Resolved ACPI non compliant

biged · 2009/12/24

I'm trying to upgrade from XP Pro to Vista and upon reboot I get the BSOD and a notice that "the BIOS are not compliant. Motherboard is Gigabyte GA-965G-Ds3 F2. Intel core 2 duo processor 1.87 GH. Nivida GeForce 8600Gt Video Card.
BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. F2. It does its first install and then when it reboots I get the screen
Thank you all,
BigEd

retiredlearner · 2009/12/24

Merry Xmas biged, It would pay you to fill in the "System" info as I think RAM is a big requirement in Vista. All the information you have on your machine helps the experts. Cheers Neil.

mattman · 2009/12/26

Use this to add your system information to your BBS user profile
http://www.windowsbbs.com/adding_system_specifications.html

You should get the motherboard/system manual that has BIOS information. Look for the section related to ACPI, it is probably under the SATA Controller heading. Check that it is enabled.

Microsoft talk about doing a BIOS upgrade:

A "Stop: 0x000000A5" error message typically indicates that the computer BIOS is incompatible with the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) standard that is supported in Windows Vista. However, this error can also occur because the computer hardware, the peripherals, or the drivers for those devices are incompatible with Windows Vista.

If you receive this error message when you install Windows Vista, follow these steps:

1. Restart the computer.
2. Roll back the installation to the previous operating system.
3. Contact the computer manufacturer for information about how to obtain and to install a BIOS update.
4. Disconnect any external hardware devices that are connected to the computer. Additionally, remove or disconnect any hardware that the computer manufacturer does not support.
5. Try to upgrade to Windows Vista again. If you receive a "Stop: 0x0000007B" error message during the upgrade process, contact the computer manufacturer. If you can upgrade to Windows Vista, the problem was likely related to hardware or to software that was installed in the previous operating system.
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