BIOS Not fully APCI Compliant Error

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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?
 
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
 
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
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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.
 
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.
 
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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