$3,000 Paper Weight

[Guest Stryker Infantry]

Re: $3,000 Paper Weight

 

Well, I have done 2 clean installs after reformatting to HD.

Same issues with the power not turning off.

It helped getting the windows patches to stick though.

Pure Edge now works.

 

But the power thing is annoying me. In safe mode it powers down and

restarts just fine.... out of safe mode, is another story. Any clues as to

what i should look for in BIOS?

 

"Graham" wrote:

> Stryker Infantry wrote:

> > So I had this Really nice gaming computer built. Its running this really

> > great OS called Vista 64. (WTFE)

>

> Since you've only just bought it, why don't you just take it back to

> where it came from and make them fix it, or replace it? It sounds like

> it was badly built in the first place.

>

> Graham.

>

[Guest Tony Sperling]

Re: $3,000 Paper Weight

 

You could try and disable ACPI - then re-install again.

 

Did you flash your BIOS, or check for an update? Your BIOS version is

printed on-screen at boot-time. I would have a look at this first.

 

 

Tony. . .

 

 

"Stryker Infantry" <StrykerInfantry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

message news:55CBB519-25C0-4B4D-8B83-2C9246CF833E@microsoft.com...

> Well, I have done 2 clean installs after reformatting to HD.

> Same issues with the power not turning off.

> It helped getting the windows patches to stick though.

> Pure Edge now works.

>

> But the power thing is annoying me. In safe mode it powers down and

> restarts just fine.... out of safe mode, is another story. Any clues as

> to

> what i should look for in BIOS?

>

> "Graham" wrote:

>

>> Stryker Infantry wrote:

>> > So I had this Really nice gaming computer built. Its running this

>> > really

>> > great OS called Vista 64. (WTFE)

>>

>> Since you've only just bought it, why don't you just take it back to

>> where it came from and make them fix it, or replace it? It sounds like

>> it was badly built in the first place.

>>

>> Graham.

>>

[Guest Stryker Infantry]

Re: $3,000 Paper Weight

 

Attempted to Flash my BIOS, only on a normal tower the PS is located ontop.

Mine is located on the bottom rear of the tower where BIOS jumpers are

located.

( ANTEC 900)

 

how can i disable the ACPI?

 

"Tony Sperling mail.dk>" wrote:

> You could try and disable ACPI - then re-install again.

>

> Did you flash your BIOS, or check for an update? Your BIOS version is

> printed on-screen at boot-time. I would have a look at this first.

>

>

> Tony. . .

[Guest Tony Sperling]

Re: $3,000 Paper Weight

 

If you go into BIOS Setup you would usually have an option to turn it off.

I can't think of a modern desktop machine that doesn't.

 

If you can't find it check with your Motherboard's Site - they should have a

printable Manual too that could be helpfull.

 

The location of the PSU shouldn't have any impact, nor any jumpers - I have

an Antec case too, just look in the BIOS Setup, disable if possible and

re-install from scratch, the OS will be configured accordingly.

 

While you are in there, among the power settings, you might find an APM

setting - before reinstalling your OS you could experiment with having that

enabled instead of ACPI or both either off or on to find out if they

interfere with each other somehow?

 

Tony. . .

 

 

"Stryker Infantry" <StrykerInfantry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

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> Attempted to Flash my BIOS, only on a normal tower the PS is located

> ontop.

> Mine is located on the bottom rear of the tower where BIOS jumpers are

> located.

> ( ANTEC 900)

>

> how can i disable the ACPI?

>

> "Tony Sperling mail.dk>" wrote:

>

>> You could try and disable ACPI - then re-install again.

>>

>> Did you flash your BIOS, or check for an update? Your BIOS version is

>> printed on-screen at boot-time. I would have a look at this first.

>>

>>

>> Tony. . .

>

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: $3,000 Paper Weight

 

ACPI needs to be enabled on 64bit windows, I'm pretty sure.

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"Tony Sperling mail.dk>" <tony.sperling@db<REMOVE> wrote in message

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> If you go into BIOS Setup you would usually have an option to turn it

> off. I can't think of a modern desktop machine that doesn't.

>

> If you can't find it check with your Motherboard's Site - they should have

> a printable Manual too that could be helpfull.

>

> The location of the PSU shouldn't have any impact, nor any jumpers - I

> have an Antec case too, just look in the BIOS Setup, disable if possible

> and re-install from scratch, the OS will be configured accordingly.

>

> While you are in there, among the power settings, you might find an APM

> setting - before reinstalling your OS you could experiment with having

> that enabled instead of ACPI or both either off or on to find out if they

> interfere with each other somehow?

