Need help...fast

ahmedio · 03-10-2009, 03:43 AM

So I got this laptop(Systemax), haven't used for like 3 years I think. last operating system I remember on it was Windows 2000, I'm not sure which one. I cant remember the specs on it since I was quite young, now when i turn it on it starts up normal (Starting windows, bar flies across) then BAM blue screen and it calls me a bad pool caller?

*** STOP: 0x000000C2 (0×00000007, 0×00000b8a, 0xf955c940, 0xf955c948)
BAD_POOL_CALLER

so I thought I'm gonna get my windows 2000 install disk and chuck it in there, but for some reason it doesn't respond to the CD and goes straight to booting from the hard drive (yes I changed the boot order via bios to CD). so i try my XP OS, but this time its a different blue screen.

STOP: 0*000000A5
The bios in this system is not fully ACPI compliant. Please contact your system vendor for an updated bios. If you are unable to obtain an updated bios or the latest bios supplied by your vendor is not ACPI compliant, you can turn off ACPI mode during text mode setup. To do this, simply press the F7 key when you are prompted to install storage drivers. The system will not notify you that the F7 key was pressed–it will silently disable ACPI and allow you to continue your installation.

someone told me i have to update the bios. but how am i gonna do that if i cant even log in. HELP!

**vladimirb** · 03-10-2009, 04:06 AM

Hello and welcome to TSF...
First thing you need to do is to test RAM sticks and HDD...
To test RAM, use MemTest86+

http://www.memtest.org/

Check what make/model is your HDD, visit manufacturers We Site, download diagnostic tools and test HDD for possible bad sectors...

Also, take out RAM sticks and clean the contacts with rubber eraser...

Clean the heat-sink with compressed air from the dust as well as inside the laptop very carefully...

You can update BIOS with Floppy Disc... But I guess you need an external Floppy Disk Drive unless you have one built in laptop [since you said you have not been using laptop for over 3 years, so its a bit older model]

Visit manufacturers Web Site and obtain latest approved BIOS update...

have you tried to disable ACPI in BIOS???
If not, do that and try to install operating system...
By the way, are you trying to install Retail version of Windows XP or OEM one???

Keep us posted...

ahmedio · 03-10-2009, 04:17 AM

how do you disable the ACPI in Bios?

**vladimirb** · 03-10-2009, 04:29 AM

Well, get into BIOS and check settings...
If you cannot find option to disable ACPI in BIOS, try with F7 key during Setup...

You can turn off ACPI mode during text mode setup. To do this, simply press the F7 key when you are prompted to install storage drivers. The system will not notify you that the F7 key was pressed–it will silently disable ACPI and allow you to continue your installation

ahmedio · 03-10-2009, 04:59 AM

it never makes it to the text setup, like i said it goes straight to the hard drive. which has a corrupt OS, Dyou reckon i should put on Ubuntu?

**vladimirb** · 03-10-2009, 05:08 AM

In BIOS make sure your first boot device is CD-ROM, second boot device is HDD...
this way you will boot from CD and go to Setup section...

ahmedio · 03-18-2009, 01:36 PM

i got some recommendations saying that i should update my bios so it is ACPI compatible. this is way to confusing. windows 2000 wont install and windows XP wont install, Kubuntu works but it sucks cuz it don't run any EXE files.

**djaburg** · 03-24-2009, 05:46 PM

As was recommended, you can flash the BIOS to the newest revision by visiting the mfg website and see what they have. Or you can hit F7 when attempting to install Windows 2000 or XP. If it's bypassing the CD and going right to the HD, then you might have an issue with the disks you're trying to install from.

As for KUBUNTU, there are some Windows applications you can run by installing WINE or one of the other windows emulators available, but it does depend on the applications you're hoping to install.

