I originally posted this in the NT/2k Mojoo forum, but the nature of the problem has changed to where I thought you people would have a better idea of how to help me. Sorry to bump, but I so very ...

Hey I have a problem with my computer. First thing is that when I try to install windows xp professional it BSOD's me telling me my BIOS is not ACPI compatible. So I skip that using the F7 button and ...

They could make it work correctly in Windows: you just need to install their own driver which will change Windows internals to ignore some pieces of ACPI. Problem solved. Of course such “solution” is ...

The "Advanced Configuration and Power Interface" (ACPI) was not an obvious win when support for it was first merged into the mainline kernel. The standard was new, actual implementations were ...