Problem with ACPI

when I try to install Windows Vista CTP February 2006 on my notebook (Asus
M6N) I get the following error message:

A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage
to your computer.

If this is the fist time ...

The BIOS in this system is not fully ACPI compliant. Please contact your
system vendor for an updated BIOS.
Technical information:

*** STOP: 0x000000A5 (0x00000003, 0x812535A0, 0xC0140010, 0x494E495F)

I have the newest BIOS update installed on my notebook. any ideas?

Sometimes upgrading a BIOS doesn't help with Vista. If you can un-flash your
BIOS to a previous version that works, go ahead and do that. However if you
un-flash and it still comes up with the same Stop message... try running
Vista on a new machine )

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--- Original message follows ---
"Martin" <> wrote in message
news:eiCWD%...
> when I try to install Windows Vista CTP February 2006 on my notebook (Asus
> M6N) I get the following error message:
>
> A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent
> damage
> to your computer.
>
> If this is the fist time ...
>
> The BIOS in this system is not fully ACPI compliant. Please contact your
> system vendor for an updated BIOS.
> Technical information:
>
> *** STOP: 0x000000A5 (0x00000003, 0x812535A0, 0xC0140010, 0x494E495F)
>
> I have the newest BIOS update installed on my notebook. any ideas?
>

I'm wondering if this is going to be rectified before public release. MS
is going to have a terrible time if everyone with a laptop can't install
the new OS. I am having the same problem.. I also have a tablet PC and a
desktop but didn't really want to install it on either of those. I had
earmarked my laptop when I asked my friend if they would get me into the
beta. I might consider loading it on my desktop but last resort. I'm
hoping to get an answer from MS direct tomorrow via tech support number
they supplied with the disk.

I can hardly wait to get this working. I hope I can get it to work on my
laptop,. I'm not going to downgrade my BIOS to get it to work though. My
laptop is only 6 months old and it has the original and latest BIOS.

Thnaks!

Tom

"Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Sometimes upgrading a BIOS doesn't help with Vista. If you can
> un-flash your BIOS to a previous version that works, go ahead and do
> that. However if you un-flash and it still comes up with the same Stop
> message... try running Vista on a new machine )
>
> --
> Zack Whittaker
> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
> » 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, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
> that up!
>
>
> --- Original message follows ---
> "Martin" <> wrote in message
> news:eiCWD%...
>> when I try to install Windows Vista CTP February 2006 on my notebook
>> (Asus M6N) I get the following error message:
>>
>> A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent
>> damage
>> to your computer.
>>
>> If this is the fist time ...
>>
>> The BIOS in this system is not fully ACPI compliant. Please contact
>> your
>> system vendor for an updated BIOS.
>> Technical information:
>>
>> *** STOP: 0x000000A5 (0x00000003, 0x812535A0, 0xC0140010, 0x494E495F)
>>
>> I have the newest BIOS update installed on my notebook. any ideas?
>>
>
>

You have to run setup.exe from the download site. The image is bogus. Had
the same problem while trying to run from DVD.img....



"Tom Tessier" <> wrote in message
news:%23n8R%...
> I'm wondering if this is going to be rectified before public release. MS
> is going to have a terrible time if everyone with a laptop can't install
> the new OS. I am having the same problem.. I also have a tablet PC and a
> desktop but didn't really want to install it on either of those. I had
> earmarked my laptop when I asked my friend if they would get me into the
> beta. I might consider loading it on my desktop but last resort. I'm
> hoping to get an answer from MS direct tomorrow via tech support number
> they supplied with the disk.
>
> I can hardly wait to get this working. I hope I can get it to work on my
> laptop,. I'm not going to downgrade my BIOS to get it to work though. My
> laptop is only 6 months old and it has the original and latest BIOS.
>
> Thnaks!
>
> Tom
>
> "Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Sometimes upgrading a BIOS doesn't help with Vista. If you can un-flash
>> your BIOS to a previous version that works, go ahead and do that. However
>> if you un-flash and it still comes up with the same Stop message... try
>> running Vista on a new machine )
>>
>> --
>> Zack Whittaker
>> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
>> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
>> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
>> » 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, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that
>> up!
>>
>>
>> --- Original message follows ---
>> "Martin" <> wrote in message
>> news:eiCWD%...
>>> when I try to install Windows Vista CTP February 2006 on my notebook
>>> (Asus M6N) I get the following error message:
>>>
>>> A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent
>>> damage
>>> to your computer.
>>>
>>> If this is the fist time ...
>>>
>>> The BIOS in this system is not fully ACPI compliant. Please contact your
>>> system vendor for an updated BIOS.
>>> Technical information:
>>>
>>> *** STOP: 0x000000A5 (0x00000003, 0x812535A0, 0xC0140010, 0x494E495F)
>>>
>>> I have the newest BIOS update installed on my notebook. any ideas?
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

