Insyde MobilePro BIOS POST Codes

 

POST Code

Macro Name

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boot Loader--BLOAD.ASM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

00

DIAG_SYSTEM_INIT

Boot started, check motherboard power is stable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

01

DIAG_A20_DISABLE

Disable A20 through A20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

02

DIAG_INIT_CHIPSET

Initialize Chipset

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

03

DIAG_TEST_RAM

Test the basic 640k RAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

04

DIAG_MOVE_BB_LOADER

Move boot load segment into the RAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

05

DIAG_EXECUTE_IN_DRAM

program execution from DRAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

06

DIAG_USER_FLASH_CHECK

Test print port for check crisis option is enable or

 

 

 

 

disable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

07

DIAG_SHADOW_BIOS

Decompress the system BIOS, and Shadow

 

 

 

 

System BIOS to RAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

08

DIAG_CHECKSUM_BIOS

Checksum System BIOS ROM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

09

DIAG_NORMAL_BOOT

Jump to the reset point

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0A

DIAG_CRISIS_BOOT

Proceed with Crisis Boot, first initial super I/O

 

 

 

 

and boot device

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0F

DIAG_FATAL_ERROR

Fatal Error, like the RAM error or ROM error

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CC

DIAG_CRISIS_BEGIN

Start process the Crisis recovery procedure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

99

DIAG_RESUME_RAM_ERROR

Resume SMRAM not Found

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POST DIAG -- BIOSPINE.ASM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

DEBUG_MISC_RESET

Disable internal cache ram, and reset cpu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

DEBUG_CS_FAST_A20_RESET

Turn off FASTA20 for post, and check have

 

 

 

 

keyboard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

DEBUG_POST_SIGNAL_POR

Initial PIC enable INT and Signal Power On

 

 

 

 

Reset

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

DEBUG_CS_CHIP_INIT

Initialize the Chipset and hook PCI BIOS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

DEBUG_OEM_ISA_VGA_SEARCH

Search For ISA Bus VGA Adapter, from address

 

 

 

 

c000 to e000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

DEBUG_HWIO_SETUP_CTC1

Initialize Counter and Timer chip

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

DEBUG_OEM_SET_CMOS_REGS

User register config through CMOS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

DEBUG_CS_MEMORY_SIZE

Size Memory, and detect memory timing, setup

 

 

 

 

memory controllor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

DEBUG_POST_TEST_RAM

Initialize and test the first 64k memory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

DEBUG_GEN_TEST_ROMS

checksum the system ROM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1A

DEBUG_HWIO_RESET_INTS

Reset PIC's status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1B

DEBUG_VIDEO_VIDEO_INIT

Initialize Video Adapter(s),and check vga rom

 

 

 

 

and vga ram

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1C

DEBUG_VIDEO_EQUIP_INIT

Initialize Video (6845 Regs),set display mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1D

DEBUG_VIDEO_COLOR_INIT

Initialize Color Adapter, and setup display reg.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1E

DEBUG_VIDEO_BW_INIT

Initialize Monochrome Adapter, and setup

 

 

 

 

display reg.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1F

DEBUG_HWIO_TEST_DMA_PAG

Send out some value, to test 8237A Page

 

 

 

 

Registers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

DEBUG_KEYB_SELFTEST_CTLR

Send self test command (AAH) to test Keyboard

 

 

 

 

controller. If o.k. return (55h)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

DEBUG_KEYB_RESET_KEYBOARD

TestKeyboardControllerandinitializekeyboard

 

 

 

 

controller.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

DEBUG_POST_CHECK_CMOS_RA

Send test petten to Check CMOS Ram

 

 

 

M

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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