.

Checkpoint

Description

 

 

03h

Initial Superio_Early _Init switch

04h

Reserved

 

 

05h

1. Blank out screen

 

2. Clear CMOS error flag

 

 

06h

Reserved

 

 

07h

1. Clear 8042 interface

 

2. Initialize 8042 self-test

 

 

08h

1. Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.

 

2. Enable keyboard interface.

 

 

09h

Reserved

 

 

0Ah

1. Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional)

 

2. Auto detect ports for keyboard & mouse followed by a port & interface swap

 

(optional).

 

3. Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I/Q chips.

 

 

0Bh

Reserved

 

 

0Ch

Reserved

 

 

0Dh

Reserved

 

 

0Eh

Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R/W-able or not. If test fails,

 

keep beeping the speaker.

 

 

0Fh

Reserved

 

 

10h

Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R/W codes into the run time area

 

in F000 for ESCD & DMI support.

 

 

11h

Reserved

 

 

12h

Use walking 1’s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry. Also set real-

 

time clock power status, and then check for override.

 

 

13h

Reserved

 

 

14h

Program chipset default values into chipset. Chipset default values are

 

MODBINable by OEM customers.

 

 

15h

Reserved

 

 

16h

Initial Early_Init_Onboard_Generator switch.

 

 

17h

Reserved

 

 

18h

Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type (Cyrix or Intel) and CPU level

 

(586 or 686)

 

 

19h

Reserved

 

 

1Ah

Reserved

 

 

1Bh

Initial interrupts vector table. If no special specified, all H/W interrupts are

 

directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR & S/W interrupts to

 

SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR.

 

 

1Ch

Reserved

 

 

1Dh

Initial Early_PM_INIT switch.

 

 

1Eh

Reserved

 

 

1Fh

Load keyboard matrix (notebook platform)

 

 

20h

Reserved

 

 

21h

HPM initialization (notebook platform)

 

 

22h

Reserved

 

 

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Acer L310 manual F000 for Escd & DMI support

L310 specifications

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