ACPI bios on a Latitude C600

Question

I got a Latitude C600 about 2 years ago.  Everything when ok for the 6-8 months and then the dreaded 'ACPI BIOS' error happened.  For the first 20-30 minutes, it will not finish.  Then, it performed beautiful with no ACPI Bios.  Could it be a hardware problem then a software problem?

leduke30 · Answer

What Windows version are you using?

catkins522 · Answer

Windows 2000

leduke30 · Answer

It is not what I thought, as it only occurs with W98. Sorry. If it is operating OK, i would not be concerned

catkins522 · Answer

That was my last hope.  Thanks.   Charles

catkins522 · Answer

Well, it was a Windows 98 a one time.  Then upgraded to Windows 2000 before I bought it.  What is your opinion because I am running out.

leduke30 · Answer

Sometimes when you (or another person) runs W2000, W-XP or W-Me (all ACPI OS's) as an upgrade from W98 (an APM System when installed on Dell laptops), weird things happen. For this reason, I never run an OS installation as an upgrade. Even with an Upgrade CD, you can do a clean install, as long as you have an older OS qualifying CD to use as a 'kicker', and which can be put into the CD Drive when prompted by the Setup for it to scan. I would watch and wait, and if more problems with drivers, weird popups, etc. continue to occur, then consider doing a clean install of W2000

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