beta 2 install failes acpi error

I have an IWill DK8N dual operton motherboard, latest BIOS 1.11, and Vista Beta 2, both 32- and 64-bit versions fail at the installation stage, blue screening after the loading files screen with an error 0x00000A5 (subcodes 0x17 0x22).
This PC is running XP SP2 quite happily with the ACPI Multiprocessor Kernel, as I said this is the latest BIOS available, and a fairly recent motherboard (less than 18 months old).
I couldn't find any clues as to what the subcodes for the STOP error indicate, which would possibly help me track down the problem.
Any ideas on how I can pin-point the issue more rather than just give up completely on installing Beta 2?

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I had a similar problem. Check Device Manager in XP; under Computer see if it's listed as Standard PC or ACPI type. If it's standard, then you need to reinstall XP using the F5 switch when the screen asks for drivers.
1. Boot from XP CD 2. When text screen asks if you want to add drivers and press F6, press F5 instead. You will get a list of types of computers. Pick the ACPI type that matches your system 3. Continue with Install Windows, DO NOT pick the first Repair option. 4. Setup will find your current installation. At that point, pick Repair. 5. Should set up. After install, you can check Device Manager again to make sure.
Note: you will have to re-install some things. You will also have to go to Microsoft Update and there will be over 40 updates. When all is done, you should be able to upgrade to Vista.
At least that was my experience.
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------------------------------------------- Walter B walterb[at]tampabay[dot]rr[dot]com -------------------------------------------
"Andrew Clarke" wrote in message

I have an IWill DK8N dual operton motherboard, latest BIOS 1.11, and Vista Beta 2, both 32- and 64-bit versions fail at the installation stage, blue screening after the loading files screen with an error 0x00000A5 (subcodes 0x17 0x22).
This PC is running XP SP2 quite happily with the ACPI Multiprocessor Kernel, as I said this is the latest BIOS available, and a fairly recent motherboard (less than 18 months old).
I couldn't find any clues as to what the subcodes for the STOP error indicate, which would possibly help me track down the problem.
Any ideas on how I can pin-point the issue more rather than just give up completely on installing Beta 2?

The systems is already running the ACPI Multiprocessor Kernel, which is why I'm bermused by the Vista installer blue screening with an ACPI error.
I'm not attempting to upgrade the existing XP installation, I have an additional blank drive I was intending on installing Vista x64 onto, so I was booting off the cd (since you can't run x64 setup from x86 XP) and that was when I was getting the error.
I think my next port of call will be to install XP 64 onto the blank drive, then try a Vista upgrade from that. I'm not entirely sure it won't completely hose the system in the process though...
"Walter" wrote:

I had a similar problem. Check Device Manager in XP; under Computer see if it's listed as Standard PC or ACPI type. If it's standard, then you need to reinstall XP using the F5 switch when the screen asks for drivers.
1. Boot from XP CD 2. When text screen asks if you want to add drivers and press F6, press F5 instead. You will get a list of types of computers. Pick the ACPI type that matches your system 3. Continue with Install Windows, DO NOT pick the first Repair option. 4. Setup will find your current installation. At that point, pick Repair. 5. Should set up. After install, you can check Device Manager again to make sure.
Note: you will have to re-install some things. You will also have to go to Microsoft Update and there will be over 40 updates. When all is done, you should be able to upgrade to Vista.
At least that was my experience.
--
------------------------------------------- Walter B walterb[at]tampabay[dot]rr[dot]com -------------------------------------------
"Andrew Clarke" wrote in message I have an IWill DK8N dual operton motherboard, latest BIOS 1.11, and Vista Beta 2, both 32- and 64-bit versions fail at the installation stage, blue screening after the loading files screen with an error 0x00000A5 (subcodes 0x17 0x22).
This PC is running XP SP2 quite happily with the ACPI Multiprocessor Kernel, as I said this is the latest BIOS available, and a fairly recent motherboard (less than 18 months old).
I couldn't find any clues as to what the subcodes for the STOP error indicate, which would possibly help me track down the problem.
Any ideas on how I can pin-point the issue more rather than just give up completely on installing Beta 2?

