How do you exactly disable acpi during a win2k install?

[newbie69]

im about to do a fresh windows 2000 install...thanks in advance

[onetrueday]

In the very begining you look on the screen for detecting hardware. When you see this, press F5 repeatedly. I'm sure if this is when you press F5 or when you see it asking you to press f6 for additional scsi drivers. They ask this right after checking hardware though, so I would just press f5 during both times. A couple of minutes later a screen will come up and you can then choose standard pc. You'll be all set! Just make sure you turn off power saving in the bios beforehand. On my abit board I didnt have this option though and everytying still ran great!

I tried this with XP as well, and it was very strange... listed standard pc with some wierd afterwards. Thus, I rebooted and installed normal and everything worked fine. My only issue is that i'm still stuck at ata66 instead of ata100.

[Qwijib0]

Originally posted by onetrueday
In the very begining you look on the screen for detecting hardware. When you see this, press F5 repeatedly. I'm sure if this is when you press F5 or when you see it asking you to press f6 for additional scsi drivers. They ask this right after checking hardware though, so I would just press f5 during both times. A couple of minutes later a screen will come up and you can then choose standard pc. You'll be all set! Just make sure you turn off power saving in the bios beforehand. On my abit board I didnt have this option though and everytying still ran great!

I tried this with XP as well, and it was very strange... listed standard pc with some wierd afterwards. Thus, I rebooted and installed normal and everything worked fine. My only issue is that i'm still stuck at ata66 instead of ata100.

I've used F7... you press and hold it when it asks for F6 for raid or scsi drivers.

[onetrueday]

I've heard both ways, so I actually pressed both myself to be safe.