Win2k ACPI & IRQ help needed

[lozina]

ok I run Win2k and have some ACPI installed which I don't know anything about except that it creates virtual irqs under IRQ 9 or unless its reserved by BIOS will take 10, 11 etc.. The thing is, I get a stop error trying to play an older game, Starcraft namely. The error is IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL- and again- i have no clue what this means but upon contacting Blizzard tech support the guy says its probably because of ACPI most of my hardware uses irq 9 and starcraft will not function properly like this. Now, I had Starcraft working in my previous install of win2k, but this time around I flashed my BIOS because win2k didnt shut down properly- some incompadably APM feature or something like that. Well shutdown works now but starcraft don't.

The funny thing is, the game gets this error when I try to install it, during the file copy process. I can still play the game fof my old install (but I'm planning to format my hd again soon so its gonna go) and its not the CD because i installed it on another machine to test it.

1. Could this really be because of win2k's ACPI and if so, how do I switch to the older system where all IRQs are used by only one hardware- i think its called HAL or something?

2. If not, any have ANY idea whay this might be happening?

 

[Goi]

In your BIOS, there should be a setting to enable/disable ACPI. Try that...if that doesn't work, insert your Win2K CD, and setup Win2K again using the "Upgrade" option. While Setup is detecting yoru machine, press F5 to allow you to choose a computer type - choose "Standard PC" and continue with the installation until it finishes.

 

[AndyHui]

Please read the FAQ: Why are all my devices using one IRQ in Win2K?