POST

Function

Phase

Component

Code

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x6B

If CMOS is bad, load Custom Defaults from flash into CMOS. If

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successful, reboot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x3C

If CMOS is valid, load chipset registers with values from

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CMOS, otherwise load defaults and display Setup prompt. If

 

 

 

Auto Configuration is enabled, always load the chipset

 

 

 

registers with the Setup defaults (Rel 6.0).

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x3D

Load alternate registers with CMOS values

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0x42

Initialize interrupt vectors 0 thru 77h

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0x46

Verify the ROM copyright notice

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0x45

Initialize all motherboard devices.

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0x49

1. Size the PCI bus topology and set bridge bus numbers.

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2.Set the system max bus number.

3.Write a 0 to the command register of every PCI device.

4.Write a 0 to all 6 base registers in every PCI device.

5.Write a -1 to the status register of every PC

0xC6

Initialize note dock

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0xC5

PnPnd dual CMOS (optional)

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0x48

Verify that the equipment specified in the CMOS matches the

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hardware currently installed. If the monitor type is set to 00

 

 

 

then a video ROM must exist. If the monitor type is 1 or 2 set

 

 

 

the video switch to CGA. If monitor type 3, set the video switch

 

 

 

to m

 

 

 

 

 

 

0xD1

Initialize BIOS stack

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0xD3

Setup E820h and WAD memory map

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0x24

Set segment-register addressability to 4 GB

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0xCC

Redirect Int 10h to enable target board to use a remote serial

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video (PICO BIOS).

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x8A

Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area and initialize the mouse.

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0x9D

Initialize Security Engine.

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0x55

USB Initialization

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0x52

Verify keyboard reset.

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0x54

Initialize keystroke clicker if enabled in Setup.

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0x76

Check status bits for keyboard-related failures. Display error

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messages on the screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x4A

Initialize all video adapters in system

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0x4C

Shadow video BIOS ROM if specified by Setup, and CMOS is

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valid and the previous boot was OK.

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x59

Register POST Display Services, fonts, and languages with

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the POST Dispatch Manager.

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x57

Initialize 1394 Firewire

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0xD6

Initialize PC card

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0x58

Test for unexpected interrupts. First do an STI for hot

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interrupts. Secondly, test the NMI for an unexpected interrupt.

 

 

 

Thirdly, enable the parity checkers and read from memory,

 

 

 

checking for an unexpected interrupt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x3F

ROMPolit memory init

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0xC4

Install the IRQ vectors (Sever Hotkey)

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Acer 6530 manual 0x42 Initialize interrupt vectors 0 thru 77h