POST Code (Hex)

 

POST Routine Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

51h

Reserved

 

 

52h

Test all memory (clear all extended memory to 0)

 

 

 

 

 

 

53h

Clear password according to H/W jumper (Optional)

 

 

 

 

 

 

54h

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

55h

Display number of processors (multi-processor platform)

 

 

 

 

 

 

56h

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

57h

1

Display PnP logo

 

 

 

2 Early ISA PnP initialization

 

 

 

 

Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device

 

 

 

 

 

 

58h

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

59h

Initialize the combined Trend Anti-Virus code

 

 

 

 

 

 

5Ah

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

5Bh

(Optional Feature) Show message for entering AWDFLASH.EXE from FDD

 

 

 

 

 

 

5Ch

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5Dh

1

Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO

 

 

 

2 Initialize Init_Onbaord_AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

 

5Eh

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

5Fh

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

60h

Okay to enter Setup utility; i.e. not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS

 

 

 

setup utility.

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 h

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 h

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 h

Reset keyboard if Early_Reset_KB is not defined

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 h

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 h

Initialize PS/2 Mouse

 

 

 

 

 

 

6h

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

67h

Prepare memory size information for function call: INT 15h ax=E820h

 

 

 

 

 

 

68h

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

69h

Turn on L2 cache

 

 

 

 

 

 

6Ah

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

6Bh

Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup & Auto-

 

 

 

configuration table.

 

 

 

 

 

 

6Ch

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

6Dh

1 Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices.

 

 

 

2 Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set

 

 

 

 

to “AUTO”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

6Eh

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6Fh

1

Initialize floppy controller

 

 

 

2 Set up floppy related fields in 40:hardware

 

 

 

 

 

 

70h

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

71h

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

72h

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

73h

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

74h

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

75h

Detect & install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CDROM…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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