Bootblock Code Checkpoint Codes

 

Code

Description

 

 

E0h

Verify the Boot Block BIOS checksum. Disable the

 

 

 

internal cache, DMA, and interrupt controllers. Initialize

 

 

 

the system timer. Start memory refresh.

 

 

E1h

Initialize the chipset registers. Set the BIOS size to 128K.

 

 

 

Make the 512 KB base memory available.

 

 

E2h

Test the base 64 KB of system memory. Send the BAT

 

 

 

command to the keyboard controller. Make sure that

 

 

 

<Ctrl> <Home> was pressed. Verify the main system

 

 

 

BIOS checksum.

 

 

E3h

The main system BIOS is good. Transfer control to the

 

 

 

main system BIOS.

 

 

E4h

Start the memory test.

 

 

E5h

The memory test is over. Initialize the interrupt vector

 

 

 

table.

 

 

E6h

Initialize the DMA and interrupt controllers.

 

 

E7h

Determine the CPU internal clock frequency.

 

 

E8h

Initialize the I/O chipset, if any.

 

 

E9h

Program the CPU clock-dependent chip set parameters.

 

 

EAh

Enable the timer and the floppy diskette interrupt. Enable

 

 

 

the internal cache. Copy the boot block BIOS and pass

 

 

 

control to the boot block BIOS in the 0000h segment.

 

 

EDh

Initialize the floppy drive.

 

 

EEh

Look for a diskette in drive A:. Read the first sector of the

 

 

 

diskette.

 

 

EFh

Floppy read error.

 

 

F0h

Search for S759P.ROM in the root directory of the floppy

 

 

 

diskette in drive A:.

 

 

F1h

The S759P.ROM file is not in the root directory.

 

 

F2h

Read the FAT table. Analyze the FAT to find the clusters

 

 

 

occupied by the S759P.ROM.

 

 

F3h

Start reading the S759P.ROM file, cluster by cluster.

 

 

F4h

The S759P.ROM file is not the correct size.

 

 

F5h

Disable the internal cache. Raise the Vpp. Enable Flash

 

 

 

write and reset the Flash ROM.

 

 

FBh

Detect the flash type.

 

 

FCh

Start erasing flash blocks.

 

 

FDh

Program the Flash ROM in the E0000-EFFFFh region.

 

 

FEh

Start programming Flash at F0000-FFFFF region.

 

 

FFh

Flash programming is successful. The computer reboots.

 

 

 

 

 

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