Checkpoint

Description

 

 

 

 

 

29h

1. Program CPU internal MTRR (P6 & PII) for 0-640K

 

 

 

 

 

 

memory address.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Program early chipset according to CMOS setup.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Example: onboard IDE controller.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Measure CPU speed.

 

 

 

 

 

2Ah

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

2Bh

Invoke Video BIOS

 

 

 

 

 

2Ch

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

2Dh

1. Initialize double-byte language font (Optional)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Put information on screen display, including Award title,

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPU type, CPU speed, full screen logo.

 

 

 

 

 

2Eh

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

2Fh

Rederved

 

 

 

 

 

30h

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

31h

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

32h

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

33h

Reset keyboard if Early_Reset_KB is defined e.g. Win-

 

 

 

 

 

 

bond 977 series Super I/O chips. See also POST 63h

 

 

 

 

 

34h

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

35h

Test DMA Channel 0

 

 

 

 

 

36h

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

37h

Test DMA Channel 1

 

 

 

 

 

38h

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

39h

Test DMA page registers

 

 

 

 

 

3Ah

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

3Bh

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

3Ch

Test 8254

 

 

 

 

 

3Dh

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

3Eh

Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1

 

 

 

 

 

3Fh

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

40h

Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2

 

 

 

 

 

41h

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

42h

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

43h

Test 8259 functionality

 

 

 

 

 

44h

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

45h

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

46h

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

47h

Initialize EISA slot

 

 

 

 

 

48h

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

49h

1. Calculate total memory by testing the last double word

 

 

 

 

 

 

of each 64K page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Program write allocation for AMD K5 CPU.

 

 

 

 

 

4Ah

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

4Bh

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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