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9 | Early Cache Initialization | Cyrix CPU initialization. Cache initialization. |
A | Setup Interrupt Vector | Initialize first 120 interrup tvectors with SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR |
| Table | and initialize INT |
B | Test CMOS RAM | Test CMOS RAM Checksum, if bad, or insert key pressed, |
| Checksum | load defaults. |
C | Initialize keyboard | Detect type of keyboard controller. |
| (optional) | Set NUM_LOCK status. |
D | Initialize Video | Detect CPU clock. Read CMOS location 14h to find out type |
| Interface | of video in use. Detect and Initialize Video Adapter. |
E | Test Video Memory | Test video memory, write |
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| Setup shadow RAM - Enable shadow according to Setup. |
FTest DMA Controller 0 BIOS checksum test. Keyboard detect and initialization.
10 Test DMA Controller 1
11 | Test DMA Page Registers | Test DMA Page Registers. |
Reserved |
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14 | Test Timer Counter 2 | Test 8254 Timer 0 Counter 2. |
15 | Test | Verify 8259 Channel 1 masked interrupts by alternately |
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| turning off and on the interrupt lines. |
16 | Test | Verify 8259 Channel 2 masked interrupts by alternately turning |
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| off and on the interrupt lines. |
17 | Test Stuck 8259's | Turn off interrupts then verify no interrupt mask register is on. |
| Interrupt Bits |
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18 | Test 8259 Interrupt | Force an interrupt and verify the interrupt occurred. |
| Functionality |
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19 | Test Stuck NMI Bits | Verify NMI can be cleared. |
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1A |
| Display CPU clock |
Reserved |
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1F | Set EISA Mode | If EISA |
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| initialization. If not, execute ISA tests an clear EISA mode flag. |
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| Test EISA Configuration Memory Integrity (checksum & |
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| communication interface). |
20 | Enable Slot 0 | Initialize slot 0 (System Board). |
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