Update:
I installed XP 64 on a new partition, had no issues whatsoever. I double checked that xp was running with the ACPI Mulitprocessor kernel, ran Vista setup, it went through perfectly ok until it hit the first reboot, then the BSoD returns with the same codes 0xA5, 0x17, 0x22.
Fortunately I'm not locked out of either XP or XP64 so I'm not left with an unusable pc, but I'm still scratching my head as I've got no idea what could be causing the BIOS to be non-ACPI when every other indication shows that it clearly is.
Odd, and frustrating.
"Andrew Clarke" wrote:

The systems is already running the ACPI Multiprocessor Kernel, which is why I'm bermused by the Vista installer blue screening with an ACPI error.
I'm not attempting to upgrade the existing XP installation, I have an additional blank drive I was intending on installing Vista x64 onto, so I was booting off the cd (since you can't run x64 setup from x86 XP) and that was when I was getting the error.
I think my next port of call will be to install XP 64 onto the blank drive, then try a Vista upgrade from that. I'm not entirely sure it won't completely hose the system in the process though...
"Walter" wrote:
I had a similar problem. Check Device Manager in XP; under Computer see if it's listed as Standard PC or ACPI type. If it's standard, then you need to reinstall XP using the F5 switch when the screen asks for drivers.
1. Boot from XP CD 2. When text screen asks if you want to add drivers and press F6, press F5 instead. You will get a list of types of computers. Pick the ACPI type that matches your system 3. Continue with Install Windows, DO NOT pick the first Repair option. 4. Setup will find your current installation. At that point, pick Repair. 5. Should set up. After install, you can check Device Manager again to make sure.
Note: you will have to re-install some things. You will also have to go to Microsoft Update and there will be over 40 updates. When all is done, you should be able to upgrade to Vista.
At least that was my experience.
--
------------------------------------------- Walter B walterb[at]tampabay[dot]rr[dot]com -------------------------------------------
"Andrew Clarke" wrote in message I have an IWill DK8N dual operton motherboard, latest BIOS 1.11, and Vista Beta 2, both 32- and 64-bit versions fail at the installation stage, blue screening after the loading files screen with an error 0x00000A5 (subcodes 0x17 0x22).
This PC is running XP SP2 quite happily with the ACPI Multiprocessor Kernel, as I said this is the latest BIOS available, and a fairly recent motherboard (less than 18 months old).
I couldn't find any clues as to what the subcodes for the STOP error indicate, which would possibly help me track down the problem.
Any ideas on how I can pin-point the issue more rather than just give up completely on installing Beta 2?

I am suffering with the same thing! I have tried burning a second disk as I found that despite the disk checks out OK, I have encountered copy errors etc. Is there a means in Vista setup of supplying a driver for this ACPI jobbie like on the good old blue screens in the text based installation of Windows XP?

"Andrew Clarke" wrote in message

Update:
I installed XP 64 on a new partition, had no issues whatsoever. I double checked that xp was running with the ACPI Mulitprocessor kernel, ran Vista setup, it went through perfectly ok until it hit the first reboot, then the BSoD returns with the same codes 0xA5, 0x17, 0x22.
Fortunately I'm not locked out of either XP or XP64 so I'm not left with an unusable pc, but I'm still scratching my head as I've got no idea what could be causing the BIOS to be non-ACPI when every other indication shows that it clearly is.
Odd, and frustrating.
"Andrew Clarke" wrote:
The systems is already running the ACPI Multiprocessor Kernel, which is why I'm bermused by the Vista installer blue screening with an ACPI error.
I'm not attempting to upgrade the existing XP installation, I have an additional blank drive I was intending on installing Vista x64 onto, so I was booting off the cd (since you can't run x64 setup from x86 XP) and that was when I was getting the error.
I think my next port of call will be to install XP 64 onto the blank drive, then try a Vista upgrade from that. I'm not entirely sure it won't completely hose the system in the process though...
"Walter" wrote:
I had a similar problem. Check Device Manager in XP; under Computer see if it's listed as Standard PC or ACPI type. If it's standard, then you need to reinstall XP using the F5 switch when the screen asks for drivers.
1. Boot from XP CD 2. When text screen asks if you want to add drivers and press F6, press F5 instead. You will get a list of types of computers. Pick the ACPI type that matches your system 3. Continue with Install Windows, DO NOT pick the first Repair option. 4. Setup will find your current installation. At that point, pick Repair. 5. Should set up. After install, you can check Device Manager again to make sure.
Note: you will have to re-install some things. You will also have to go to Microsoft Update and there will be over 40 updates. When all is done, you should be able to upgrade to Vista.
At least that was my experience.
--
------------------------------------------- Walter B walterb[at]tampabay[dot]rr[dot]com -------------------------------------------
"Andrew Clarke" wrote in message I have an IWill DK8N dual operton motherboard, latest BIOS 1.11, and Vista Beta 2, both 32- and 64-bit versions fail at the installation stage, blue screening after the loading files screen with an error 0x00000A5 (subcodes 0x17 0x22).
This PC is running XP SP2 quite happily with the ACPI Multiprocessor Kernel, as I said this is the latest BIOS available, and a fairly recent motherboard (less than 18 months old).
I couldn't find any clues as to what the subcodes for the STOP error indicate, which would possibly help me track down the problem.
Any ideas on how I can pin-point the issue more rather than just give up completely on installing Beta 2?

