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70h | Display error messages. | • | Check the video card. | |
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72h | Check for configuration | • | Check the main board. | |
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74h | Test | • | Check the main board. | |
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76h | Check for keyboard errors. | • | Check the keyboard. | |
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7Ch | Set up hardware interrupts | • | Treat as an expansion card problem. | |
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7Eh | Test coprocessor if | • | Check the processor. | |
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80h | Disable onboard I/O ports. | • | Treat as an expansion card problem. | |
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82h | Detect and install external | • | Treat as an expansion card problem. | |
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84h | Detect and install external | • | Treat as an expansion card problem. | |
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86h | Reinitialize onboard I/O | • | Treat as an expansion card problem. | |
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88h | Initialize BIOS data area. | • | Check the main board. | |
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8Ah | Initialize extended BIOS | • | Check the main board. | |
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8Ch | Initialize floppy controller. | • | Check the HDD. | |
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90h | Initialize hard disk | • | Check the HDD. | |
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91h | Initialize local bus hard | • | Check the HDD. | |
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92h | Jump to UserPatch2. | • | Check the main board. | |
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94h | Disable A20 address line. | • | Check the keyboard. | |
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96h | Clear huge ES segment | • Check the main board. | ||
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98h | Search for option ROMs. | • | Check the main board. | |
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