HP 7600DC XP BSOD

BACKGROUND

• HP DC7600 Desktop circa 2005: received in 2012
• Symptoms are new and have not been observed before
• Symptoms observed with 2 different SATA disks
• Boot from USB stick fail: boots from HDD
• Fails to boot with sysrescueCD 0.3.5. => Blinking Keyboard: Caps and Scroll Lock LEDs

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SYMPTOMS

BIOS SETTINGS

Because the BIOS settings have not been problematic in the last 3 years I do not think they are the problem, however, if they are a problem:

QUESTIONS REQUESTS

1. Are there any other additional test / diagnostics to determine root cause of problem?
2. If you have seen / solved this problem please indicate this in your response
3. If your diagnosis is mapped to corrective action already posted, a link is appreciated.
4. What does not being ACPI compliant actually mean: how do I verify compliance?

It's odd that after 3 years the machine is seemingly out of nowhere 'not ACPI compliant'

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