Checkpoint

Description

 

 

 

 

DA

Restore CPUID value back into register. Give control to BIOS POST

 

 

(ExecutePOSTKernel). See POST Code Checkpoints section of document for more

 

 

information.

 

 

 

 

DC

System is waking from ACPI S3 state

 

 

 

 

E1-E8 EC-EE

OEM memory detection/configuration error. This range is reserved for chipset vendors &

 

 

system manufacturers. The error associated with this value may be different from one

 

 

platform to the next.

 

 

 

Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoints

Checkpoint

Description

 

 

E0

Initialize the floppy controller in the super I/O. Some interrupt vectors are initialized. DMA

 

controller is initialized. 8259 interrupt controller is initialized. L1 cache is enabled.

 

 

E9

Set up floppy controller and data. Attempt to read from floppy.

 

 

EA

Enable ATAPI hardware. Attempt to read from ARMD and ATAPI CDROM.

 

 

EB

Disable ATAPI hardware. Jump back to checkpoint E9.

 

 

EF

Read error occurred on media. Jump back to checkpoint EB.

 

 

F0

Search for pre-defined recovery file name in root directory.

 

 

F1

Recovery file not found.

 

 

F2

Start reading FAT table and analyze FAT to find the clusters occupied by the recovery file.

 

 

F3

Start reading the recovery file cluster by cluster.

 

 

F5

Disable L1 cache.

 

 

FA

Check the validity of the recovery file configuration to the current configuration of the flash

 

part.

 

 

FB

Make flash write enabled through chipset and OEM specific method. Detect proper flash

 

part. Verify that the found flash part size equals the recovery file size.

 

 

F4

The recovery file size does not equal the found flash part size.

 

 

FC

Erase the flash part

 

 

FD

Program the flash part.

 

 

FF

The flash has been updated successfully. Make flash write disabled. Disable ATAPI

 

hardware. Restore CPUID value back into register. Give control to F000 ROM at

 

F000:FFF0h.

 

 

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M3802(G) specifications

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