POST Code

Macro Name

Description

 

 

 

E6

DEBUG_RET_PCI_2

PCI device config finish

 

 

 

E7

DEBUG_BRIDGE_HUNT

Search for PCI bridge controllor device

 

 

 

E8

DEBUG_PCI_IDE_FIND

Search IDE controllors on the PCI bus, and

 

 

config the IDE controllors

 

 

 

E9

DEBUG_CB_CONFIG

start of cardbus config

 

 

 

PNP BIOS -- PNPINIT.ASM

 

 

 

 

 

A1

DEBUG_PNP_ENABLE_VERIFY_RT

Enable and Verify R/W Status for PNP BIOS

 

DATA

Runtime Data Area

 

 

 

A2

DEBUG_PNP_GET_VERIFY_NVRAM

Get and Verify R/W Status for PNP BIOS

 

 

NVRAM data area

 

 

 

A3

DEBUG_PNP_SYSTEM_NODES

Resolve System Nodes with the CMOS settings

 

 

 

A4

DEBUG_PNP_INITIALIZE_RTDATA

Initialize variable in the PNP BIOS Runtime Data

 

 

area

 

 

 

A5

DEBUG_PNP_HOOK_INT15

Hook INT 15

 

 

 

A6

DEBUG_PNP_SET_COPY_AREA

copy and setup PnP BIOS sytem node

 

 

 

A7

DEBUG_PNP_OEM_LATE_HOOK

Allow the OEM any Last Minute Hooks

 

 

 

A8

DEBUG_PNP_WRITE_PROTECT_R

Write protect RTData Area and NVRAM Copy

 

T_DAT

Buffer, and make runtime data checksum

 

 

 

A9

DEBUG_PNP_INIT_RETURN

PNP BIOS initialize finish

 

 

 

General SMI Entry/Exit Code -- SMICHIP.ASM

 

 

 

 

C0

dSMI_ENTRY

SMI procedure entry point

 

 

 

C1

dSMI_EXIT

SMI procedure exit

 

 

 

C2

dSMI_APM_ENTRY

APM MODE SMI procedure entry point

 

 

 

C3

dSMI_APM_EXIT

APM MODE SMI procedure exit

 

 

 

Software SMI request Codes -- SWSHELL.ASM

 

 

 

 

C4

dSMI_SWEXEFN

SoftWare SMI function execution

 

 

 

C5

dSMI_HWEXEFN

HardWare SMI function execution

 

 

 

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Acer 3230 DEBUGRETPCI2, Debugbridgehunt, Debugpciidefind, Debugcbconfig, PNP Bios -- PNPINIT.ASM Debugpnpenableverifyrt

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