No files are available to me from the connect site. I'm on the friends
and family beta.

If what you say is true, MS is not aware of it.

Tom

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"muxster" <> wrote in message
news:1EB31F3B-6D15-4003-BCD6-...
> You have to run setup.exe from the download site. The image is bogus.
> Had the same problem while trying to run from DVD.img....
>
>
>
> "Tom Tessier" <> wrote in message
> news:%23n8R%...
>> I'm wondering if this is going to be rectified before public release.
>> MS is going to have a terrible time if everyone with a laptop can't
>> install the new OS. I am having the same problem.. I also have a
>> tablet PC and a desktop but didn't really want to install it on
>> either of those. I had earmarked my laptop when I asked my friend if
>> they would get me into the beta. I might consider loading it on my
>> desktop but last resort. I'm hoping to get an answer from MS direct
>> tomorrow via tech support number they supplied with the disk.
>>
>> I can hardly wait to get this working. I hope I can get it to work on
>> my laptop,. I'm not going to downgrade my BIOS to get it to work
>> though. My laptop is only 6 months old and it has the original and
>> latest BIOS.
>>
>> Thnaks!
>>
>> Tom
>>
>> "Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Sometimes upgrading a BIOS doesn't help with Vista. If you can
>>> un-flash your BIOS to a previous version that works, go ahead and do
>>> that. However if you un-flash and it still comes up with the same
>>> Stop message... try running Vista on a new machine )
>>>
>>> --
>>> Zack Whittaker
>>> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
>>> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
>>> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
>>> » 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, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
>>> that up!
>>>
>>>
>>> --- Original message follows ---
>>> "Martin" <> wrote in message
>>> news:eiCWD%...
>>>> when I try to install Windows Vista CTP February 2006 on my
>>>> notebook (Asus M6N) I get the following error message:
>>>>
>>>> A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to
>>>> prevent damage
>>>> to your computer.
>>>>
>>>> If this is the fist time ...
>>>>
>>>> The BIOS in this system is not fully ACPI compliant. Please contact
>>>> your
>>>> system vendor for an updated BIOS.
>>>> Technical information:
>>>>
>>>> *** STOP: 0x000000A5 (0x00000003, 0x812535A0, 0xC0140010,
>>>> 0x494E495F)
>>>>
>>>> I have the newest BIOS update installed on my notebook. any ideas?
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

