WINDOWS XP ERROR LOG and system reboots

[NCOELHO]

On my event log I receive a message that :
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
assistant

And my system will reboot on its own at different times and I am not sure
why. It could be while I am anywhere. I could be downloading or burning and
it does it on its own and the system reboots. I am going to provide all my
system information. If anyone has any ideas please let me know. Thank you.
My Computer Information - General
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Specifications
761686
System Model:AWRDACPI
MOTHERBOARD: ABIT KG7
BIOS Version:Award Software International, Inc. 6.00 PG
Operating System
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version:5.1.2600
Service Pack:0.0
Location:H:\WINDOWS
Memory (RAM)
Capacity:511.48 MB
Processor
AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1800+
Version:x86 Family 6 Model 6 Stepping 2
peed:1535 MHz
Microsoft Windows XP ProfessionalTuesday, December 04, 2001 12:00:00
BIOSMonday, October 22, 2001 12:00:00 AMView Help Topic
Video card ASUS V8200 T5 DELUXE

 

[Guest_imported]

Turn off stereoscopic mode and the problem will disappear.

 

[AndrewRandle]

What's this stereoscopic mode and how do I turn it off?

Im having the same problem!

Thanks in advance!

 

[Mulga]

From Microsoft KB

SYMPTOMS
The following error message(s) may be in Event Viewer:

Source: ACPI
Category: None
Type: Error
Event ID: 4
User: N/A
Computer: Thunderbird
Description: 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.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at:

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp

CAUSE
This behavior can occur if your computer's basic input/output system (BIOS) attempts to write to a port in AML [Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) Machine Language]. This attempt causes Microsoft Windows XP to prevent any access to that port. This feature has been designed to improve the stability of your computer's operating system.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

Contact the BIOS vendor for a possible BIOS update. For more information see:

http://www.microsoft.com/HWDEV/Onnow/BIOSAML.htm

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Additional query words : 0x80 0x400 0xcf8 0xcfc
Keywords : kberrmsg kbhw kbHardware
Issue type : kbprb

 

[Mulga]

Further to my above;
See, this is not a bug its a feature! ;-)

simiwiwi,
I think (hope) you are having us on, all we need is yet another mode! ;-)

Possibly this thread should be in the Windows XP forum

 

[Jakespeare]

It seems the common thread(s) are:
AMD based mainboards; budget mainboards; *OUT OF DATE BIOS's*
Some of these mainboards are somewhat older also.

I have built ~15 NEW computer with AMD Athlon processors and XP Pro, and XP Home Ed,,,,,,,, and NEVER seen this error.
I see the reason as being: Hi-Quality mainboards; All mainboards manufactured after August 2001; I UPDATED ALL the BIOS's before installing Windows (my common practice when I pull a new mainboard out of the box).

It isn't really an XP problem, as much as it is incompatible hardware. It also falls to the hardware manufacturers, to supply their customers with updates, so that these problems are corrected.
* If we want to run the latest software, we have to read up on the requirements and check compatibility. It isn't Microsofts job to write software for the manufacturers, especially if the hardware is older. Some companies just do a much better job of supplying updates, and making sure that when you spend your money, that they back up what they sell.

 

[Guest_imported]

Yeah, NCOLEHO found a solution. But for others, there is another posibility - change HAL from ACPI compliant to Standard PC (Device manager -> Computer -> Properties -> Driver -> Update driver -> Intall from a list... -> Don't search... -> Standard PC).
I've done it on my colleague's PC and acpi events have disapeared. I hope this solution help you.
BUT! After you get new BIOS update, only way back to ACPI compliant PC is reinstallation of Windows XP (maybe upgrade).