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I recently upgraded my gaming system to XP SP3. Upon initial boot I got a BSOD saying my system was not ACPI compliant. I rebooted and went in the BIOS to disable the only relative ACPI option I was aware of, no luck. After further digging I realized I was not alone and this is a well documented problem, with no permanent fix from either manufacturer, ASUS or Microsoft. The only way I can get my system to boot into Windows is to plug in a USB flash drive before POST. I will be downgrading to SP2 shortly. BIOS is version 1405.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/145689/xp_sp3_cripples_some_pcs_with_endless_reboots.html

Notice how this is referenced as an “Endless reboot” problem. That is only because upon receiving the BSOD most systems will force reboot so fast most do not notice the outputted error codes.

This is my current setup. I decided instead of building a secondary I would boost this chip and upgrade the graphics in the near future (probably 9800gt)

AMD X2 3800+ @ 2.6ghz (ships @ 2.0ghz)

3GB Corsair

A8N32-SLI Deluxe

EVGA 7800GT

74GB Raptor

PC Power & Cooling 750W PSU