i have a MSI Motherboard model: pm8m-v 478 socket intel VIA and i have windows XP CPU : Pentium 4 1.70 ghz RAM : 1.5 GB Graphics : ati radeon 9600 pro 128MB as far as i noe i have more than passed the windows 7 RC build 7100 requirements. When i go to install it...it says you do not have ACPI (advanced Configuration Power Interface) and you either have to update bios or enable it from bios. so i went to bios and enable it. then i tried to install agian same problem .. as fas as i know this motherboard supports ACPI and its not installing and i dont noe how to update bios. i have downloaded bios update but its to dufficult to update. if u guys can help me in sum way it wud be more than helpful thanks, if you give me instructions make sure you explain it your way iam not stupid imma a tech guy myself
I doubt it or you would know how to flash the bios on your mobo .. and also that win7 is still only testing phase.. so will be full of this kind of crap. a p4 1.7 .. that's not up to it really.. I guess you have an unsupported old mobo there.. one little clue .. wimsbios XD
thanks for your help but iam the type of person who does give up i hve flashed my bios and enabled ACPI and installed windows 7 with the rating of 3.2. as of the minimum requirements are 800mhz CPU 512mb ram iam with 1.7 ghz CPU 1.5 ram and another thing i noe this is a test OS for testing porpuses only... dats the reason i want it and dont want to mess up my master computer which is Core 2 quad 3.2ghz 4gb ram and i hve also ran windows 98 beta 2000 beta xp beta vista beta all os you can think of also leopard and tiger also the new upcoming snow leopard from the free mail in from apple. to let you noe this is not a fight its just dat i told u in my post earlier dat explain in your why and iam not stupid...iam nooo noob so its just dat it gets me mad when people say (i dont think you ll noe how to do this) pisses me my regards to thanks for the help you ll never find a person like me ever agian and once agian thanks, SAKID321 go check out my company
yeah.. I hope I don't .. first lesson.. use correct English when you are trying to sound clever .. second lesson.. win7 is beta.. and that is an obsolete motherboard.. like 6 years old. tech guy.. don't make me laugh.. company?.. when you get out of kindergarten maybe XD have a nice day :lol: ppw .. who is what she says she is.. as people can verify