EVGA 730a manual Award Post Codes Name Description

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Award POST Codes

Code

Name

Description

0E

CheckSum Check

Check the integrity of the ROM,BIOS and message

 

 

 

0F

Reserved

 

 

 

 

10

Autodetect EEPROM

Check Flash type and copy flash write/erase routines

 

 

 

11

Reserved

 

 

 

 

12

Test CMOS

Test and Reset CMOS

 

 

 

13

Reserved

 

 

 

 

14

Load Chipset

Load Chipset Defaults

 

 

 

15

Reserved

 

 

 

 

16

Init Clock

Initialize onboard clock generator

 

 

 

17

Reserved

 

 

 

 

18

Init CPU

CPU ID and initialize L1/L2 cache

 

 

 

19

Reserved

 

 

 

 

1A

Reserved

 

 

 

 

1B

Setup Interrupt

Initialize first 120 interrupt vectors with

 

Vector Table

SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR and initialize INT 00h-1Fh

 

 

according to INT_TBL

 

 

 

1C

CMOS Battery Check

Test CMOS and check Battery Fail

 

 

 

1D

Early PM

Early PM initialization

 

 

 

1E

Reserved

 

 

 

 

1F

Re-initial KB

Load keyboard matrix

 

 

 

20

Reserved

 

 

 

 

21

HPM init

Init Heuristic Power Management (HPM)

 

 

 

22

Reserved

 

 

 

 

23

Program chipset

Early Programming of chipset registers

 

 

 

24

Init PNP

Init PNP

 

 

 

25

Shadow VBIOS

Shadow system/video BIOS

 

 

 

26

Clock Gen

Init onboard clock generator and sensor

 

 

 

27

Setup BDA

Setup BIOS DATA AREA (BDA)

 

 

 

28

Reserved

 

 

 

 

29

CPU Speed detect

Chipset programming and CPU Speed detect

 

 

 

2A

Reserved

 

 

 

 

2B

Init video

Initialize Video

 

 

 

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Contents User’s Guide Evga nForce 730a MotherboardEvga Table of Contents Fan Connections First/Second/Third Boot Device Evga K8-NB HT Width List of Figures Intentions of the Kit Parts not in the KitEvga nForce 730a Motherboard Motherboard SpecificationsHardware Installation Equipment UnpackingEvga nForce 730a Motherboard Sata Signal CableEvga nForce 730a Motherboard Layout Chassis Back Panel Connectors Safety Instructions Hardware InstallationPreparing the Motherboard Installing the CPUInstalling the CPU Fan ‰ One Dimm Installing Memory DIMMs‰ Two DIMMs ‰ Four DIMMsInstalling the I/O Shield Installing the MotherboardSecuring the Motherboard into the Chassis Connecting Cables and Setting Switches‰ FDD ‰ IDE PW1 Motherboard Connector PW1 Pin Assignments Pin ATX Power PW1Pin ATX 12V Power PW12 Connecting IDE Hard Disk DrivesConnecting Serial ATA Cables Front Panel Header Connecting Internal HeadersUSB Headers USB 2.0 Header PinsAudio Front Audio ConnectorSPK Header Cspk Header PinsFan Connections COM1 FDD ConnectorExpansion Slots PCI Express x16 Slot PCI SlotsPCI Express x1 Slots Clear Cmos Button Reset and Power ButtonOnboard Buttons Post Port Debug LED Post Port Debug LED and LED Status IndicatorsLED Status Indicators Configuring the Bios Main Menu Enter Bios Setup‰ Advanced Bios Features ‰ Standard Cmos Features‰ Advanced Chipset Features ‰ Power Management Setup‰ Load Optimized Defaults ‰ Load Fail-Safe Defaults‰ Set Supervisor Password/Set User Password ‰ Save & Exit SetupStandard Cmos Features Menu Standard Cmos Features MenuIDE Channel and Sata Channel Date and Time‰ Auto ‰ None‰ Manual ¾ Large‰ No Errors ‰ All ErrorsDrive a Halt OnMemory Cdrom Advanced Bios Features MenuCD-ROM Boot Priority Hard Disk Boot PriorityFirst/Second/Third Boot Device Removable Device PrioritySecurity Option Boot Other DeviceBoot Up NumLock Status Full Screen Logo Show Apic ModeMPS Version Control For OS Init Display First Advanced Chipset Features MenuDisplay Detection Hybrid SLIIGPU Frame Buffer Control Frame Buffer SizeCPU Thermal-Throttling SSE/ SSE2 InstructionsMCP78 Pcie training Hpet SupportUSB Integrated Peripherals MenuIDE Function Setup ‰ IDE HDD Block Mode MCP Storage Config‰ Sata Operation Mode ‰ Sata Salp FeaturesLegacy Devices USB Device Setting‰ USB 1.0 Controller ‰ USB Operation Mode‰ USB 2.0 Controller ‰ USB Keyboard FunctionAcpi Function Power Management Setup MenuPower on Function Power On by AlarmAcpi Suspend Type Soft-Off by Pbnt‰ Disabled ‰ Mouse ‰ Keyboard ‰ Both Keyboard and Mouse Hot Key Power OnPwron After PWR-Fail ‰ Ctrl-Esc ‰ Ctrl-F1 ‰ Ctrl-Space ‰ AnykeyPnP/PCI Configuration Menu PnP/PCI Configuration MenuPCI/VGA Palette Snoop Resources Controlled ByIRQ Resources Maximum Payload Size 3VSB PC Health Status MenuSmartFan Function Shutdown TemperatureIGPU Frequency Frequency/Voltage Control Menu‰ AMD C1E Support CPU Feature‰ K8 SMM base Lock ‰ Virtualization‰ AMD CPU Stepping ‰ Secure Virtual Machine Mode‰ Always Update DMI Pool Dram Configuration Menu Dram ConfigurationŠ Dram Access Mode ‰ DCTs Mode ‰ Timing Mode‰ CKE Base Power Down Mode ‰ CKE Base PowerdownPCI Clock CPU FrequencyK8-NB HT Speed K8-NB HT WidthLoad Timing/Voltage Set Chipset VoltageHT Voltage Save Timing/Voltage Set Drivers Installation Installing Drivers SoftwareEvga Page Appendix a Post Codes for the Evga nForce 730a Motherboard Award Post Codes Name Description Evga Execute Eisa initialization. If not, execute ISA tests Interrupt vectors Award Post Codes Name Description Evga