Same sort of problem here, with a Mitac 8170 - P4 2Ghz with 512 of RAM with latest bios..
I made some investigation and it seems like vista is really more fastidious on acpi than olders windows..
I look at the DSDT ACPI Tables of my own computer, andI got no real error, juste only some minor warnings, and nothings that should make visat claim that the computer is not ACPI compliant...
May be there is something wrong with the ACPI Check...
Some more informations about checking ACPI : http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=122145
The more suprisly is that I got an older PC (an HP Paviliion with an really old Althon 1Ghz, that have more error in ACPI and Vista boot without complain...)
Does someone know a way to contact more directly the ms team about vista ? I will really be happy to help for improving vista on laptops (or others hardware..)
"Andrew Clarke" wrote:

I have an IWill DK8N dual operton motherboard, latest BIOS 1.11, and Vista Beta 2, both 32- and 64-bit versions fail at the installation stage, blue screening after the loading files screen with an error 0x00000A5 (subcodes 0x17 0x22).
This PC is running XP SP2 quite happily with the ACPI Multiprocessor Kernel, as I said this is the latest BIOS available, and a fairly recent motherboard (less than 18 months old).
I couldn't find any clues as to what the subcodes for the STOP error indicate, which would possibly help me track down the problem.
Any ideas on how I can pin-point the issue more rather than just give up completely on installing Beta 2?

I forgot to say that the buggy ACPI bioses was made with microsoft ACPI compiler....

Has anyone been able to run vista on a laptop, sounds like most of the ACPI problems are coming from laptops, such a shame really I want have this product running on my machine, but if current ACPI problems continue I dont think I'll be buying vista after all
"Manoel Trapier" wrote:

Same sort of problem here, with a Mitac 8170 - P4 2Ghz with 512 of RAM with latest bios..
I made some investigation and it seems like vista is really more fastidious on acpi than olders windows..
I look at the DSDT ACPI Tables of my own computer, andI got no real error, juste only some minor warnings, and nothings that should make visat claim that the computer is not ACPI compliant...
May be there is something wrong with the ACPI Check...
Some more informations about checking ACPI : http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=122145
The more suprisly is that I got an older PC (an HP Paviliion with an really old Althon 1Ghz, that have more error in ACPI and Vista boot without complain...)
Does someone know a way to contact more directly the ms team about vista ? I will really be happy to help for improving vista on laptops (or others hardware..)
"Andrew Clarke" wrote:
I have an IWill DK8N dual operton motherboard, latest BIOS 1.11, and Vista Beta 2, both 32- and 64-bit versions fail at the installation stage, blue screening after the loading files screen with an error 0x00000A5 (subcodes 0x17 0x22).
This PC is running XP SP2 quite happily with the ACPI Multiprocessor Kernel, as I said this is the latest BIOS available, and a fairly recent motherboard (less than 18 months old).
I couldn't find any clues as to what the subcodes for the STOP error indicate, which would possibly help me track down the problem.
Any ideas on how I can pin-point the issue more rather than just give up completely on installing Beta 2?

I have a Asus M6N Laptop with the same issue. I have the newest bios and have tried everything suggested with no success. I tried a brand new hard drive. Is there a way to skip the setup from checking ACPI.. Why would a power saving feature affect an installation of an operating system. Looks like lots of ppl having this problem. When will MS post a doc or actually try fixing this problem. I too ordered the DVD and it may be a complete waste of my money....
"Andrew Clarke" wrote:

I have an IWill DK8N dual operton motherboard, latest BIOS 1.11, and Vista Beta 2, both 32- and 64-bit versions fail at the installation stage, blue screening after the loading files screen with an error 0x00000A5 (subcodes 0x17 0x22).
This PC is running XP SP2 quite happily with the ACPI Multiprocessor Kernel, as I said this is the latest BIOS available, and a fairly recent motherboard (less than 18 months old).
I couldn't find any clues as to what the subcodes for the STOP error indicate, which would possibly help me track down the problem.
Any ideas on how I can pin-point the issue more rather than just give up completely on installing Beta 2?

