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1Ch | Reset Programmable | • | Treat as an expansion card problem. | |
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20h | Test DRAM refresh. | • | Check the system memory. | |
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22h | Test 8742 keyboard | • | Check the keyboard. | |
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24h | Set ES segment register | • | Check the main board. | |
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28h | Autosize DRAM. | • | Check the system memory. | |
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2Ah | Clear 512K base RAM. | • | Check the system memory. | |
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2Ch | RAM failure on address | • | Check the system memory. | |
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2Eh | RAM failure on data bits | • | Check the system memory. | |
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32h | Test CPU | • | Check the processor. | |
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34h | COMS RAM read/write | • | Check the main board. | |
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37h | Reinitialize the chipset. | • | Check the main board. | |
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38h | Shadow system BIOS | • | Check the expansion cards. | |
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39h | Reinitialize the cache. | • | Check the secondary cache. | |
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3Ah | Autosize cache. | • | Check the secondary cache. | |
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3Ch | Configure advanced | • | Check the main board. | |
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3Dh | Load alternate registers | • | Check the main board. | |
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40h | Set Initial CPU speed. | • | Check the main board. | |
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42h | Initialize interrupt vector. | • | Treat as an expansion card problem. | |
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44h | Initialize BIOS interrupt. | • | Treat as an expansion card problem. | |
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46h | Check ROM copyright | • | Check the main board. | |
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