Emachines 530 not acpi compliant???
 

Hi,

i got a emachines 1.5 ghz computer. when i boot my pc up it comes up with a blue screen and produces an error message saying your computer is not acpi compliant and freezes. i dont know what to do i went into my local pc world and they didnt know what i was talking about lol.

Can Someone please help i dont want to spend 800 pounds on a new one

800 Pounds of what? My computer does that too but more often like every 5 min its pretty sad i dont know what to do :( :(

a new pc anyone know what is wrong with it

I build/program computers on the side so I will try to help the best I can.
First I need to know the last thing you remeber doing prior to this error. Did it work ok and then all of a sudden just quit on you?
Do you have the original emachine software that came with?
Have you done a virus scan lately?
I had an emachine once before I gave it to my uncle and it was one of the easiest computers I ever programmed so hopefully we will get to the bottom of this quickly.
If I remeber correctly, by installing the cd that came with it, and booting it up from the cd, it offers a list of options and one is to restore files without deleting any current software. Can you confirm this in the users manual?

yea when i reformat i use the boot cds. i have scanned my pc for viruses i got norton pro 2004. erm this started to happen when i inserted my usb broadband thinggy im not to sire it happend when i stuck in my network card.

Ok so you have tried to re-format and still getting the same results even after the devices and drivers have all been set.
What about taking the network card, or the broad band thingy back out, to see if that gets rid of the error?
When it boots up, are you getting video on the monitor? Its sounds like you are since you said you are getting the error message.
I will be back on later tonight, gotta work right now. I have a feeling I know what it is but there are a few more tests and ques? just to be sure..
later m8.

i take the usb broadband and network card out tommrow. oh yea i do get a error message as well about my graphics card i was going to get a new one. i read something about acpi its somthing to do with power managment

Hey M8, Sry for the long wait, long day at work. :p , ok back to work here. lol
ACPI = Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

ACPI evolves the existing collection of power management BIOS code, Advanced Power Management (APM) application programming interfaces (APIs, PNPBIOS APIs, Multiprocessor Specification (MPS) tables and so on into a well-defined power management and configuration interface specification.

The specification enables new power management technology to evolve independently in operating systems and hardware while ensuring that they continue to work together.

click here to see more about acpi.

In your case I think the network card is noncompliant.
Upgrading the Graphics card may not solve this error but it would definitely make a difference since the emachines have onboard video thus slowing it down a bit. Be sure to disable the onboard video in setup when adding a new card. Also most video cards now a days are agp so you will need to see if you have an available port for add ons. PCI cards are probably slower than the onboard so you dont want to go that route.


Hope this helps. ;)

yea erm my graphics card is agp its a 32mb nvidia riva tnt2 64 there few got that done i check that site out and remove my network card if it is that what one do u recomend its a realtek rtl8139 family pci fast ethernet NIC theres a bit more info :)

in UK ---->3Com 3C905CX-TX-M PCI Network Card here and the second intel card on this page.

in US ---> Intel® EtherExpress 10/100 PCI Network Interface Cardhere

cheers mate i take it out now and post the results tommrow when i boot it up god dam i payed 30 quid for 2 and it works fine on my emachines 700mhz but not my 1.5 some wierd **** huh

im looking at this my friend looks very cool what do u think, do u think it will work http://www.computer-garage.co.uk/66/4275.html

well i took it out. and shivver me timbers it worked i will turn it off and gice it time too cool down i hope it works now. keep that as a spare and i didnt have my broadband connected so i will plug it in as well to see if it is that if it is i will call up ntl and see if i can get a replacment. crazygame lover do u have msn or aim if so can i have it. if this works i owe you a pint;) but u live in the usa

No worries m8. Glad I could help. ;)

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