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Beeps

POST Routine Description

 

 

 

3Ah

 

Autosize cache

3Ch

 

Advanced configuration of chipset

 

 

registers

 

 

 

3Dh

 

Load alternate registers with CMOS

 

 

values

 

 

 

41h

 

Initialize extended memory for

 

 

RomPilot.

 

 

 

42h

 

Initialize interrupt vectors

 

 

 

45h

 

POST device initialization

 

 

 

46h

2-1-2-3

Check ROM copyright notice

 

 

 

47h

 

Initialize I20 support

 

 

 

48h

 

Check video configuration against

 

 

CMOS

 

 

 

49h

 

Initialize PCI bus and devices

 

 

 

4Ah

 

Initialize all video adapters in system

 

 

 

4Bh

 

QuietBoot start (optional)

 

 

 

4Ch

 

Shadow video BIOS ROM

 

 

 

4Eh

 

Display BIOS copyright notice

 

 

 

50h

 

Display CPU type and speed

 

 

 

51h

 

Initialize EISA board

 

 

 

52h

 

Test keyboard

 

 

 

54h

 

Set key click if enabled

 

 

 

55h

 

Enable USB devices

 

 

 

58h

2-2-3-1

Test for unexpected interrupts

 

 

 

59h

 

Initialize POST display service

 

 

 

5Ah

 

Display prompt “Press F2 to enter

 

 

SETUP”

 

 

 

5Bh

 

Disable CPU cache

 

 

 

5Ch

 

Test RAM between 512 and 640 KB

 

 

 

60h

 

Test extended memory

 

 

 

62h

 

Test extended memory address lines

 

 

 

64h

 

Jump to User Patch1

 

 

 

66h

 

Configure advanced cache registers

 

 

 

67h

 

Initialize Multi Processor APIC

 

 

 

68h

 

Enable external and CPU caches

 

 

 

69h

 

Setup System Management Mode

 

 

(SMM) area

 

 

 

6Ah

 

Display external L2 cache size

 

 

 

6Bh

 

Load custom defaults (optional)

 

 

 

6Ch

 

Display shadow-area message

 

 

 

6Eh

 

Display possible high address for UMB

 

 

recovery

 

 

 

70h

 

Display error messages

 

 

 

72h

 

Check for configuration errors

 

 

 

76h

 

Check for keyboard errors

 

 

 

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