HI Friends,
Can Someone Tell Me How To Upgrade My Bios Power From APM TO ACPI.
My Bios Info Is:-
Program: eSupport.com BIOS Agent Version 3.45
BIOS Date: 07/13/00
BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
BIOS ID: 07/13/2000-693-596B-8671-2A6LGV3DC
OEM Sign-On: BIOS-I-2M (2K000713)
Chipset: VIA 82C691 rev 68
Superio: Unknown
OS: WinXP SP2
CPU: PENTIUM III 700 Mhz
BIOS ROM In Socket: Yes
BIOS ROM Size: 256K
Memory Installed: 384 MB
Memory Maximum: 512 MB
Memory Slot 01: 128 MB
Memory Slot 02: 128 MB
Memory Slot 03: 128 MB
Memory Slot 04: 0 MB
My Friend Suggested Me Upgrading It From Award Bios V4.51pg To Award Bios v6.00 Will Change It To ACPI.If It Can Be Done So THen Where Can I Get The Update For Free.Or Is There Any Of Changing APM to ACPI.Can Someone Give Me A Good Answer.My Motherboard Is VIa.My Os I WIn XP And My MAin Aim Of UPgrading This Is For Installing Longhorn As The Setup says That My Bios Is Not ACPI Compatible.
Thanks In Advance
How Can I Update My Bios From APM To ACPI
That isn't true.safwan wrote:My Friend Suggested Me Upgrading It From Award Bios V4.51pg To Award Bios v6.00 Will Change It To ACPI.
You have a PCPARTNER board.
http://www.pcpartner.com/support/bios/VIA694.HTM#prop
Check the pictures of the boards in the list with (VT82C596B)
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Also, to identify which board you have, look for a number such as 35-8951-XX printed in very small lettering on the board surface, just behind the first ISA slot.
EDIT: Appears it could be Aristo AM-906, so the number may be 35-8928-01-XX, Super I/O ITE8671 + Winbond 39A Clock Generator

EDIT: Appears it could be Aristo AM-906, so the number may be 35-8928-01-XX, Super I/O ITE8671 + Winbond 39A Clock Generator

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And this is what the manual says:

Have you checked if the setting can be changed in the BIOS?2MB flash BIOS supporting PnP, APM, ATAPI, ACPI and DMI; 1MB flash with feature cut (e.g. ACPI/DMI) is available upon customer’s request.

Windows Vista
Minimum system requirements will not be known until summer 2006 at the earliest. However, these guidelines provide useful estimates:
• 512 megabytes (MB) or more of RAM
• A dedicated graphics card with DirectX® 9.0 support
• A modern, Intel Pentium- or AMD Athlon-based PC.
Minimum system requirements will not be known until summer 2006 at the earliest. However, these guidelines provide useful estimates:
• 512 megabytes (MB) or more of RAM
• A dedicated graphics card with DirectX® 9.0 support
• A modern, Intel Pentium- or AMD Athlon-based PC.
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KURIAKI wrote:Windows Vista
Minimum system requirements will not be known until summer 2006 at the earliest. However, these guidelines provide useful estimates:
• 512 megabytes (MB) or more of RAM
• A dedicated graphics card with DirectX® 9.0 support
• A modern, Intel Pentium- or AMD Athlon-based PC.
but then also can i upgrade to acpi?