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I recently got a 770 with Win95 and immediately upgraded to NT 4.0 (doing exactly what you seem to want). The process was quite painless overall. The only part that took a while was figuring out what disk partition setup to use (on a 4.0GB drive) for NT's data and system areas. Nothing specific to the 770. Here is a link to a valuable IBM web page that shows the appropriate drivers for each subsystem: http://www3.pc.ibm.com/techinfo/483e.html. I'm assuming your experience with a 770ED will be similarly easy because all drivers I used for the 770 have 770ED counterparts. If you would like any other specific tips or need some troubleshooting for your upgrade please drop me a note. HTH, Rob -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rob Bell Senior Consultant, CPD Professional CSC Consulting, Minneapolis, MN rob_bell 'at' csi 'period' com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sandy Meltzer wrote: > Hello All, > > I'm about to order a new 770ED and would like to run NT4.0 instead of Win95 > (or have dual-boot option)...just waiting to hear back from the distributor > (CDW) if the 770ED is available with NT4.0 or not. I know the 770E version > is available with NT4.0, but it isn't clear if NT4.0 is available for the > 770ED. IBM's web site mentions NT4.0 several times on the 770ED page, but > only lists a model which ships with Win95 installed. > > I know I can buy the new 770ED with Win95 installed and install NT4.0 > myself (with dual-boot), but I'm concerned about the drivers I would need > to run various peripheral multi-media functions (i.e. IR, DVD, enhanced > video, etc.). If I do install NT4.0 on the 770ED myself, will I be able to > get these extra NT drivers from IBM or are they only available installed at > the factory? > > If NT4.0 is not available (yet) on the 770ED, it seems to make more sense > to buy the 770E version with NT4.0 already installed and then add the extra > ED peripherals later (i.e. DVD, enhanced video, etc.). > > I would appreciate any comments or suggestions before I make this big > purchase. Thanks. > > Regards, > > --sandy > sandy1@ncal.verio.com