Code

Beeps

POST Routine Description

 

 

 

C7h

 

Initialize notebook docking late

 

 

 

C8h

 

Force check (optional)

 

 

 

C9h

 

Extended checksum (optional)

 

 

 

CAh

 

Redirect Int 15h to enable remote keyboard

 

 

 

CBh

 

Redirect Int 13h to Memory Technologies

 

 

Devices such as ROM, RAM, PCMCIA, and

 

 

serial disk.

 

 

 

CCh

 

Redirect Int 10h to enable remote serial video

 

 

 

CDh

 

Re-map I/O and memory for PCMCIA

 

 

 

CEh

 

Initialize digitizer and display message.

 

 

 

D2h

 

Unknown interrupt

 

 

 

 

The following are for boot block in Flash ROM

 

 

 

E0h

 

Initialize the chipset

 

 

 

E1h

 

Initialize the bridge

 

 

 

E2h

 

Initialize the CPU

 

 

 

E3h

 

Initialize the system timer

 

 

 

E4h

 

Initialize system I/O

 

 

 

E5h

 

Check force recovery boot

 

 

 

E6h

 

Checksum BIOS ROM

 

 

 

E7h

 

Go to BIOS

 

 

 

E8h

 

Set Huge Segment

 

 

 

E9h

 

Initialize Multi Processor

 

 

 

EAh

 

Initialize OEM special code

 

 

 

EBh

 

Initialize PIC and DMA

 

 

 

ECh

 

Initialize Memory type

 

 

 

EDh

 

Initialize Memory size

 

 

 

EEh

 

Shadow Boot Block

 

 

 

EFh

 

System memory test

 

 

 

F0h

 

Initialize interrupt vectors

 

 

 

F1h

 

Initialize Run Time Clock

 

 

 

F2h

 

Initialize video

 

 

 

F3h

 

Initialize System Management Mode

 

 

 

F4h

1

Output one beep

 

 

 

F5h

 

Clear Huge Segment

 

 

 

F6h

 

Boot to Mini DOS

 

 

 

F7h

 

Boot to Full DOS

 

 

 

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Acer 8100 manual Following are for boot block in Flash ROM