>

> Tony. . .

>

>

> "Stryker Infantry" <StrykerInfantry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

> message news:22413DDC-AC15-4EF5-8A13-3AB94E64034C@microsoft.com...

>> Attempted to Flash my BIOS, only on a normal tower the PS is located

>> ontop.

>> Mine is located on the bottom rear of the tower where BIOS jumpers are

>> located.

>> ( ANTEC 900)

>>

>> how can i disable the ACPI?

>>

>> "Tony Sperling mail.dk>" wrote:

>>

>>> You could try and disable ACPI - then re-install again.

>>>

>>> Did you flash your BIOS, or check for an update? Your BIOS version is

>>> printed on-screen at boot-time. I would have a look at this first.

>>>

>>>

>>> Tony. . .

>>

>

>

[Guest Tony Sperling]

Re: $3,000 Paper Weight

 

Uh-oh! I didn't know that. It's a boot-option of every Linux I know of to

install with ACPI support disabled for reasons of ACPI, as applied, not (or

rarely) being compatible with the Published Standard - OpenSuSe 10.2 even

has a very interesting ACPI Test facility on the Boot-Menu to their install

disk right down there next to the Memory Test. I actually suggest everyone

with installation problems to download and boot this and run that test. Not

that it will solve anything, but it might assure the individual that it is

not he/her who cannot operate a PC.

 

And. . .for all the bashers out there, if any kind of 'Bashing' at all -

this is BIOS bashing, NOT MS bashing!

 

If you ever find yourself twiddling your thumbs, could you dig out a link to

some piece of 'writty', Charlie please? I'd like to read more about that.

 

 

Tony. . .

 

 

"Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

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> ACPI needs to be enabled on 64bit windows, I'm pretty sure.

>

> --

> Charlie.

> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>

>

> "Tony Sperling mail.dk>" <tony.sperling@db<REMOVE> wrote in message

> news:eGVw1W5CIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> If you go into BIOS Setup you would usually have an option to turn it

>> off. I can't think of a modern desktop machine that doesn't.

>>

>> If you can't find it check with your Motherboard's Site - they should

>> have a printable Manual too that could be helpfull.

>>

>> The location of the PSU shouldn't have any impact, nor any jumpers - I

>> have an Antec case too, just look in the BIOS Setup, disable if possible

>> and re-install from scratch, the OS will be configured accordingly.

>>

>> While you are in there, among the power settings, you might find an APM

>> setting - before reinstalling your OS you could experiment with having

>> that enabled instead of ACPI or both either off or on to find out if they

>> interfere with each other somehow?

>>

>> Tony. . .

>>

>>

>> "Stryker Infantry" <StrykerInfantry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

>> message news:22413DDC-AC15-4EF5-8A13-3AB94E64034C@microsoft.com...

>>> Attempted to Flash my BIOS, only on a normal tower the PS is located

>>> ontop.

>>> Mine is located on the bottom rear of the tower where BIOS jumpers are

>>> located.

>>> ( ANTEC 900)

>>>

>>> how can i disable the ACPI?

>>>

>>> "Tony Sperling mail.dk>" wrote:

>>>

>>>> You could try and disable ACPI - then re-install again.

>>>>

>>>> Did you flash your BIOS, or check for an update? Your BIOS version is

>>>> printed on-screen at boot-time. I would have a look at this first.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> Tony. . .

>>>

>>

>>

>

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: $3,000 Paper Weight

 

I'll try to look around for it, but I remember seeing it as a requirement

for XP x64, and I'm assuming it's still there for Vista. You can always try

turning it off on a box, and trying to install and see if it complains.

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"Tony Sperling mail.dk>" <tony.sperling@db<REMOVE> wrote in message

news:OOO%230B%23CIHA.1188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> Uh-oh! I didn't know that. It's a boot-option of every Linux I know of to

> install with ACPI support disabled for reasons of ACPI, as applied, not

> (or rarely) being compatible with the Published Standard - OpenSuSe 10.2

> even has a very interesting ACPI Test facility on the Boot-Menu to their

> install disk right down there next to the Memory Test. I actually suggest

> everyone with installation problems to download and boot this and run that

> test. Not that it will solve anything, but it might assure the individual

> that it is not he/her who cannot operate a PC.

>

> And. . .for all the bashers out there, if any kind of 'Bashing' at all -

> this is BIOS bashing, NOT MS bashing!

>

> If you ever find yourself twiddling your thumbs, could you dig out a link

> to some piece of 'writty', Charlie please? I'd like to read more about

> that.

