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What's your bios id?

You should not mix SIMMs and DIMMs, no.

You can get the latest BIOS through the PcChips links on our Manufacturer's page.

What size(s) is/are your partition(s) on the IDE drive?

486? No. AFAIK, you can't use drive overlay software with Linux, so you'll probably need to buy an EIDE controller card.

You asked a question, I answered.

What is JP5 (DIMM voltage) set to? Do you have the latest BIOS?

FAQ # 32

Doesn't seem to be much point, since PhoenixNet is defunct.

http://www.bioscentral.com/misc/phoenixnet.htm

Windows XP is a LOT pickier about what it considers ACPI compliant than Win98, and even Win2000. Case in point, my Asus P2B-F installed perfectly as an ACPI board under 98 and 2000, but in XP I had to modify the TXTSETUP.SIF file to force an ACPI install. If you're determined to install ACPI under X...

Did you take the SIMMs out first? How many chips on the DIMMs?

Cool, new BIOS for my P2B-F. I'd pretty much given up. Asus rocks!

So, Rainbow, what's the deal with your Tualatin mod? I thought it wasn't possible.

Any error messages?

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You generally can't update components of a BIOS separately; for one, where would you get the component you need, and second, how would you integrate it into your existing BIOS? Your best bet is to reinstall XP using APM, not ACPI. It's a pain in the ass, I know. I had to hack my txtsetup.sif to forc...