> I want to try it. But I don't have any ACPI ready machine.
> So I have to buy one. Which machine whould you recomend?
> I guess some notebook PC are good for ACPI. But they are
> little expensive. If I've bought a ATX M/B, can I use 
> the patch?

Check the manual for the motherboard.  Most recent motherboards
support ACPI.