PCIE and Windows Vista

[Thomas Withnell]

Operating System: Windows VistaT Ultimate (6.0, Build 6000)
(6000.vista_gdr.070627-1500)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: americanfuture
System Model: AWRDACPI
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ (2
CPUs), ~2.3GHz
Memory: 2046MB RAM
Page File: 959MB used, 3356MB available
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Display Devices
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Card name: 2 X NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 6800 GS
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_00C0&SUBSYS_033910DE&REV_A2
Display Memory: 1016 MB
Dedicated Memory: 248 MB
Shared Memory: 767 MB

MB: GA-K8N Pro-SLI
Manufacturer: Gigabyte
Nforce 4 Chipset


I need alot of help. My second graphics card wich I have setup to run SLI
has error code 12 in device manager beacause I believe the ACPI is assigning
it a conflicting IRQ or shared memory address. So far I have downloaded
Nvidia's latest Beta drivers, flashed the bios to latest version, swapped
the video cards around. The problem with Vista is it completely ignores my
IRQ settings I use in the BIOS even on a clean install (Engineering at its
finest lmfao). It gets an IRQ address in safe mode and shows to be working
properly sharing IRQ 10 with the other video card like its supposed to. When
Windows boots normally, card one has IRQ 12 and the second card gets code 12
"The Device Can't Find Enough Resources To Use". Does anyone know if Nvidia,
Gigabyte, or Microsoft has come up with any solutions for this? Thanks.

 

[Thomas Withnell]

I say screw it and Im back to XP x64. from what I have found MS is tiptoeing
around this problem and sweeping the ACPI config problems under the carpet.
LOL. If you have this problem I'd do the same.