Tom,

I got around this by disabling APM in the BIOS.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WalterB
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"Tom Tessier" <> wrote in message
news:%23n8R%...
> I'm wondering if this is going to be rectified before public release.
> MS is going to have a terrible time if everyone with a laptop can't
> install the new OS. I am having the same problem.. I also have a
> tablet PC and a desktop but didn't really want to install it on either
> of those. I had earmarked my laptop when I asked my friend if they
> would get me into the beta. I might consider loading it on my desktop
> but last resort. I'm hoping to get an answer from MS direct tomorrow
> via tech support number they supplied with the disk.
>
> I can hardly wait to get this working. I hope I can get it to work on
> my laptop,. I'm not going to downgrade my BIOS to get it to work
> though. My laptop is only 6 months old and it has the original and
> latest BIOS.
>
> Thnaks!
>
> Tom
>
> "Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Sometimes upgrading a BIOS doesn't help with Vista. If you can
>> un-flash your BIOS to a previous version that works, go ahead and do
>> that. However if you un-flash and it still comes up with the same
>> Stop message... try running Vista on a new machine )
>>
>> --
>> Zack Whittaker
>> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
>> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
>> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
>> » 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, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
>> that up!
>>
>>
>> --- Original message follows ---
>> "Martin" <> wrote in message
>> news:eiCWD%...
>>> when I try to install Windows Vista CTP February 2006 on my notebook
>>> (Asus M6N) I get the following error message:
>>>
>>> A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to
>>> prevent damage
>>> to your computer.
>>>
>>> If this is the fist time ...
>>>
>>> The BIOS in this system is not fully ACPI compliant. Please contact
>>> your
>>> system vendor for an updated BIOS.
>>> Technical information:
>>>
>>> *** STOP: 0x000000A5 (0x00000003, 0x812535A0, 0xC0140010,
>>> 0x494E495F)
>>>
>>> I have the newest BIOS update installed on my notebook. any ideas?
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Hi, What is APM and where is it located normaly within the BIOS setup?

Thank you.


"Walter" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Tom,
>
> I got around this by disabling APM in the BIOS.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> WalterB
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> "Tom Tessier" <> wrote in message
> news:%23n8R%...
>> I'm wondering if this is going to be rectified before public release.
>> MS is going to have a terrible time if everyone with a laptop can't
>> install the new OS. I am having the same problem.. I also have a
>> tablet PC and a desktop but didn't really want to install it on
>> either of those. I had earmarked my laptop when I asked my friend if
>> they would get me into the beta. I might consider loading it on my
>> desktop but last resort. I'm hoping to get an answer from MS direct
>> tomorrow via tech support number they supplied with the disk.
>>
>> I can hardly wait to get this working. I hope I can get it to work on
>> my laptop,. I'm not going to downgrade my BIOS to get it to work
>> though. My laptop is only 6 months old and it has the original and
>> latest BIOS.
>>
>> Thnaks!
>>
>> Tom
>>
>> "Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Sometimes upgrading a BIOS doesn't help with Vista. If you can
>>> un-flash your BIOS to a previous version that works, go ahead and do
>>> that. However if you un-flash and it still comes up with the same
>>> Stop message... try running Vista on a new machine )
>>>
>>> --
>>> Zack Whittaker
>>> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
>>> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
>>> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
>>> » 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, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
>>> that up!
>>>
>>>
>>> --- Original message follows ---
>>> "Martin" <> wrote in message
>>> news:eiCWD%...
>>>> when I try to install Windows Vista CTP February 2006 on my
>>>> notebook (Asus M6N) I get the following error message:
>>>>
>>>> A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to
>>>> prevent damage
>>>> to your computer.
>>>>
>>>> If this is the fist time ...
>>>>
>>>> The BIOS in this system is not fully ACPI compliant. Please contact
>>>> your
>>>> system vendor for an updated BIOS.
>>>> Technical information:
>>>>
>>>> *** STOP: 0x000000A5 (0x00000003, 0x812535A0, 0xC0140010,
>>>> 0x494E495F)
>>>>
>>>> I have the newest BIOS update installed on my notebook. any ideas?
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Tom Tessier wrote:
> Hi, What is APM .....


Advanced Power Management.


> and where is it located normaly within the BIOS setup?
>
>

Varies from BIOS to BIOS and motherboard to motherboard. Consult
*your* manual.


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"Bruce Chambers" <3t> wrote in message
news:...
> Tom Tessier wrote:
>> Hi, What is APM .....
>
>
> Advanced Power Management.
>
>
>> and where is it located normaly within the BIOS setup?
>>
>>
>
> Varies from BIOS to BIOS and motherboard to motherboard. Consult
> *your* manual.

Thanks. That does help now that I know what the acronym stands for.