Acer 4740G, 4740ZG manual Phoenix Bios Beep Codes, Code Beeps Post Routine Description

Phoenix BIOS Beep Codes

Code	Beeps	POST Routine Description
02h		Verify Real Mode
03h		Disable Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI)
04h		Get CPU type
06h		Initialize system hardware
08h		Initialize chipset with initial POST values
09h		Set IN POST flag
0Ah		Initialize CPU registers
0Bh		Enable CPU cache
0Ch		Initialize caches to initial POST values
0Eh		Initialize I/O component
0Fh		Initialize the local bus IDE
10h		Initialize Power Management
11h		Load alternate registers with initial POST values
12h		Restore CPU control word during warm boot
13h		Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices
14h		Initialize keyboard controller
16h	1-2-2-3	BIOS ROM checksum
17h		Initialize cache before memory autosize
18h		8254 timer initialization
1Ah		8237 DMA controller initialization
1Ch		Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller
20h	1-3-1-1	Test DRAM refresh
22h	1-3-1-3	Test 8742 Keyboard Controller
24h		Set ES segment register to 4 GB
26h		Enable A20 line
28h		Autosize DRAM
29h		Initialize POST Memory Manager
2Ah		Clear 215 KB base RAM
2Ch	1-3-4-1	RAM failure on address line xxxx
2Eh	1-3-4-3	RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus
2Fh		Enable cache before system BIOS shadow
30h	1-4-1-1	RAM failure on data bits xxxx of high byte of memory bus
32h		Test CPU bus-clock frequency
33h		Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager
36h		Warm start shut down
38h		Shadow system BIOS ROM
3Ah		Autosize cache
3Ch		Advanced configuration of chipset registers
3Dh		Load alternate registers with CMOS values
42h		Initialize interrupt vectors
45h		POST device initialization

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