Acer 8431 manual 8Ah Initialize Extended Bios Data Area

Code	Beeps	POST Routine Description
8Ah		Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area
8Bh		Test and initialize PS/2 mouse
8Ch		Initialize floppy controller
8Fh		Determine number of ATA drives (optional)
90h		Initialize hard-disk controllers
91h		Initialize local-bus hard-disk controllers
92h		Jump to UserPatch2
93h		Build MPTABLE for multi-processor boards
95h		Install CD ROM for boot
96h		Clear huge ES segment register
97h		Fixup Multi Processor table
98h	1-2	Search for option ROMs. One long, two short beeps on
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99h		Check for SMART drive (optional)
9Ah		Shadow option ROMs
9Ch		Set up Power Management
9Dh		Initialize security engine (optional)
9Eh		Enable hardware interrupts
9Fh		Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives
A0h		Set time of day
A2h		Check key lock
A4h		Initialize Typematic rate
A8h		Erase F2 prompt
AAh		Scan for F2 key stroke
ACh		Enter SETUP
AEh		Clear Boot flag
B0h		Check for errors
B2h		POST done- prepare to boot operating system
B4h	1	One short beep before boot
B5h		Terminate QuietBoot (optional)
B6h		Check password (optional)
B9h		Prepare Boot
BAh		Initialize DMI parameters
BBh		Initialize PnP Option ROMs
BCh		Clear parity checkers
BDh		Display MultiBoot menu
BEh		Clear screen (optional)
BFh		Check virus and backup reminders
C0h		Try to boot with INT 19
C1h		Initialize POST Error Manager (PEM)
C2h		Initialize error logging
C3h		Initialize error display function
C4h		Initialize system error handler

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