Problem Installing windows 7 (ACPI COMPLIANT error)

Question

Hi guys. Recently bought a Dell Inspiron N5110. It had windows 7 32-bit installed and I wanted to upgrade to windows 7 64-bit, so I installed it and on the first startup after the whole installation is complete, it flashed a BSOD and restarted, this time it gave me an option to go into recovery mode (or something of the sort) and when I chose that, it again gave me a BSOD with the error that my BIOS is not fully ACPI Compliant. Then i tried to install 7 32 bit instead but that didn't work either. So I installed xp, it installed rather easily but I can't find it;s drivers. Here are the solutions I've tried Updated to the latest BIOS Tried Changing a certain option in BIOS from AHCI to ATA Read in a forum that removing the battery and draining out the power helps (It didn't) Someone said they pulled out their 1GB Ram stick and it worked (It didn't) Someone said installing windows from USB might HELp (It didn't) So yeah I am completely exhausted have been trying for two days now but can't do anything. I did however read somewhere that by trying a different CD of WIndows 7 it worked, haven't tried that yet. Should I? Any chance of that working? Or Should I try Windows 8 instead?Guys all kinds of input would be appreciated.Thanks

Philip_Yip · Accepted Answer

Does the Windows 8 Enterprise trial give the same error? Have you tried a Windows 7 .iso from Digital River?

Was R292225 (extracted f6flpy-x64) the SATA drivers you attempted to use?

Also have you tried installing from USB opposed to a DVD?

727stretch · Accepted Answer

Hi JUNGLEPIG

Sadly it's not possible, at least via my research on the matter over the course of several months. I ended up returning my 3147 because I refused to use Win 8, and kept my older 3137 which runs Win 7. We're going to see more and more of this lack of "Legacy OS" support.

Philip_Yip · Answer

See my Windows Reinstallation Guide and Related Wikies/A Clean Install of Windows 7 and use a Digital River .iso which includes Service Pack 1:

http://philipyip.wordpress.com/dell-community-forums/

Change the SATA operation back to AHCI. You should load the SATA Drivers during the Windows 7 Setup. Explained in Step 6 and Step 8.

Using Windows 7 media which contains Service Pack 1 might help so the Digital River .isos listed in the guide could help.

wfsoomro · Answer

Well buddy tried loading SATA drivers but am encountering the same problem still. Anyone else has any idea????

Philip_Yip · Answer

Forgot to mention have you also tried setting your BIOS settings to default?

There is a similar thread here with a similar problem:

http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/f/3518/p/19441276/20212640.aspx

As you have managed to get an XP installed, use it to update your BIOS to A11 if its not already at A11 http://ftp.dell.com/FOLDER00799835M/1/N5110A11.EXE

After the BIOS is updated reattempt the install.

wfsoomro · Answer

Yes buddy i did update bios to a11 through xp. And i restored it's settings to default as well :-/

wfsoomro · Answer

Well buddy trying another windows setup cd did the trick and am running 7 64 bit. Thank you so much for your help

Philip_Yip · Answer

Great glad to hear that you have your machine back up and running. :)

727stretch · Answer

I'm having the same issue here... My .iso image (on USB) works on other systems but not my new Inspiron 11 3147... i've tried the usual BIOS setting changes (secure boot OFF & UEFI to Legacy OS)... also tried the AHCI -> ATA change with no luck. BIOS is the latest, A3, for this model. I've tried formatting the hard drive before installing... no luck... Are there any other suggestions?  I've never heard of having to install SATA drivers during Win 7 installation. (Plus, in my case I get the BSOD/error before I even get to the option to display hard drives -- it's right after 'Loading files')

Philip_Yip · Answer

Have you disabled USB 3.0 functionality. The Windows 7 installer has no support for USB 3.0 and these must be disabled until Windows is installed.

727stretch · Answer

There is not an option to disable 3.0. There's an option to disable 'Power share' but don't think that'd affect it. Also, I was sure to use one of the USB 2.0 ports for the install image

junglepig · Answer

Wonder if anyone had successfully installed Windows 7 on Inspiron 3147? I have had same experience as most. I get the error that my bios is not fully acpi compliant just after the Starting Windows animation/splash screen. Using bios A07.  Trying to install Windows 7 Pro. If you know any tricks not yet suggested, I'd sure like to hear them. Thanks!

Michael.RD · Answer

It helped me to install win7 on dell 3551: I had just setup 'ignore AC adapter warnings' in BIOS setup. That wasn't my laptop, my friends asked me to help.
I also updated the BIOS to latest version available on dell site, but it didn't matter in my case.
Install of both versions (32 bit/64 bit) was OK.

Cheers,
Michael.

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