>

>

> Tony. . .

>

>

> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

> news:6F9C3690-18DB-48D0-B915-15B9D2729363@microsoft.com...

>> ACPI needs to be enabled on 64bit windows, I'm pretty sure.

>>

>> --

>> Charlie.

>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>

>>

>> "Tony Sperling mail.dk>" <tony.sperling@db<REMOVE> wrote in message

>> news:eGVw1W5CIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>> If you go into BIOS Setup you would usually have an option to turn it

>>> off. I can't think of a modern desktop machine that doesn't.

>>>

>>> If you can't find it check with your Motherboard's Site - they should

>>> have a printable Manual too that could be helpfull.

>>>

>>> The location of the PSU shouldn't have any impact, nor any jumpers - I

>>> have an Antec case too, just look in the BIOS Setup, disable if possible

>>> and re-install from scratch, the OS will be configured accordingly.

>>>

>>> While you are in there, among the power settings, you might find an APM

>>> setting - before reinstalling your OS you could experiment with having

>>> that enabled instead of ACPI or both either off or on to find out if

>>> they interfere with each other somehow?

>>>

>>> Tony. . .

>>>

>>>

>>> "Stryker Infantry" <StrykerInfantry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

>>> message news:22413DDC-AC15-4EF5-8A13-3AB94E64034C@microsoft.com...

>>>> Attempted to Flash my BIOS, only on a normal tower the PS is located

>>>> ontop.

>>>> Mine is located on the bottom rear of the tower where BIOS jumpers are

>>>> located.

>>>> ( ANTEC 900)

>>>>

>>>> how can i disable the ACPI?

>>>>

>>>> "Tony Sperling mail.dk>" wrote:

>>>>

>>>>> You could try and disable ACPI - then re-install again.

>>>>>

>>>>> Did you flash your BIOS, or check for an update? Your BIOS version is

>>>>> printed on-screen at boot-time. I would have a look at this first.

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>> Tony. . .

>>>>

>>>

>>>

>>

>

>

[Guest McG.]

Re: $3,000 Paper Weight

 

"Stryker Infantry" <StrykerInfantry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

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>I went through bios and the only 2 options was S1, and S3

> It was set for S1, and i changed it to S3.

> No dice still will not power off, OR restart. Sure it goes through the

> motions...LCD goes black, HD light goes then stops....fans continue to

> run,

> LCD Proc temp gauge on tower still runs, Thermal Lake AC unit still spins,

> and blue lights are still on inside the tower. Any guesses?

>

> "Carlos" wrote:

>

>> Stryker:

>> For the "not turning my computer off" issue, check the power settings in

>> BIOS.

>> Carlos

>>

>> "Stryker Infantry" wrote:

>>

>> > So I had this Really nice gaming computer built. Its running this

>> > really

>> > great OS called Vista 64. (WTFE)

>> >

>> > Its causing a yellow line to run down my screen on the right side.

>> > Its not turning my computer off when i tell it to.

>> > Its not even being recognized as a 64bit OS when it comes to driver

>> > installs

>> > to fix the SLI issue im having with my 8800GTX's.

>> > Windows updates are not even installing because of "bad Installs" or so

>> > Vista tells me.

>> > Pure Edge Don't work. Thank god I'm a non-commissioned officer and have

>> > to

>> > use pure edge to counsel my fire team monthly.

>> >

>> > But on the good news Its recognizing my 4 gigs of ram.

>> >

>> > How can I fix these issues besides loading my .45 and putting it out of

>> > its

>> > misery and microwaving the Vista CD?

>> >

>> > Nvida tells me im trying to install a 64bit program on a 32bit OS, then

>> > tells me im trying to install a 32bit program on a 64bit OS.......along

>> > with

>> > the number of issues I'm having how can i fix this seriously?

>> >

>> >

>> >

For all you've said about the issue, you haven't really given that much

information. SO;

My guess is your installation of Vista x64 is corrupt. Since it's a new

system you likely don't have that much installed yet. If it were my own

system, I'd boot the Vista x64 disk, delete current partitions, create new

partition, format drive, install OS fresh. If the system and OS don't work

right on First Boot (well, intall the motherboard drivers), then there is an

issue with hardware that must be sorted.

After it installs and boots, get the motherboard drivers installed/updated

first. Then do the vista updates. The last major driver I'd install would

be the nVidia graphics driver, from here:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_163.69.html

 

I understand your frustration. I also think your Vista install is botched

somehow.

 

HTH,

McG.

 

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