DIM Code Checkpoints

 

Checkpoint

Description

 

 

 

 

2A

Initialize different buses and perform the following functions: Reset, Detect, and Disable

 

 

(function 0); Static Device Initialization (function 1); Boot Output Device Initialization

 

 

(function 2). Function 0 disables all device nodes, PCI devices, and PnP ISA cards. It also

 

 

assigns PCI bus numbers. Function 1 initializes all static devices that include manual

 

 

configured onboard peripherals, memory and I/O decode windows in PCI-PCI bridges, and

 

 

noncompliant PCI devices. Static resources are also reserved. Function 2 searches for

 

 

and initializes any PnP, PCI, or AGP video devices.

 

 

 

 

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Initialize different buses and perform the following functions: Boot Input Device Initialization

 

 

(function 3); IPL Device Initialization (function 4); General Device Initialization (function 5).

 

 

Function 3 searches for and configures PCI input devices and detects if system has

 

 

standard keyboard controller. Function 4 searches for and configures all PnP and PCI boot

 

 

devices. Function 5 configures all onboard peripherals that are set to an automatic

 

 

configuration and configures all remaining PnP and PCI devices.

 

 

 

ACPI Runtime Checkpoints

Checkpoint

Description

 

 

AC

First ASL check point. Indicates the system is running in ACPI mode.

 

 

AA

System is running in APIC mode

 

 

01, 02, 03, 04,

Entering sleep state S1, S2, S3, S4, or S5.

05

 

 

 

10, 20, 30, 40,

Waking from sleep state S1, S2, S3, S4, or S5

50

 

 

 

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