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Beeps

POST Routine Description

 

 

 

87h

 

Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices (optional)

88h

 

Initialize BIOS Data Area

 

 

 

89h

 

Enable Non-Maskable Interrupts (NMIs)

 

 

 

8Ah

 

Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area

 

 

 

8Bh

 

Test and initialize PS/2 mouse

 

 

 

8Ch

 

Initialize floppy controller

 

 

 

8Fh

 

Determine number of ATA drives (optional)

 

 

 

90h

 

Initialize hard-disk controllers

 

 

 

91h

 

Initialize local-bus hard-disk controllers

 

 

 

92h

 

Jump to UserPatch2

 

 

 

93h

 

Build MPTABLE for multi-processor boards

 

 

 

95h

 

Install CD ROM for boot

 

 

 

96h

 

Clear huge ES segment register

 

 

 

97h

 

Fixup Multi Processor table

 

 

 

98h

1-2

Search for option ROMs. One long, two short beeps on checksum failure

 

 

 

99h

 

Check for SMART Drive (optional)

 

 

 

9Ah

 

Shadow option ROMs

 

 

 

9Ch

 

Set up Power Management

 

 

 

9Dh

 

Initialize security engine (optional)

 

 

 

9Eh

 

Enable hardware interrupts

 

 

 

9Fh

 

Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives

 

 

 

A0h

 

Set time of day

 

 

 

A2h

 

Check key lock

 

 

 

A4h

 

Initialize Typematic rate

 

 

 

A8h

 

Erase F2 prompt

 

 

 

AAh

 

Scan for F2 key stroke

 

 

 

ACh

 

Enter SETUP

 

 

 

AEh

 

Clear Boot flag

 

 

 

B0h

 

Check for errors

 

 

 

B2h

 

POST done - prepare to boot operating system

 

 

 

B4h

1

One short beep before boot

 

 

 

B5h

 

Terminate QuietBoot (optional)

 

 

 

B6h

 

Check password (optional)

 

 

 

B9h

 

Prepare Boot

 

 

 

BAh

 

Initialize DMI parameters

 

 

 

BBh

 

Initialize PnP Option ROMs

 

 

 

BCh

 

Clear parity checkers

 

 

 

BDh

 

Display MultiBoot menu

 

 

 

BEh

 

Clear screen (optional)

 

 

 

BFh

 

Check virus and backup reminders

 

 

 

C0h

 

Try to boot with INT 19

 

 

 

C1h

 

Initialize POST Error Manager (PEM)

 

 

 

C2h

 

Initialize error logging

 

 

 

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Acer 7230 manual Code Beeps Post Routine Description