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46h  | Check ROM copyright notice  | |
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48h  | 
  | Check video configuration against CMOS  | 
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49h  | 
  | Initialize PCI bus and devices  | 
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4Ah  | 
  | Initialize all video adapters in system  | 
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4Bh  | 
  | QuietBoot start (optional)  | 
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4Ch  | 
  | Shadow video BIOS ROM  | 
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4Eh  | 
  | Display BIOS copyright notice  | 
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50h  | 
  | Display CPU type and speed  | 
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51h  | 
  | Initialize EISA board  | 
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52h  | 
  | Test keyboard  | 
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54h  | 
  | Set key click if enabled  | 
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58h  | Test for unexpected interrupts  | |
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59h  | 
  | Initialize POST display service  | 
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5Ah  | 
  | Display prompt “Press F2 to enter SETUP”  | 
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5Bh  | 
  | Disable CPU cache  | 
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5Ch  | 
  | Test RAM between 512 and 640 KB  | 
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60h  | 
  | Test extended memory  | 
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62h  | 
  | Test extended memory address lines  | 
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64h  | 
  | Jump to User Patch1  | 
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66h  | 
  | Configure advanced cache registers  | 
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67h  | 
  | Initialize Multi Processor APIC  | 
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68h  | 
  | Enable external and CPU caches  | 
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69h  | 
  | Setup System Management Mode (SMM) area  | 
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6Ah  | 
  | Display external L2 cache size  | 
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6Bh  | 
  | Load custom defaults (optional)  | 
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6Ch  | 
  | Display   | 
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6Eh  | 
  | Display possible high address for UMB  | 
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70h  | 
  | Display error messages  | 
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72h  | 
  | Check for configuration errors  | 
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76h  | 
  | Check for keyboard errors  | 
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7Ch  | 
  | Set up hardware interrupt vectors  | 
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7Eh  | 
  | Initialize coprocessor if present  | 
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80h  | 
  | Disable onboard Super I/O ports and IRQs  | 
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81h  | 
  | Late POST device initialization  | 
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82h  | 
  | Detect and install external RS232 ports  | 
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83h  | 
  | Configure   | 
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84h  | 
  | Detect and install external parallel ports  | 
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85h  | 
  | Initialize   | 
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86h  | 
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87h  | 
  | Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices  | 
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88h  | 
  | Initialize BIOS Area  | 
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89h  | 
  | Enable   | 
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8Ah  | 
  | Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area  | 
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8Bh  | 
  | Test and initialize PS/2 mouse  | 
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