Acer 8940 manual Code Beeps For Boot Block in Flash ROM

Code	Beeps	POST Routine Description
C1h		Initialize POST Error Manager (PEM)
C2h		Initialize error logging
C3h		Initialize error display function
C4h		Initialize system error handler
C5h		PnPnd dual CMOS (optional)
C6h		Initialize notebook docking (optional)
C7h		Initialize notebook docking late
C8h		Force check (optional)
C9h		Extended checksum (optional)
D2h		Unknown interrupt

Code	Beeps	For Boot Block in Flash ROM
E0h		Initialize the chipset
E1h		Initialize the bridge
E2h		Initialize the CPU
E3h		Initialize 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 before boot
F5h		Boot to Mini DOS
F6h		Clear Huge Segment
F7h		Boot to Full DOS

*If the BIOS detects error 2C, 2E, or 30 (base 512K RAM error), it displays an additional word-bitmap (xxxx) indicating the address line or bits that failed. For example, "2C 0002" means address line 1 (bit one set) has failed. "2E 1020" means data bits 12 and 5 (bits 12 and 5 set) have failed in the lower 16 bits. Note that error 30 cannot occur on 386SX systems because they have a 16 rather than 32-bit bus. The BIOS also sends the bitmap to the port-80 LED display. It first displays the check point code, followed by a delay, the high-order byte, another delay, and then the low-order byte of the error. It repeats this sequence continuously.

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