C-2 Service Guide
Table C-1 POST Checkpoint List
Checkpoint Description
24h • PIC(8259) testing & initialization
30h • System Shadow RAM
34h • DRAM sizing
3Ch • Initialize interrupt vectors
4Bh • Identify CPU brand and type
35h • PCI pass 0
40h • Assign I/O if device request
41h • Assign Memory if device requested
44h • Assign IRQ if device request
45h • Enable command byte if device is OK
50h • Initialize Video display
52h • Download keyboard matrix
4Ch • ChipUp initialization for CPU clock checking
54h • Process VGA shadow region
58h • Set POST screen mode(Graphic or Text)
• Display Acer(or OEM) logo if necessary
• Display Acer copyright message if necessary
• Display BIOS serial number
59h • Hook int vector 1ch for POST quiet boot
5Ch • Memory testing
5Ah • SMRAM test and SMI handler initialization
4Eh • Audio initialization
60h • External Cache sizing
• External Cache testing(SRAM & Controller)
• Enable internal cache if necessary
• Enable external cache if necessary
64h • Reset KB device
• Check KB status
Note: The keyboard LEDs should flash once.
7Ch • Reset pointing device
• Check pointing device
70h • Parallel port testing
74h • Serial port testing
78h • Math Coprocessor testing
80h • Set security status
84h • KB device initialization
• Enable KB device