Win2k Standby & dial up problems

during the set up win2000 decides weather youryour comp is acpi compliant , if it is (acording to the setup programs jugment)setup insatalls a acpi hardware absrtaction layer (HAL) other wise setup installs a non - acpi hal setup checks the acpi bios tables generated during the set up process the tables list your computers devices and thier power managment capabilities if the information is missing or in the wrong form you are out of luck a non hal is installedif your bios is not on the list orincompatable you get non acpi hal chose start . settings . control panel. system on the hardware tab click device manager open computer enteryif its compatable the entry will be advanced configuration and power interface ACPI in other more no so techi terms your computer bios is not compatable with win2000 to use stand byyou could try going into the bios set up utility and checking the power settings for your bios but i would no recomend it . as for your dial up problem i would call tech support at your ISP , from what you descibe about your sysytem it barley meets the rquirments to run win2000, check your power schem and make shure all the right boxes are checked but the best thing would be to just install win 98 on shuch an old comp