows 98, use either of the following methods: ******
Method 1
Reinstall Windows 98 using the "/p j" command-line switch.
This adds the ACPIOption string value with a value data of 1 to registry.
To run Windows 98 Setup using the "/p j" command-line switch.
RUN setup /p j
U Can TRY and Just Run setup.exe Till Hell Frezes Over
But It Won't help,There are OTHER Apm Switches Also TRY THEM ALL for apm
I had To Do it one At A Time
Then WAH'LA!!
Even Had Audio,All USBs Worked
Also A USB Compact Flash reader helps
I Installed Win98 With the APM Switch
Then Bought One Of Those Funny Looking USB NICs<Clear Plastic NO Cable Attached,it was all one peace>Usb Nics,Used The Cf Reader On Another Pc and put the drivers in "C:\OEM\UsbNic"
Then Got a Usb Wireless Nic And Did the Same "C:\OEM\UsbWireless"