acpi

[Tester]

Hello there,
I have ACPI Uniprocessor PC on my XP Pro laptop, and I had before
Uniprocessor PC.
How this driver got installed(windows update patches?), what system
benefit will provide, and what do I have to do in case I will need to
repair/reinstall XP, press F6 and update driver at the windows XP
initial setup installation screen? Thnak you, T

 

[Twayne]

Hello there,
I have ACPI Uniprocessor PC on my XP Pro laptop, and I had before
Uniprocessor PC.
How this driver got installed(windows update patches?), what system
benefit will provide, and what do I have to do in case I will need to
repair/reinstall XP, press F6 and update driver at the windows XP
initial setup installation screen? Thnak you, T

I'm not sure where the change in title for the Uniprocessor may have
come from, but it is not any kind of problem. Everything should be as
it always was as far as operating goes.
It could have been an XP update; or even an update to whatever your'e
using to read the ACPI Uniprocessor PC. ACPI Uniprocessor is the same
as Uniprocessor for all practical purposes.
No, you will not have to use F6 for install/reinstall unless you have
something that clearly tells you to use it.
You should not have to do anything different. Did someone or
something say you do have to do different? If not, no worry.

Definition of: ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) A power
management specification developed by Intel, Toshiba and Microsoft.

 

[Paul]

Hello there,
I have ACPI Uniprocessor PC on my XP Pro laptop, and I had before
Uniprocessor PC.
How this driver got installed(windows update patches?), what system
benefit will provide, and what do I have to do in case I will need to
repair/reinstall XP, press F6 and update driver at the windows XP
initial setup installation screen? Thnak you, T

ACPI helps your laptop to work better. It is not something
to be feared. You can see some of the things it supports here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acpi

On a reinstallation of WinXP, as long as the laptop
BIOS properly supports ACPI, the reinstallation will select
ACPI mode automatically. You would have to force the HAL
to something else, by pressing F5, and that would not be
a recommended thing to do. ACPI should have been there
in the first place.

ACPI could potentially help the laptop to run longer on batteries,
supports suspend to RAM and hibernate. It is an integral part
of the laptop experience (i.e. close the lid on the laptop,
and the laptop does the right thing in response). A desktop
may survive without it, because a desktop always has A.C. power
at its disposal, and wasting power doesn't affect the user
experience. But the laptop experience may not be as good,
if ACPI didn't exist.

Paul