"JoeF14A" <JoeF14A.30fmfi@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:JoeF14A.30fmfi@xxxxxx
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> Nigel,
>
> I have an ECS RC410L/800M, and received the same message while trying
> to install Vista. I have swapped out memory, hard drives, flashed the
> BIOS, and even swapped motherboards (it was the same model, though).
> All of these items were new. Apparently, the BIOS upgrade addressed a
> few early issues, except Vista compatibility. I tried every possible
> BIOS setting change, with no luck.
>
> Unless ECS comes up with another BIOS flash, I guess the answer will be
> to switch to another motherboard, or go with XP.
>
> Joe
Go with XP Pro.... VISTA doesn't let you change out much of anything
without barking up some sort of trash.