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Thread ID: 77911 2007-03-27 10:38:00 Not fully ACPI compliant aidanmaz (7180) Press F1
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536266 2007-03-27 23:27:00 yes it was later, not by much though. I loaded the fail-safe configuration, just to be sure, its a pretty good machine with 512mb ram, i have tried swapping video cards. i did swap the cdrom for a dvddrive when i first got it. wouldthis be the issue aidanmaz (7180)
536267 2007-03-27 23:35:00 What else is in the case, besides the videocard, hdd and ram??

What are the PCI cards, if any are installed?

Swapping the cd for a dvd shouldnt stop it from installing XP .

Well u could try putting the cd back in, see if it works .

But it shouldnt make a diff .
Speedy Gonzales (78)
536268 2007-03-27 23:43:00 no pci card slots are being used, its using onboard video currently (i hava geforce fx5200 to put in) looking at it, it has a designed for windows xp logo stuck on the case......and (why didnt i see if before?) a red compaq....:waughh: but no model aidanmaz (7180)
536269 2007-03-27 23:48:00 on the back in very small typing: compaq, h239ktpz0167, looking on the HP website, gets me nowhere aidanmaz (7180)
536270 2007-03-28 04:33:00 on the back in very small typing: compaq, h239ktpz0167, looking on the HP website, gets me nowhere

Try looking at the Compaq website
JackStraw (6573)
536271 2007-03-28 04:57:00 What else is in the case, besides the videocard, hdd and ram??

What are the PCI cards, if any are installed?

Swapping the cd for a dvd shouldnt stop it from installing XP .

Well u could try putting the cd back in, see if it works .

But it shouldnt make a diff .

I have seen that make a difference . I used to get issues with older DVD Roms and windows installation .

I don't know about Win2000, but if it's the same as XP, when it asks you to press F6 during setup, you can press F5 and change the type of PC it is (ACPI etc . ) You want it to be ACPI Single Processor or some such, but if that doesn't work, you can go for Standard PC . If you do go standard PC, and it installs, you won't be able to use the shutdown command, or stand-by .
trig42 (11325)
536272 2007-03-28 05:20:00 If you do go standard PC, and it installs, you won't be able to use the shutdown command, or stand-by.

Err thats what the videocard drivers are for. Until u install these, the standby button on shutdown will be ghosted.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
536273 2007-03-28 06:54:00 No.

If XP doesn't detect your BIOS as ACPI compliant and installs as a 'Standard PC' (check under computer in Device Manager) then Shutdown will not turn the computer off (it'll sit at the "it is safe to turn your computer off" screen) and the standby button will be greyed out (like it is when you haven't got video drivers installed).

The only way to fix it if XP has installed as a 'Standard PC' is a repair install as you can't replace the HAL drivers without a reinstall.
trig42 (11325)
536274 2007-03-28 08:12:00 Im doubting that the bios is out of date, or needs updating, as it was working at the business where it came from last week .

That means nothing . It now has a new install .




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