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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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| 536256 | 2007-03-27 10:38:00 | i recieved another pc to use recently, and when trying to install windows 2000 i get a blue screen of death (BSOD) after the text portion finishes copying intial files (after the press f6, before the welcome to setup screen) informing me that the machine's bios is not fully ACPI compliant, update the bios. looking on the power on self test (POST) bios is version v6.xxxx, dated 05/03/2002, which seems to be a okay date, (i have older bioses on other machines). I thought maybe i could put XP on there, and i get a "file setupdd.sys could not be loaded this error code is 4." the pc did perviously have win 2000 isntalled on it, but it was wiped before it was given to me. Im doubting that the bios is out of date, or needs updating, as it was working at the business where it came from last week. Does anyone have any clue? I checked the MS site and followed the troubleshooting of faulty ram and pci cards, no change |
aidanmaz (7180) | ||
| 536257 | 2007-03-27 11:04:00 | Well I would try updating the BIOS, if u know what the brand/model of the mobo is. It might just fix it. Looks like that error 4 means Something is damaged or its not compatible with XP (support.microsoft.com) |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 536258 | 2007-03-27 11:16:00 | how do i find out the what bios i need? i know there is an Award sign on the POSt, also a Phoenix sign. As its a custom built pc for the firm i gt it from, makes it harder | aidanmaz (7180) | ||
| 536259 | 2007-03-27 11:24:00 | You dont go by the make like Award or Phoenix etc. You have to find out what the mobo brand/model is. Then go to the mobo maker's site, find the model, then download the BIOS for it. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 536260 | 2007-03-27 12:16:00 | sweet, obviously there isnt a way to find out which mbo i have without physically looking on the board is there, as i dont have a running OS | aidanmaz (7180) | ||
| 536261 | 2007-03-27 12:21:00 | sweet, obviously there isnt a way to find out which mobo i have without physically looking on the board is there, as i dont have a running OS You got it. On most mobos the model is usually etched on the mobo. Sometimes between the PCI slots, if its got PCI slots. Or if its something like HP or Dell, it may have a sticker on the case somewhere, with info on what the brand is, or some kind of code / model #. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 536262 | 2007-03-27 13:19:00 | updated bios, still the same error. i got desperate and got out windows NT......bsod about a pagefault??? what strikes me as odd, is that the machine was made in 2002, now shouldnt it be acpi? Maybe its faulty RAM | aidanmaz (7180) | ||
| 536263 | 2007-03-27 13:53:00 | Gotta ask yourself ...Why was it dumped (Given away) ? :badpc: | DUNK (1527) | ||
| 536264 | 2007-03-27 21:56:00 | it was given away because the company manager is my dad, it wasworking perfect last week | aidanmaz (7180) | ||
| 536265 | 2007-03-27 22:42:00 | Did u set the BIOS to it default settings after u flashed it?? And reconfigure the settings? Take everything out except the ram, vidcard, and hdd . See what happens then . If it still doesnt install, if theres more than 1 simm of ram in it, take out one . Then put the other one in . Was the BIOS u downloaded later than the one that was there? |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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