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liquidice6 : 02/07/04 12:30 AM : Incident created -   what does the Enable ACPI and Force No APIC and force no local APIC mean in the boot loader screen, and what do they do? thank you
Linegod_7611 : 02/07/04 12:38 AM : Reply received -   APIC stands for Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller. Basically, APIC is implemented in the motherboard and must be supported by the operating system, and it extends the number of IRQ's available. APIC is mandatory for multiprocessor systems and can also be used in uniprocessor systems. Since it may cause conflicts with some kernels, the option is there to turn it off. ------ ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is an open industry specification co-developed by Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Microsoft, Phoenix, and Toshiba. ACPI establishes industry-standard interfaces for OS-directed configuration and power management on laptops, desktops, and servers. Some video cards and laptop drivers in Linux have a problem with ACPI, so the option is there to turn it off. --------- Note: If this answer resolves your problem, please remember to close this incident.
liquidice6 : 02/07/04 02:22 AM : Incident closed -

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