Acer 7315, 7715Z manual Post Codes, Sec, Memory, Code Description

Post Codes

These tables describe the POST codes and descriptions during the POST.

Sec:

NO_EVICTION_MODE_DEBUG EQU 1 (CommonPlatform\sec\Ia32\SecCore.inc)

Code	Description
0xC2	MTRR setup
0xC3	Enable cache
0xC4	Establish cache tags
0xC5	Enter NEM, Place the BSP in No Fill mode, set CR0.CD = 1, CR0.NW = 0.
0xCF	Cache Init Finished

Memory:

DEBUG_BIOS equ 1 (Chipset\Alviso\MemoryInitAsm\IA32\IMEMORY.INC)

Code	Description
0xA0	First memory check point
0x01	Enable MCHBAR
0x02	Check for DRAM initialization interrupt and reset fail
0x03	Verify all DIMMs are DDR or DDR2 and unbuffered
0x04	Detect an improper warm reset and handle
0x05	Detect if ECC SO-DIMMs are present in the system
0x06	Verify all DIMMs are single or double sided and not asymmetric
0x07	Verify all DIMMs are x8 or x16 width
0x08	Find a common CAS latency between the DIMMS and the MCH
0x09	Determine the memory frequency and CAS latency to program
0x10	Determine the smallest common TRAS for all DIMMs
0x11	Determine the smallest common TRP for all DIMMs
0x12	Determine the smallest common TRCD for all DIMMs
0x13	Determine the smallest refresh period for all DIMMs
0x14	Verify burst length of 8 is supported by all DIMMs
0x15	Determine the smallest tWR supported by all DIMMs
0x16	Determine DIMM size parameters
0x17	Program the correct system memory frequency
0x18	Determine and set the mode of operation for the memory channels
0x19	Program clock crossing registers
0x20	Disable Fast Dispatch
0x21	Program the DRAM Row Attributes and DRAM Row Boundary registers
0x22	Program the DRAM Bank Architecture register
0x23	Program the DRAM Timing & and DRAM Control registers
0x24	Program ODT
0x25	Perform steps required before memory init
0x26	Program the receive enable reference timing control register
	Program the DLL Timing Control Registers, RCOMP settings

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