Computer Type: Automatic, ACPI, MPS etc etc...

[Wine_Spirit]

Hi all,

since my current setup has ACPI on and i', having some troubles with my usb ports, i want to disable it from the installation (in bios too obviously), i usually select automatic, but not this time: so right now im watching the unattented setup page of nlite and i dont know the meaning of the listed types, can you help chose the right one for me please? and anyway im curious about the meaning and differences between them becoz i never understood 'em properly. They are:

- ACPI Uniprocessor PC

- Advanced Configuration and Power Interface PC (i guess not single cpu)

- MPS Uniprocessor PC

- Standard PC

- Standard PC with C-Step

i once used standard and it seemed to work fine, but i really dont know what are the others, anyone knows?

another thing...but is there a way to set IRQ in windows?? because i always found the option grayed

Edited August 10, 2006 by Wine_Spirit

[Jeeves]

...but is there a way to set IRQ in windows?? because i always found the option grayed

Unless you set things up special from the text mode, IRQ's will always be handled by the system and aren't user definable.

As for those types, they're all different Hardware Abstraction Layer's...

• ACPI Multiprocessor PC

Applies to a multiple-processor ACPI computer.

• ACPI Uniprocessor PC

Applies to an ACPI multiple-processor board but with a single processor installed.

• Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) PC

Applies to a single processor motherboard with single processor.

• Compaq SystemPro Multiprocessor or 100% Compatible

Applies to a Compaq SystemPro computer.

• MPS Uniprocessor PC

Applies to non-ACPI computers dual processor motherboard with a single processor installed.

• MPS Multiprocessor PC

Applies to non-ACPI computers with a dual processor running.

• Standard PC

Applies to any Standard PC, non-ACPI, or non-MPS. The CPU may be a 386, a 486, a Pentium, a Pentium II, or a Pentium III.

• Standard PC with C-Step i486

Edited August 11, 2006 by Jeeves

[Innocent Devil]

from windows 2000 onwards nt kernel has its own IRQ steering routines and function to manage PNP and doesnt allow manual intervention of changing IRQ (i read that somewhere, )