Right, you know how all the new MB's dont have an option to disable the ACPI in the bios?
Solution is simple get a bios that lets you do this from http://www.biosmods.com/
only apply's to abit, epox, and IWill boards
I'm afraid, but they are stable mods.
The other solution if you mb is not there is to obtain a beta bios, normally beta bioses have a lot of extra options (including ACPI disable), and in most circumstances tend to be pretty stable
so that means grovelling to MB manufacturer, or talking to someone in the know, but if it solves your problem it will be well worth it!
Plus the other tip is;
If you do install XP/2000 as standard PC, and you get ticked off that your computer doesn't turn itself off. Then you can remedy this by installing 'LEGACY APM support' through add new hardware.
Now my computer has all the features provided by acpi, but without any of the hassle.
Although, sods law dictates that I still get those damn PCI overflows, that stop me getting the last 20% of my dsp power! AAARRGH!!!
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