something like this:
B Todd wrote:
>
> Back to the original topic...
>
> Can I disable ACPI in the CMOS and still setup or reconfigure existing
> devices, etc., if I've ALREADY installed WIN 2k?
Here is what Microsoft has to say on that topic:
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The optimum method to change from an ACPI HAL to a Standard HAL is to
re-install Windows
2000 as an upgrade:
1.Start Windows 2000 Setup as an upgrade.
2.To automatically disable ACPI support and allow Windows 2000 to
detect
automatically or manually change and install the correct
(Standard HAL) computer type
that your computer supports, use either of the following methods:
To Auto detect the computer type:
Press F7 when Setup generates the following informational
message:
Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or
RAID driver.
NOTE: You do not receive a visual indicator that auto
detection is taking place when you
press F7; proceed normally with setup until it is completed.
To Manually Select your computer type:
Press F5, and then manually choose the correct Standard
computer type by using the
following list:
i386 source File
Computer Type
*hal.dll
Compaq SystemPro Multiprocessor or 100% Compatible
*halapic.dll
MPS Uniprocessor PC
*halapic.dll
MPS Multiprocessor PC
*hal.dll
Standard PC
*halborg.dll
SGI mp
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This information comes from
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q237/5/56.ASP.I used this procedure when I first ran into the same ACPI issues a year
or so ago, and it solved the problem. I reinstalled specifying the
standard PC HAL and now my IRQs stay where I put them.
Make sure you have an up-to-date "emergency repair diskette" before you
start this procedure. If something goes wrong, you'll need the diskette
to return your system to a working status
from:
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=disable+ACPI+windows+2000&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=3BCADB23.2E630C47%40altavista.net&rnum=5good luck