Hardware Setup

2-19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Program MTRR of M1 CPU

 

 

 

2.

Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU & program CPU with proper cacheable range

 

 

4E

3.

Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU

 

 

 

4.

On MP platform, adjust the cacheable range to smaller one in case the cacheable ranges

 

 

 

 

between each CPU are not identical

 

 

50

Initialize USB

 

 

52

Test all memory (clear all extended memory to 0)

 

 

55

Display number of processors (multi-processor platform)

 

 

 

Display PnP logo

 

 

57

Early ISA PnP initialization

 

 

 

 

-Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device

 

 

59

Initialize the combined Trend Anti-Virus code

 

 

5B

(Optional Feature) Show message for entering AWDFLASH.EXE from FDD (optional)

 

 

5D

1.

Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO switch

 

 

2.

Initialize Init_Onbaord_AUDIO switch

 

 

 

 

 

60

Okay to enter Setup utility; i.e. not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS setup

 

 

utility

 

 

 

 

 

65

Initialize PS/2 Mouse

 

 

67

Prepare memory size information for function call: INT 15h ax=E820h

 

 

69

Turn on L2 cache

 

 

6B

Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup & Auto-configuration

 

 

table

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices

 

 

6D

2.

Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to

 

 

 

 

“AUTO”

 

 

6F

1.

Initialize floppy controller

 

 

2.

Set up floppy related fields in 40:hardware

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Optional Feature) Enter AWDFLASH.EXE if:

 

 

73

 

-AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive

 

 

 

 

-ALT+F2 is pressed

 

 

75

Detect & install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CDROM …

 

 

77

Detect serial ports & parallel ports.

 

 

7A

Detect & install co-processor

 

 

 

Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported

 

 

7F

 

-If errors occur, report errors & wait for keys

 

 

 

 

-If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue: Clear EPA or customization logo

 

 

 

1.

Call chipset power management hook

 

 

82

2.

Recover the text fond used by EPA logo (not for full screen logo)

 

 

 

3.

If password is set, ask for password

 

 

83

Save all data in stack back to CMOS

 

 

84

Initialize ISA PnP boot devices

 

 

 

1.

USB final Initialization

 

 

 

2.

NET PC: Build SYSID structure

 

 

 

3.

Switch screen back to text mode

 

 

85

4.

Set up ACPI table at top of memory

 

 

5.

Invoke ISA adapter ROMs

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

Assign IRQs to PCI devices

 

 

 

7.

Initialize APM

 

 

 

8.

Clear noise of IRQs

 

 

93

Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti-Virus code

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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