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Re: Windows 2000/XP refuse to run

Meatball, I tried the above settings, it generates a different error, attached. After a few POSTs the system stopped POSTing and instead made a couple long beeps followed by endless short beeps. Clearing the CMOS seems like a good point to stop for the night. Repo Man, I set the timings to "slow" …

Re: Windows 2000/XP refuse to run

Meatball, I tried the above settings, it generates a different error, attached. After a few POSTs the system stopped POSTing and instead made a couple long beeps followed by endless short beeps. Clearing the CMOS seems like a good point to stop for the night. Repo Man, I set the timings to "slow" …

Re: Windows 2000/XP refuse to run

Some things to test: "Enable" Power Management. There should be a "User" setting. Set Power Management by APM to "No." For Windows 9x, I set it to Yes to disable ACPI, but not for Windows 2000/XP. Optionally, disable Power Management PM events for COM Ports and Keyboard to "No." PnP System should be …

Re: Windows 2000/XP refuse to run

Try installing the OS on another system (with the SSD transferred). After the copy phase is over, bring the disk back to the SS7. This is a reach, but I'm running out of ideas! Maybe you could post here all of the BIOS settings as configured for us to review?

Re: Windows 2000/XP refuse to run

Do you have caching enabled for Video and/or System BIOS shadowing? If so, try disabling those. What about COM/Parallel ports? Try disabling those. Has this BIOS you installed with the modifications been tested with 2000/XP before? I wonder about the results if you revert to the original.

Re: Windows 2000/XP refuse to run

I believe you're being pointed to a BIOS upgrade. Also, NT 5.x based systems are listed on the page as supported. Otherwise, ACPI is probably the culprit. If you can disable APCI in the BIOS, try that. If there is no option or you're still having difficulties during setup, run Windows 2000 setup …

Re: Bought these games today

in Milliways
Sorry for the slighly offtopic. post. Was Prey 2006 ever available on Steam because of the rumor that it needs online activation? Have been looking for that game for quite some time but never found it on steam. Might be a regional thing or it was available many years ago? I had to with the xbox 360 …

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