Re: Help, NEW BIOS installed - XP WON'T LOAD

From: Jerry (NoSpamChiefZeke_at_MSN.com)
Date: 01/24/05 

Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 12:55:29 -0800

Boot from the XP CD and do a repair install.

"Donceller" <Donceller@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C905EF5A-1EF4-4B4A-83B0-44A97E4A144D@microsoft.com...
>I installed a new bios because I get APCI Event Type: Error
> "AMLI: ACPI BIOS is attempting to write to an illegal IO port address
> (0x4d1), which lies in the 0x4d0 - 0x4d1 protected address range. " I was
> hoping the new BIOS would give better ACPI support. I use daul boot to Win
> ME. Win ME works fine with the new bios. Win XP will not load. Safe mode
> will not load. If I start to DOS it begins to load, listing drivers as the
> load, then locks at "Alim1541.sys" driver. I can load the new BIOS or
> reinstall the old BIOS without problem. So, I Tried reinstalling Win XP
> both
> with new& old BIOS. XP will only work with the old BIOS.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions?

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