I have a Asus M6N Laptop with the same issue. I have the newest bios and have tried everything suggested with no success. I tried a brand new hard drive. Is there a way to skip the setup from checking ACPI.. Why would a power saving feature affect an installation of an operating system. Looks like lots of ppl having this problem. When will MS post a doc or actually try fixing this problem. I too ordered the DVD and it may be a complete waste of my money....

My computer is an "ACPI Uniprocessor PC" according to the device manager. Too bad Vista doesn't see that the same way XP does...
"Walter" wrote:

I had a similar problem. Check Device Manager in XP; under Computer see if it's listed as Standard PC or ACPI type. If it's standard, then you need to reinstall XP using the F5 switch when the screen asks for drivers.
1. Boot from XP CD 2. When text screen asks if you want to add drivers and press F6, press F5 instead. You will get a list of types of computers. Pick the ACPI type that matches your system 3. Continue with Install Windows, DO NOT pick the first Repair option. 4. Setup will find your current installation. At that point, pick Repair. 5. Should set up. After install, you can check Device Manager again to make sure.
Note: you will have to re-install some things. You will also have to go to Microsoft Update and there will be over 40 updates. When all is done, you should be able to upgrade to Vista.
At least that was my experience.
--
------------------------------------------- Walter B walterb[at]tampabay[dot]rr[dot]com -------------------------------------------
"Andrew Clarke" wrote in message I have an IWill DK8N dual operton motherboard, latest BIOS 1.11, and Vista Beta 2, both 32- and 64-bit versions fail at the installation stage, blue screening after the loading files screen with an error 0x00000A5 (subcodes 0x17 0x22).
This PC is running XP SP2 quite happily with the ACPI Multiprocessor Kernel, as I said this is the latest BIOS available, and a fairly recent motherboard (less than 18 months old).
I couldn't find any clues as to what the subcodes for the STOP error indicate, which would possibly help me track down the problem.
Any ideas on how I can pin-point the issue more rather than just give up completely on installing Beta 2?

Why do I get the feeling that they did not bother to test beta2 on any laptops before they put it out. It make it a worthless exercise to atempt it. I have tried to install through Windows XP to enable the dual boot option and it extracts all the files then starts to expand them then crashes/reboots to a BSoD. I have run all manner of tests on the BIOS and all have come back saying fully ACPI 1 compliant. My BIOS is a Phoenix 4.0 Release 6.0.
"Whacky" wrote:

I have a Asus M6N Laptop with the same issue. I have the newest bios and have tried everything suggested with no success. I tried a brand new hard drive. Is there a way to skip the setup from checking ACPI.. Why would a power saving feature affect an installation of an operating system. Looks like lots of ppl having this problem. When will MS post a doc or actually try fixing this problem. I too ordered the DVD and it may be a complete waste of my money....

I think the main reasoning that Vista is having so many problems is down to the new low power system state that they are working on with different system manufacturers. The problem is however that creating a new standard is a good idea so that different devices will work with each other but if something isn't done, it will lead to incompatibility like we are suffering with.
I started a thread a few days back covering my findings with installing Windows Vista on a Toshiba laptop. At pressent it appears that not many Toshiba laptops are having much success. I have however attempted it just on a Toshiba Eqium A60-155. I haven't had any issues with the ACPI however as it claims that I have insufficient RAM and there is an error when extracting files. (It gets better and better!!!)
On the upside for Compaq (HP) laptop users, I have managed to install Vista on a Presario V4300 without any issues. One slight bug with the audio however, I have also noticed this on my desktop computer.
Does anyone have any connections with Toshiba to submit this information so that they can prepare their products for Vista or would it just be ignoored?
"Tim Brown" <Tim Brown@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

Why do I get the feeling that they did not bother to test beta2 on any laptops before they put it out. It make it a worthless exercise to atempt it. I have tried to install through Windows XP to enable the dual boot option and it extracts all the files then starts to expand them then crashes/reboots to a BSoD. I have run all manner of tests on the BIOS and all have come back saying fully ACPI 1 compliant. My BIOS is a Phoenix 4.0 Release 6.0.
"Whacky" wrote:
I have a Asus M6N Laptop with the same issue. I have the newest bios and have tried everything suggested with no success. I tried a brand new hard drive. Is there a way to skip the setup from checking ACPI.. Why would a power saving feature affect an installation of an operating system. Looks like lots of ppl having this problem. When will MS post a doc or actually try fixing this problem. I too ordered the DVD and it may be a complete waste of my money....

