98 BIOS

[mbholt73]

Hello there. I am trying to upgrade my Windows 98S to Windows 2000 Prof. Everytime I try to do this, I get "ACPI BIOS not fully compatible" I have gone to the HP website, but din't find any BIOS upgrades. Any ideals on how to solve this problem?

HP Pavillion 8660c
Pentium 3
800 Processor
512 Ram

Thanks in advanced for any help.

 

[micker377]

You have to "enable" the ACPI in the BIOS setup (it should say how to in the mobo manual).

 

[1stITMAN]

try these links

http://www.microflextech.com/support/Microsoft/win2000/ACPI-1.htm

I.T Systems Support Engineer
Bsc. (Hons).

 

[mbholt73]

micker377

I checked my BIOS setup, but there is nothing in my BIOS for me to "enable" ACPI


1stITMAN

In my power options I don't have Hibernate, APM, or UPS

 

[micker377]

OK - if it's not in the BIOS, you'll have to follow the site luisted by 1stITMAN

 

[Matheny]

This link, Understanding ACPI, may be of assistance to you:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows200...00/en/server/help/understanding_ACPI_BIOS.htm

You will have to identify your motherboard and BIOS to get an upgrade. If you do not have it, there are several free downloads available.

Here are a couple of links that may help:

http://www.wimsbios.com/

http://www.softpedia.com/public/cat/13/5/13-5-51.shtml

http://www.award-bios.com/index.cfm?refererid=35

IMHO — To upgrade to WIN2K the BIOS should be upgraded. When you locate the required upgrade, follow instructions carefully. Win2K pushes the NTFS file system, but I didn't care for that system; FAT32, as always, works just fine.