Compaq Mega-Post manual Acer, Error Code 0A

AMI

AST Award

Appendix A

	Error Code - 06
	(06)ROM is enabled. Calculating ROM BIOS checksum, and waiting for Keyboard
AMI	controller input buffer to be free. Calculating ROM BIOS checksum.. Video disabled and sys-
	tem timer test begin Video disabled and system timer counting
	OK.
AST	(06)Support chipset initialize.
Award	(06)Test memory refresh toggle; RAM must be periodically refreshed in-order to
	keep the memory from decaying. This function assures that the memory refresh

	function is working properly. Initialize chips.
Chips & Tech (06)64K RAM Failed.
Phoenix&Dell (06)Initialize system hardware (Beep)=1-1-2-3.DMA page register write/read test
	in-progress or fail.
	Error Code - 07
AMI	(07)ROM BIOS checksum passed. CMOS shutdown register test to be done
	next.ROM BIOS checksum passed, Keyboard controller I/B free. Going to issue the
	BAT command to keyboard controller. Going to issue the BAT command to keyboard
Award	controller.CH-2 of 8254 initialization half way.CH-2 of 8253 test OK
	(07)Verifies CMOS's basis R/W functionality Test CMOS interface and battery
	status; Verifies CMOS is working correctly, detects bad battery. Setup low memory;
	Early chip set initialization; Memory presence test; OEM chip set routines; Clear
	low 64K of memory; Test first 64K memory; clear lower 256K of memory, enable
	parity checking and test parity in lower 256K; test lower 25 If the BIOS detects
	error 2C,2E,or 30(base 512K RAM error),it displays 6K memory. Set up stack,beep.
	Read/write/verify CPU registers.
Chips & Tech (07)64K RAM failed data test (Base Memory)
	Error Code - 08
ACER	(08)Shutdown 0.
AMI	(08)CMOS shutdown register test done. CMOS checksum calculation to be done
	next. BAT command to keyboard controller is issued. Going to verify the BAT command.
	Going to verify the BAT command. CH-2 of timer initialization over.
Award	CH-2 delta count test OK
	(08)Setup low memory; Early chip set initialization; Memory presence test; OEM
	chip set routines; Clear low 64K of memory; Test first 64K memory; clear lower
	256K of memory, enable parity checking and test parity in lower 256K; test lower
	256K memory. Set up stack, beep. Setup interrupt vector table in lower 1K RAM
	area; Initialize first 120 interrupt vectors with SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR and initialize INT 00h-
	1Fh according to INT_TBL. Initialize CMOS timer.

Chips & Tech (08)Interrupt Controller bad.

Phoenix&Dell (08)Initialize chipset registers with POST values. [Beep]= 1-3-1 RAM refresh verification in-progress or failure.

Error Code - 09

(09)CMOS checksum calculation is done, CMOS diag byte written. CMOS initialize to begin. Keyboard controller BAT result verified. Keyboard command

byte to be written next.(09)Keyboard command byte to be written next. CH-1 of timer initialization over. CH-1 delta count test OK.

(09)Verify BIOS ROM checksum, flush external cache.

(09)Program the configuration register of Cyrix CPU. OEM specific cache initialization., Early Cache initialization; Cyrix CPU initialization; cache initialization. Test CMOS RAM checksum; beep; also test extended storage of parameters in the motherboard chipset; if not warm- booting; display the Test

CMOS RAM checksum message, if bad, or insert key pressed, load defaults if bad. Check BIOS Checksum.

Chips & Tech (09)Unexpected interrupt is occurring.

Phoenix&Dell (09)Set POST flay.(Beep)=1-1-3-2. 1st 64K RAM test in-progress.

	Error Code - 0A
AMI	(0A)CMOS initialization done(if any). Keyboard command byte code is issued.
	Going to write command byte data. Go- ing to write command byte data. CH-0 of
Award	timer initialization over. CH-0 delta count test OK
	(0A)Initialize the first 32 interrupt vectors. Initialize INTs 33 to 120.Early Power Management
	initialization. Setup interrupt vector table in lower 1K RAM area; Initialize first 120 interrupt
	vectors with SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR and initialize
	INT 00h-1Fh according to INT_TBL. Initialize key- board; Detect type of keyboard
	controller(optional 8242 or 8248, with Nedadon XOR gate control); Set NUM_LOCK status.

Reset keyboard test keyboard controller interface to verify it

returned AAH and responded to enable/disable commands, set keyboard buffer, enable keyboard and keyboard interrupts for normal use, beep, halt .Initialize Video controller.

Chips & Tech (0A)Timer cannot interrupt.

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