[Atticus]

Right here's my problem,

I'm trying to install Windows XP Professional but every time I boot from CD and enter the setup I'm getting told my BIOS is not ACPI compliant? After it loads several devices it crashes and I get a blue screen with white text and code at the bottom it says something like my BIOS isn't ACPI compliant whatever this means?

If anyone can help me I'll be happy to post more info all help is greatly appreciated.

 

[Xavier1421]

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Originally Posted by Atticus Right here's my problem, I'm trying to install Windows XP Professional but every time I boot from CD and enter the setup I'm getting told my BIOS is not ACPI compliant? After it loads several devices it crashes and I get a blue screen with white text and code at the bottom it says something like my BIOS isn't ACPI compliant whatever this means? If anyone can help me I'll be happy to post more info all help is greatly appreciated.

Restart the install process...while booting from CD, and the screen says "PRess F6 to install 3rd party sata/raid drivers" Press the F7 button. Pressing the F7 button should make windows automatically turn off the ACPI functions.

If the F7 trick does not work, try updating your bios, and try install again.

 

[Transonic]

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Originally Posted by Atticus Right here's my problem, I'm trying to install Windows XP Professional but every time I boot from CD and enter the setup I'm getting told my BIOS is not ACPI compliant? After it loads several devices it crashes and I get a blue screen with white text and code at the bottom it says something like my BIOS isn't ACPI compliant whatever this means? If anyone can help me I'll be happy to post more info all help is greatly appreciated.

not sure about that error but you could try using the floppy boot disks (6 of them) and see if that works. lemme look for the site.

edit: here it is: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/r...eleaseid=33291

 

[Atticus]

I hit my F7 Key but nothing happened I'll give it one more shot I went to the manufacturer's site and read about updating BIOS I was about to do it but got a little scared I heard it can do alot of damage and my hardwatre is quite new...

 

[Xavier1421]

If you follow the manufacturers instructions, you should have any issue.

Is the board relatively new?

 

[Atticus]

Yeah, a few days I didn't wanna risk it to be honest I wanna find out ways around it

 

[Xavier1421]

the F7 and the bios update are the only two fixes that even microsoft knows off...without replacing the board outright.

 

[Atticus]

What's the Floppy installation like, is it different?

 

[jatw]

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Originally Posted by Atticus I hit my F7 Key but nothing happened I'll give it one more shot I went to the manufacturer's site and read about updating BIOS I was about to do it but got a little scared I heard it can do alot of damage and my hardwatre is quite new...

This link explains about the error your recieving. Your computer may not be compliant with the ACPI power management.

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...c_mcc_htev.asp

 

[Atticus]

I got it working I hit the F7 key a few more times and it managed to load the setup I was hitting F7 before but nothing happened except that error message, anyway thanks for all the help!

 

[Xavier1421]

So F7 worked?
WOOHOOO!!!