BIOS Not fully APCI Compliant Error

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Guest

I am attempting to install Vista x86 and i get the blue screen of death
saying my bios is not fully apci compliant, how do i resolve this?
 
G

Guest

Check following

A) enter to bios and check acpi settings there and adjust them (cannot tell
exactly options due i dont know your bios)
B) update bios from motherboard manufacturer
 
G

Guest

rahi said:
Check following

A) enter to bios and check acpi settings there and adjust them (cannot tell
exactly options due i dont know your bios)
B) update bios from motherboard manufacturer

Well that solution does not work for me. I have tried to isntall Vista Beta
2 seven seperate times, each time adjusting something different. I have the
most updated BIOS, and I even contacted my BIOS manufacturer by phone after
they did a scan to detect my exact BIOS. They said my bios is 100% fully
ACPI compliant. As a matter of fact, all BIOSes since 1998 are....

My computer is less than a year old. Windows XP runs fine. My BIOS
settings menu gives no options whatsoever for ACPI.
 
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Walter B

While running XP, check the Device Manager, Computer, and see if it
says Standard PC or some variation of ACPI.

I had the same problem, so I reinstalled XP (second "repair") and when
the F6 prompt for installing special drivers comes up, press F5
instead. There, you get a list of types of computers, and you can
select the appropriate ACPI computer. Note: after the reinstall, you
will have to renew all the MS updates (there are around 80).

This worked for me to install Vista as an upgrade from XP Pro SP2.
 
W

Walter B

I forgot to mention, if you are planning on a clean install, then boot
from the Vista installation DVD, and you should be OK without going
through the XP stuff.
 

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