not fully acpi compliant issue

Hi, I downloaded Vista from MSDN. I tried to installed VISTA on my GateWay 350WVN laptop. After booting from CD for install, in 1 minute, I get this following error with Blue Screen. "The BIOS in this system is not fully ACPI compliant. Please concat your system vendor for an updated BIOS. Technical Information: ***STOP: 0x000000A5 ( 0x00000011, 0x00000007, 0xFFD0D010, 0x0100000E)" This Laptop is released by Gateway in the end of 2004. The BIOS has May 2004 date. This is the latest BIOS availabel at Gateway support site. I tried December CTP, same issue, Sepetmber CTP same issue. But the 1st Beta 1 relased in July, installed fine. Since BIOS is new, I am wondering why I am getthing this error. Is there a way to disable this error. Any help would be greately appreciated. Thanks, Sri

Maybe the old version of the BIOS actually worked? But I don't think you can revert to an old version of BIOS can you?
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Hi, I downloaded Vista from MSDN. I tried to installed VISTA on my GateWay 350WVN laptop. After booting from CD for install, in 1 minute, I get this following error with Blue Screen. "The BIOS in this system is not fully ACPI compliant. Please concat your system vendor for an updated BIOS. Technical Information: ***STOP: 0x000000A5 ( 0x00000011, 0x00000007, 0xFFD0D010, 0x0100000E)" This Laptop is released by Gateway in the end of 2004. The BIOS has May 2004 date. This is the latest BIOS availabel at Gateway support site. I tried December CTP, same issue, Sepetmber CTP same issue. But the 1st Beta 1 relased in July, installed fine. Since BIOS is new, I am wondering why I am getthing this error. Is there a way to disable this error. Any help would be greately appreciated. Thanks, Sri

Based on XP, but I would say the same applies to Vista also: http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=314830 -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm "Sri" wrote in message

Hi, I downloaded Vista from MSDN. I tried to installed VISTA on my GateWay 350WVN laptop. After booting from CD for install, in 1 minute, I get this following error with Blue Screen. "The BIOS in this system is not fully ACPI compliant. Please concat your system vendor for an updated BIOS. Technical Information: ***STOP: 0x000000A5 ( 0x00000011, 0x00000007, 0xFFD0D010, 0x0100000E)" This Laptop is released by Gateway in the end of 2004. The BIOS has May 2004 date. This is the latest BIOS availabel at Gateway support site. I tried December CTP, same issue, Sepetmber CTP same issue. But the 1st Beta 1 relased in July, installed fine. Since BIOS is new, I am wondering why I am getthing this error. Is there a way to disable this error. Any help would be greately appreciated. Thanks, Sri

Yes, you "can" flash back to an older bios. I have done it a few times.
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"Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" wrote in message

Maybe the old version of the BIOS actually worked? But I don't think you can revert to an old version of BIOS can you?
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--- Original message follows --- "Sri" wrote in message Hi, I downloaded Vista from MSDN. I tried to installed VISTA on my GateWay 350WVN laptop. After booting from CD for install, in 1 minute, I get this following error with Blue Screen. "The BIOS in this system is not fully ACPI compliant. Please concat your system vendor for an updated BIOS. Technical Information: ***STOP: 0x000000A5 ( 0x00000011, 0x00000007, 0xFFD0D010, 0x0100000E)" This Laptop is released by Gateway in the end of 2004. The BIOS has May 2004 date. This is the latest BIOS availabel at Gateway support site. I tried December CTP, same issue, Sepetmber CTP same issue. But the 1st Beta 1 relased in July, installed fine. Since BIOS is new, I am wondering why I am getthing this error. Is there a way to disable this error. Any help would be greately appreciated. Thanks, Sri

Ahh that's good then :o)
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--- Original message follows --- "Richard Urban" wrote in message

