Microsoft KB Archive/281847

= NMI Is Not Recognized on ACPI Multiprocessor System =

Article ID: 281847

Article Last Modified on 2/20/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q281847



SYMPTOMS
Nonmaskable interrupt (NMI) may not be recognized on Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) multiprocessor systems.



CAUSE
This problem can occur if the processors are not installed contiguously on the CPU slots for the multiprocessor system.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

  Date       Time     Version        Size     File name --  2/19/2001  05:12p   5.0.2195.3273  81,760   Halaacpi.dll 2/19/2001 05:12p   5.0.2195.3273  82,656   Halmacpi.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Windows 2000. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Additional query words: kbBaseOS

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kboswin2000fix kbperformance kbwin2000presp3fix kbwin2000sp3fix KB281847

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