Chapter 7 BIOS ROM

7.5.1 SYSTEM ID AND ROM TYPE

Applications can use the INT 15, AX=E800h BIOS function to identify the type of system. This function will return the system ID in the BX register. These systems have the following IDs and ROM family types:

System

System ID

ROM Family

PnP ID

Small Form Factor

 

 

 

SDR SDRAM

788h

686Y2

CPQ0042

DDR SDRAM

78Ch

686Y2

CPQ0042

Desktop

 

 

 

SDR SDRAM

77Ch

686Y2

CPQ003E

DDR SDRAM

784h

686Y2

CPQ0040

Configurable Minitower

 

 

 

SDR SDRAM

77Ch

686Y2

CPQ003F

DDR SDRAM

784h

686Y2

CPQ0041

The ROM family and version numbers can be verified with the Setup utility or the Compaq Insight Manager or Diagnostics applications.

7.5.2 EDID RETRIEVE

The BIOS function INT 15, AX=E813h is a tri-modal call that retrieves the VESA extended display identification data (EDID). Two subfunctions are provided: AX=E813h BH=00h retrieves the EDID information while AX=E813h BX=01h determines the level of DDC support.

Input:

AX

= E813h

BH

= 00 Get EDID .

BH

= 01 Get DDC support level

If BH = 00 then

DS:(E)SI = Pointer to a buffer (128 bytes) where ROM will return block

If 32-bit protected mode then

DS:(E)SI = Pointer to $DDC location

Output:

 

(Successful)

 

If BH

= 0:

 

DS:SI=Buffer with EDID file.

CX

= Number of bytes written

CF

= 0

AH

=00h Completion of command

If BH

= 1:

BH

= System DDC support

 

<0>=1 DDC1 support

 

<1>=1 DDC2 support

BL

= Monitor DDC support

 

<0>=1 DDC1 support

 

<1>=1 DDC2 support

(Failure)

<2>=1 Screen blanked during transfer

 

CF

= 1

AH

= 86h or 87h

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Featuring the Intel Pentium 4 Processor

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