03-10-2009, 03:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
ahmedio Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4 OS: WinXP	Need help...fast So I got this laptop(Systemax), haven't used for like 3 years I think. last operating system I remember on it was Windows 2000, I'm not sure which one. I cant remember the specs on it since I was quite young, now when i turn it on it starts up normal (Starting windows, bar flies across) then BAM blue screen and it calls me a bad pool caller? *** STOP: 0x000000C2 (0×00000007, 0×00000b8a, 0xf955c940, 0xf955c948) BAD_POOL_CALLER so I thought I'm gonna get my windows 2000 install disk and chuck it in there, but for some reason it doesn't respond to the CD and goes straight to booting from the hard drive (yes I changed the boot order via bios to CD). so i try my XP OS, but this time its a different blue screen. STOP: 0*000000A5 The bios in this system is not fully ACPI compliant. Please contact your system vendor for an updated bios. If you are unable to obtain an updated bios or the latest bios supplied by your vendor is not ACPI compliant, you can turn off ACPI mode during text mode setup. To do this, simply press the F7 key when you are prompted to install storage drivers. The system will not notify you that the F7 key was pressed–it will silently disable ACPI and allow you to continue your installation. someone told me i have to update the bios. but how am i gonna do that if i cant even log in. HELP!

03-10-2009, 04:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
vladimirb Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Banja Luka, Serb Republic Posts: 3,681 OS: xp pro sp3, Server 2003, Windows 7 Professional x64bit My System	Re: Need help...fast Hello and welcome to TSF... First thing you need to do is to test RAM sticks and HDD... To test RAM, use MemTest86+ http://www.memtest.org/ Check what make/model is your HDD, visit manufacturers We Site, download diagnostic tools and test HDD for possible bad sectors... Also, take out RAM sticks and clean the contacts with rubber eraser... Clean the heat-sink with compressed air from the dust as well as inside the laptop very carefully... You can update BIOS with Floppy Disc... But I guess you need an external Floppy Disk Drive unless you have one built in laptop [since you said you have not been using laptop for over 3 years, so its a bit older model] Visit manufacturers Web Site and obtain latest approved BIOS update... have you tried to disable ACPI in BIOS??? If not, do that and try to install operating system... By the way, are you trying to install Retail version of Windows XP or OEM one??? Keep us posted... __________________ MCP - MCSA Cisco SMB Account Manager

03-10-2009, 04:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
ahmedio Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4 OS: WinXP	Re: Need help...fast how do you disable the ACPI in Bios?

03-10-2009, 04:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
vladimirb Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Banja Luka, Serb Republic Posts: 3,681 OS: xp pro sp3, Server 2003, Windows 7 Professional x64bit My System	Re: Need help...fast Well, get into BIOS and check settings... If you cannot find option to disable ACPI in BIOS, try with F7 key during Setup... You can turn off ACPI mode during text mode setup. To do this, simply press the F7 key when you are prompted to install storage drivers. The system will not notify you that the F7 key was pressed–it will silently disable ACPI and allow you to continue your installation __________________ MCP - MCSA Cisco SMB Account Manager

03-10-2009, 04:59 AM	#5 (permalink)
ahmedio Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4 OS: WinXP	Re: Need help...fast it never makes it to the text setup, like i said it goes straight to the hard drive. which has a corrupt OS, Dyou reckon i should put on Ubuntu?

03-10-2009, 05:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
vladimirb Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Banja Luka, Serb Republic Posts: 3,681 OS: xp pro sp3, Server 2003, Windows 7 Professional x64bit My System	Re: Need help...fast In BIOS make sure your first boot device is CD-ROM, second boot device is HDD... this way you will boot from CD and go to Setup section... __________________ MCP - MCSA Cisco SMB Account Manager

03-18-2009, 01:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
ahmedio Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4 OS: WinXP	Re: Need help...fast i got some recommendations saying that i should update my bios so it is ACPI compatible. this is way to confusing. windows 2000 wont install and windows XP wont install, Kubuntu works but it sucks cuz it don't run any EXE files.

03-24-2009, 05:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
djaburg TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,321 OS: XP SP3/Vista/7 Server 2K/2K3/2K8	Re: Need help...fast As was recommended, you can flash the BIOS to the newest revision by visiting the mfg website and see what they have. Or you can hit F7 when attempting to install Windows 2000 or XP. If it's bypassing the CD and going right to the HD, then you might have an issue with the disks you're trying to install from. As for KUBUNTU, there are some Windows applications you can run by installing WINE or one of the other windows emulators available, but it does depend on the applications you're hoping to install. __________________ Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done. The inherent vice of capitalism is the uneven division of blessings, while the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal division of misery.