Yes, you "can" flash back to an older bios. I have done it a few times.
--
Regards,
Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
Quote from George Ankner: If you knew as much as you think you know, You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
"Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" wrote in message Maybe the old version of the BIOS actually worked? But I don't think you can revert to an old version of BIOS can you?
-- Zack Whittaker Microsoft Beta (Windows Server R2 Beta Mentor) » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: http://msblog.resdev.net » ZackNET Forum: www.zacknet.co.uk/forum » VistaBase: www.zacknet.co.uk/vistabase » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, mother or cat. Let's be clear on that one!
--- Original message follows --- "Sri" wrote in message Hi, I downloaded Vista from MSDN. I tried to installed VISTA on my GateWay 350WVN laptop. After booting from CD for install, in 1 minute, I get this following error with Blue Screen. "The BIOS in this system is not fully ACPI compliant. Please concat your system vendor for an updated BIOS. Technical Information: ***STOP: 0x000000A5 ( 0x00000011, 0x00000007, 0xFFD0D010, 0x0100000E)" This Laptop is released by Gateway in the end of 2004. The BIOS has May 2004 date. This is the latest BIOS availabel at Gateway support site. I tried December CTP, same issue, Sepetmber CTP same issue. But the 1st Beta 1 relased in July, installed fine. Since BIOS is new, I am wondering why I am getthing this error. Is there a way to disable this error. Any help would be greately appreciated. Thanks, Sri

Hi, Thanks for the repsonses. I can install July Vista Beta 1 successfully on old BIOS and as well on the new BIOS. The CTP released after that are given the error related to ACPI compliant. XP works fine on that laptop. So, I guess, the latest CTP are checking something different than XP and Beta 1. I will go thru the the Xp article and try and let you all know. Thanks for your help.

"Sri" wrote:

Hi, I downloaded Vista from MSDN. I tried to installed VISTA on my GateWay 350WVN laptop. After booting from CD for install, in 1 minute, I get this following error with Blue Screen. "The BIOS in this system is not fully ACPI compliant. Please concat your system vendor for an updated BIOS. Technical Information: ***STOP: 0x000000A5 ( 0x00000011, 0x00000007, 0xFFD0D010, 0x0100000E)" This Laptop is released by Gateway in the end of 2004. The BIOS has May 2004 date. This is the latest BIOS availabel at Gateway support site. I tried December CTP, same issue, Sepetmber CTP same issue. But the 1st Beta 1 relased in July, installed fine. Since BIOS is new, I am wondering why I am getthing this error. Is there a way to disable this error. Any help would be greately appreciated. Thanks, Sri

You are welcome, well there changes taking place with each CTP released, we probably have reached your lucky CTP yet. :) I have been fortunate to experience flawless installs since 5112. -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm "Sri" wrote in message

Hi, Thanks for the repsonses. I can install July Vista Beta 1 successfully on old BIOS and as well on the new BIOS. The CTP released after that are given the error related to ACPI compliant. XP works fine on that laptop. So, I guess, the latest CTP are checking something different than XP and Beta 1. I will go thru the the Xp article and try and let you all know. Thanks for your help.

"Sri" wrote:
Hi, I downloaded Vista from MSDN. I tried to installed VISTA on my GateWay 350WVN laptop. After booting from CD for install, in 1 minute, I get this following error with Blue Screen. "The BIOS in this system is not fully ACPI compliant. Please concat your system vendor for an updated BIOS. Technical Information: ***STOP: 0x000000A5 ( 0x00000011, 0x00000007, 0xFFD0D010, 0x0100000E)" This Laptop is released by Gateway in the end of 2004. The BIOS has May 2004 date. This is the latest BIOS availabel at Gateway support site. I tried December CTP, same issue, Sepetmber CTP same issue. But the 1st Beta 1 relased in July, installed fine. Since BIOS is new, I am wondering why I am getthing this error. Is there a way to disable this error. Any help would be greately appreciated. Thanks, Sri

Update..... Pressing F7 during the install, did not helped :( When the booting started from DVD, I pressed F7 and still it showed Blue screen with the same error. I am struck now and hoping for a April CPT will resolve the issue. Thanks, Sri
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:

Based on XP, but I would say the same applies to Vista also: http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=314830 -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm "Sri" wrote in message Hi, I downloaded Vista from MSDN. I tried to installed VISTA on my GateWay 350WVN laptop. After booting from CD for install, in 1 minute, I get this following error with Blue Screen. "The BIOS in this system is not fully ACPI compliant. Please concat your system vendor for an updated BIOS. Technical Information: ***STOP: 0x000000A5 ( 0x00000011, 0x00000007, 0xFFD0D010, 0x0100000E)" This Laptop is released by Gateway in the end of 2004. The BIOS has May 2004 date. This is the latest BIOS availabel at Gateway support site. I tried December CTP, same issue, Sepetmber CTP same issue. But the 1st Beta 1 relased in July, installed fine. Since BIOS is new, I am wondering why I am getthing this error. Is there a way to disable this error. Any help would be greately appreciated. Thanks, Sri