I went to the Toshiba forums and their position is that since Vista is only a beta, no support will be offered...
"MS-Pcbob" wrote:

I think the main reasoning that Vista is having so many problems is down to the new low power system state that they are working on with different system manufacturers. The problem is however that creating a new standard is a good idea so that different devices will work with each other but if something isn't done, it will lead to incompatibility like we are suffering with.
I started a thread a few days back covering my findings with installing Windows Vista on a Toshiba laptop. At pressent it appears that not many Toshiba laptops are having much success. I have however attempted it just on a Toshiba Eqium A60-155. I haven't had any issues with the ACPI however as it claims that I have insufficient RAM and there is an error when extracting files. (It gets better and better!!!)
On the upside for Compaq (HP) laptop users, I have managed to install Vista on a Presario V4300 without any issues. One slight bug with the audio however, I have also noticed this on my desktop computer.
Does anyone have any connections with Toshiba to submit this information so that they can prepare their products for Vista or would it just be ignoored?
"Tim Brown" <Tim Brown@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message Why do I get the feeling that they did not bother to test beta2 on any laptops before they put it out. It make it a worthless exercise to atempt it. I have tried to install through Windows XP to enable the dual boot option and it extracts all the files then starts to expand them then crashes/reboots to a BSoD. I have run all manner of tests on the BIOS and all have come back saying fully ACPI 1 compliant. My BIOS is a Phoenix 4.0 Release 6.0.
"Whacky" wrote:
I have a Asus M6N Laptop with the same issue. I have the newest bios and have tried everything suggested with no success. I tried a brand new hard drive. Is there a way to skip the setup from checking ACPI.. Why would a power saving feature affect an installation of an operating system. Looks like lots of ppl having this problem. When will MS post a doc or actually try fixing this problem. I too ordered the DVD and it may be a complete waste of my money....

Well I serious do think that it is rediculous. I mean no-one is asking for premium support however does it not occur to them that they would be collecting technical data for free from the public? Considering that, would it not also cut corners and save time for their tech department etc?
The world is going mad!!!
We don't want support (ish). We would like an information exchange. i.e. we tell you our findings so that they can get their products ready for production with Vista and they tell us how to fix this issues so that we can run vista on our laptops now and get all of these bugs ironed out ready for getting the final retail.
See - I can make as much sense (hopefully more) then they did! :S
"Maiingan" wrote in message

I went to the Toshiba forums and their position is that since Vista is only a beta, no support will be offered...
"MS-Pcbob" wrote:
I think the main reasoning that Vista is having so many problems is down to the new low power system state that they are working on with different system manufacturers. The problem is however that creating a new standard is a good idea so that different devices will work with each other but if something isn't done, it will lead to incompatibility like we are suffering with.
I started a thread a few days back covering my findings with installing Windows Vista on a Toshiba laptop. At pressent it appears that not many Toshiba laptops are having much success. I have however attempted it just on a Toshiba Eqium A60-155. I haven't had any issues with the ACPI however as it claims that I have insufficient RAM and there is an error when extracting files. (It gets better and better!!!)
On the upside for Compaq (HP) laptop users, I have managed to install Vista on a Presario V4300 without any issues. One slight bug with the audio however, I have also noticed this on my desktop computer.
Does anyone have any connections with Toshiba to submit this information so that they can prepare their products for Vista or would it just be ignoored?
"Tim Brown" <Tim Brown@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message Why do I get the feeling that they did not bother to test beta2 on any laptops before they put it out. It make it a worthless exercise to atempt it. I have tried to install through Windows XP to enable the dual boot option and it extracts all the files then starts to expand them then crashes/reboots to a BSoD. I have run all manner of tests on the BIOS and all have come back saying fully ACPI 1 compliant. My BIOS is a Phoenix 4.0 Release 6.0.
"Whacky" wrote:
I have a Asus M6N Laptop with the same issue. I have the newest bios and have tried everything suggested with no success. I tried a brand new hard drive. Is there a way to skip the setup from checking ACPI.. Why would a power saving feature affect an installation of an operating system. Looks like lots of ppl having this problem. When will MS post a doc or actually try fixing this problem. I too ordered the DVD and it may be a complete waste of my money....

Same / similar problems on my Gateway 200arc - XP and gateway claim it's ACPI compliant, but vista disagrees :(
Newest Phoenix BIOS release is from july 2004, gateway was no help.
Wonder if there's a way to contact Phoenix, or if it is in fact a Vista problem?