disable ACPI, MSI 6163 Pro

[randomlinh]

How do I do this? I don't want win2k to install it to begin with..

ACPI has two modes, but no "disabled" like my old abit BE6.

would disabling PM do the same as disabling ACPI?

There's also "reserve irq 9" which i would assume to say no to cause that's for ACPI.


Any input is helpful. thanks.

 

[rushr]

To disable ACPI on my 6309 under Power Management Setup changing Compliance With O/S to no forces it to use APM instead.I think irq 9 is for USB controller

 

[soundsation]

If there is no option to disable ACPI on Power management inside BIOS you need to hack the BIOS, I can do it for you if you need it.

 

[randomlinh]

USB shares the last PCI slot IRQ, 9 is specifically (or can be rather) reserved for ACPI (straight from the manual).

Well, not too big of any issue now, found out how to install win2k w/o ACPI.

 

[fake]

I just disabled ACPI on my KT7-Raid, but how do you install APM in Win2k? My computer doesn't shutoff on shutdown anymore 🙁

 

[soundsation]

You're lucky enough if you're computer still get into windows, most of them will restart, not going to make to win2k.
Win2K need an ACPI support to shutoff the computer when shutdown, otherwise you need to shut it off manually like you get right now. Well for me it's better enabling ACPI on the BIOS, I know it takes IRQ but have you check you're IRQ configuration?
There is something annoy me a lot with win2k, they share everything on 1 IRQ, it doesn't matter the BIOS setting you set for non plug & play BIOS, still 1 IRQ for VGA, sound card, USB, NIC, this happen with all mobo I tried.