Asus M2N-E BIOS Not ACPI Compliant?

To make a long story short...
Got this M2N-E about one year ago with BIOS # unknown (I didn't record what
it came with).
I installed Vista Ultimate without a hitch and it has run fine, until...

I started beta-testing various builds of Vista SP1 RC1 and got to the point
where it was time to wipe the partition and reinstall the OS.
Sometime over the past year, I updated the BIOS to 0802
Now, when I attempt to reinstall Vista, it refuses, telling me the BIOS is
not ACPI compliant. I updated the BIOS to 1202, thinking the new one might
help, but Vista still refuses to install, citing ACPI non-compliance.

Now, I'm sitting here looking at the M2N-E box, with the "Vista Premium
Ready!" sticker on it...

Any suggestions?

Peter van der Goes wrote:
> To make a long story short...
> Got this M2N-E about one year ago with BIOS # unknown (I didn't
> record what it came with).
> I installed Vista Ultimate without a hitch and it has run fine,
> until...
> I started beta-testing various builds of Vista SP1 RC1 and got to the
> point where it was time to wipe the partition and reinstall the OS.
> Sometime over the past year, I updated the BIOS to 0802
> Now, when I attempt to reinstall Vista, it refuses, telling me the
> BIOS is not ACPI compliant. I updated the BIOS to 1202, thinking the
> new one might help, but Vista still refuses to install, citing ACPI
> non-compliance.
> Now, I'm sitting here looking at the M2N-E box, with the "Vista
> Premium Ready!" sticker on it...
>
> Any suggestions?

Have you gone into the BIOS and made sure that ACPI is enabled?

"RobV" <> wrote in message
news:4765c86d$0$9585$...
> Peter van der Goes wrote:
>> To make a long story short...
>> Got this M2N-E about one year ago with BIOS # unknown (I didn't
>> record what it came with).
>> I installed Vista Ultimate without a hitch and it has run fine,
>> until...
>> I started beta-testing various builds of Vista SP1 RC1 and got to the
>> point where it was time to wipe the partition and reinstall the OS.
>> Sometime over the past year, I updated the BIOS to 0802
>> Now, when I attempt to reinstall Vista, it refuses, telling me the
>> BIOS is not ACPI compliant. I updated the BIOS to 1202, thinking the
>> new one might help, but Vista still refuses to install, citing ACPI
>> non-compliance.
>> Now, I'm sitting here looking at the M2N-E box, with the "Vista
>> Premium Ready!" sticker on it...
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>
> Have you gone into the BIOS and made sure that ACPI is enabled?
>

Yes. It indicates that it is enabled by default, and there is no option to
turn it off.

Peter van der Goes wrote:
> "RobV" <> wrote in message
> news:4765c86d$0$9585$...
>> Peter van der Goes wrote:
>>> To make a long story short...
>>> Got this M2N-E about one year ago with BIOS # unknown (I didn't
>>> record what it came with).
>>> I installed Vista Ultimate without a hitch and it has run fine,
>>> until...
>>> I started beta-testing various builds of Vista SP1 RC1 and got to
>>> the point where it was time to wipe the partition and reinstall the
>>> OS. Sometime over the past year, I updated the BIOS to 0802
>>> Now, when I attempt to reinstall Vista, it refuses, telling me the
>>> BIOS is not ACPI compliant. I updated the BIOS to 1202, thinking the
>>> new one might help, but Vista still refuses to install, citing ACPI
>>> non-compliance.
>>> Now, I'm sitting here looking at the M2N-E box, with the "Vista
>>> Premium Ready!" sticker on it...
>>>
>>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> Have you gone into the BIOS and made sure that ACPI is enabled?
>>
>
> Yes. It indicates that it is enabled by default, and there is no
> option to turn it off.

Asus' web site for downloads is off line as usual. I was going to
download the manual for your MB and see what it says. I'm not familiar
with the nVidia chipset, as I have an Intel based system. What you
should do is read your MB manual BIOS section and see if you've missed
any settings.

"RobV" <> wrote in message
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>
> Asus' web site for downloads is off line as usual. I was going to
> download the manual for your MB and see what it says. I'm not familiar
> with the nVidia chipset, as I have an Intel based system. What you should
> do is read your MB manual BIOS section and see if you've missed any
> settings.
>

I think I've found the problem:

I posted this to a thread in a private group...

After proclaiming that the hardware could not be at fault, further
investigation reveals that the motherboard may be the culprit.
After successfully installing XP, I noticed a couple of anomalies:
The XP Restart dialog has Standby disabled. When the system is shut down,
the power does not go off automatically. Instead, I get the XP version of
the old Win 95 message: "It is now safe to turn off your computer".

I retried the Vista DVD, and instead of failing silently as before, I got a
dialog indicating the Vista could not be installed because the motherboard
BIOS is "not ACPI compliant".

I tried updating the BIOS with no positive results. During the process, I
discovered the CMOS battery was dead, and that a replacement drained in
hours (can you say "short"?).

I've RMA'd the motherboard and hope to have a replacement in 10 days or so
(Thank you Newegg!). Then, I'll start installing and testing again.

Peter van der Goes wrote:
> "RobV" <> wrote in message
> news:4765e961$0$15370$...
>>
>> Asus' web site for downloads is off line as usual. I was going to
>> download the manual for your MB and see what it says. I'm not
>> familiar with the nVidia chipset, as I have an Intel based system.
>> What you should do is read your MB manual BIOS section and see if
>> you've missed any settings.
>>
>
> I think I've found the problem:
>
> I posted this to a thread in a private group...
>
> After proclaiming that the hardware could not be at fault, further
> investigation reveals that the motherboard may be the culprit.
> After successfully installing XP, I noticed a couple of anomalies:
> The XP Restart dialog has Standby disabled. When the system is shut
> down, the power does not go off automatically. Instead, I get the XP
> version of the old Win 95 message: "It is now safe to turn off your
> computer".
> I retried the Vista DVD, and instead of failing silently as before, I
> got a dialog indicating the Vista could not be installed because the
> motherboard BIOS is "not ACPI compliant".
>
> I tried updating the BIOS with no positive results. During the
> process, I discovered the CMOS battery was dead, and that a
> replacement drained in hours (can you say "short"?).
>
> I've RMA'd the motherboard and hope to have a replacement in 10 days
> or so (Thank you Newegg!). Then, I'll start installing and testing
> again.

How about that. I would never have thought of something like that being
the problem. Thanks for coming back with the problem resolution.
Newegg should have a new MB to you fairly quickly, depending on where
it's shipped from and where you are. I've been dealing with them for
years. IMHO, they're the best.