ABIT KV7 ACPI BIOS Not Recognised

[BmthGary]

Hi

I'm having problems with an ABIT KV7 mobo.

Spec:
ABIT KV7
2 x 512MB DDR400 RAM
1 x 120GB Maxtor S-ATA HDD
1 x Radeon 9800PRO

I am attempting to install Windows XP home onto the S-ATA drive, I am able
to install the additional driver using F6 during text setup and then it
continues to load generic driver files.

When it attempts to start the windows installation i get a blue screen error
telling me that "my mobo BIOS doesn't support ACPI" i know for sure that it
does and followed the advice given (F6 and manually select ACPI) but still
no go. Any suggestions?

Regards

Gary

 

[ski]

There is a BIOS update for that MB.
Check here:

http://www.abit-usa.com/downloads/bios/bios_revision.php?categories=1&model=125

 

[SYAR2003]

There is also a dedicated abit mb forum you might want to check out.

http://forum.abit-usa.com/forumdisplay.php?s=b31945b335b3622a6aa41cce57c98fbe&forumid=5

 

[BmthGary]

Bad memory in the end guys, 70 errors and counting on Memtest, good eh....

Thanx for ur advice

 

[ski]

Glad to hear that you solved the problem.
And thanks for posting back with the solution.

 

[BmthGary]

Mmmm well i'm back!

New memory arrived this morning Kingmax "Turbo" 512MB 3500 Fast DDR. Installed and tested with Memtest, no problems found, I thought great! Lets install Windows.

Same problems occur, i'm now starting to think CPU. I tested with a spare Geforce i had around, same problem. Put everything onto a spare mobo and still the same problem!

CPU?

Cheers

Gary

 

[BmthGary]

Well the original RAM was found to be faulty and also the CPU. Replacement on its way!

Gary