Re: ACPI errors in event viewer

From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 08/20/04 

Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 22:20:17 -0400

Hi,

No idea, but the XP boot floppy set does indeed use 6 disks. 

-- 
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
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Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"Vile" <vile5@comcast.net> wrote in message 
news:a92f2b78.0408191629.35c4851@posting.google.com...
> 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 flash memory writer v7.87 out of date or bugged?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!