Re: ACPI errors in event viewer

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From: Vile (vile5_at_comcast.net)
Date: 08/20/04 

Date: 19 Aug 2004 17:29:30 -0700

When I get a program for wins xp sp1 dr dos it wants to make 6 disks.
Any reason for that?

vile5@comcast.net (Vile) wrote in message news:<a92f2b78.0408180352.13488c85@posting.google.com>...
> Should I make a floppy disk for wins me? I cant seem to get anything
> to work, the flash hangs and I am just glad it never ruins the mobo.
> I usually just restart the computer and its ok for now.
>
> I tried bios on disk by themselves with the alt f2 method.
>
> I tried the boot disk method, put the award flash and bios on same
> same disk by copying and pasting. What is the best boot disk for this
> and how do you make one? How do I get it to boot from disk during
> startup? In bios settings it is set to boot from floppy first. Or
> for wins xp is it the cd then put updated bios on disk in floppy? Is
> flash memory writer v7.87 out of date or bugged? Anygood program out
> there that is helpful for loading bios?
>
> I also heard that mobo could be updated from wins xp. How do you do
> that?
>
>
> "Rick \"Nutcase\" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message news:<#xNi8nMhEHA.3932@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>...
> > Hi,
> >
> > You're on the right track, you need to update the BIOS. However, keep in
> > mind that this has absolutely nothing to do with WinXP. You need to follow
> > the motherboard manufacturer's instructions. Generally, you copy the update
> > to a bootable floppy, then boot the system with it. Run the file from the
> > floppy to do the update. Do not under any circumstances interupt the
> > process. Remove the floppy when finished and restart the system.
> >
> > --
> > Best of Luck,
> >
> > Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> > Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> > www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> >
> > "Vile" <vile5@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > news:a92f2b78.0408171800.91291d1@posting.google.com...
> > >I am getting this error message for my win xp.
> > >
> > > AMLI: ACPI BIOS is attempting to read from an illegal IO port address
> > > (0xcfc), which lies in the 0xcf8 - 0xcff protected address range. This
> > > could lead to system instability. Please contact your system vendor
> > > for technical assistance.
> > > Errors 4 and 5, it does this mainly when I work with pictures it
> > > restarts the computer. But the error does come up at startup in event
> > > viewer. Is there a good website for the event viewer and how to fix
> > > things that come up in it?
> > >
> > > Microsoft website is a joke of course as usual.
> > >
> > > I have been trying to update my ep-8kta+ epox mobo but with no luck.
> > > I am happy I have not trashed the board yet with all my mucking
> > > around. I tried the ALT F2 method and the boot disk method with a xp
> > > floppy boot disk.
> > > www.epox.com is where the bios are. Maybe I am making the boot disk
> > > wrong? And how does wins xp boot from the floppy drive? I was also
> > > told by them that the mobo might not support wins xp, but I have been
> > > using the same type of mobo for over a year with no big probs.
> > >
> > > I might have to pay a Best Buy guy to update these darn bios for me.
> > > The version I have are 2001 and there are 2002, not a big change but
> > > might be enough to get rid of the event viewer errors? I recently a
> > > few months ago put in the mobo with no probs, but I guess this was a
> > > problem that creeped up on me slowly like a scorpion and bit my on my
> > > ***! Sorry little mad here....
> > >
> > > Any help would be great!

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