APPENDIX 1

Quick Debug Port Post Codes

Please refer to the following Quick Debug table to assist in troubleshooting problems that are revealed through the motherboard’s Debug Port. If you need more detailed information, you can refer to the Detailed Debug tables in the following pages.

Code(hex)

Name

Description

 

 

 

65

Init onboard device

Early Initialized the super IO, Reset Video controller, Keyboard

 

 

controller init, Test the Keyboard Initialized the mouse Onboard

 

 

audio controller initialize if exist. Check the integrity of the ROM,

 

 

BIOS and message Check Flash type and copy flash write/erase

 

 

routines to 0F000h segments, Check Cmos Circuitry and reset

 

 

CMOS Program the chipset registers with CMOS values Init onboard

 

 

clock generator

 

 

 

66

Early System setup

Check the CPU ID and init L1/L2 cache, Initialize first 120 interrupt

 

 

vectors with SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR and initialize INT 00h-1Fh

 

 

according to INT_TBL First step initialize if single CPU onboard. Re-

 

 

init KB If support HPM, HPM get initialized here

 

 

 

67

KBC and CMOS Init

Verifies CMOS is working correctly, detects bad battery. If failed,

 

 

load CMOS defaults and load into chipset Final Initial KBC and

 

 

setup BIOS data area.

 

 

 

68

Video Init

Read CMOS location 14h to find out type of video in use. Detect and

 

 

Initialize Video Adapter. Test video memory, write sign-on message

 

 

to screen. Setup shadow RAM - Enable shadow according to Setup.

 

 

 

69

8259 Init

Init 8259 channel 1 and mask IRQ 9

 

 

 

6A

Memory test

Quick Memory Test

 

 

 

6B

CPU Detect and IO init

Detect CPU speed and display CPU vendor specific version string

 

 

and turn on all necessary CPU features. Display PnP logo and PnP

 

 

early init Setup virus protect according to Setup. If required, will auto

 

 

load Awdflash.exe in POST Initializing onboard superIO

 

 

 

6C

Reserved

 

 

 

 

6D

Reserved

 

 

 

 

6E

Reserved

 

 

 

 

6F

Reserved

 

 

 

 

70

Setup Init

Display setup message and enable setup functions. Detect if mouse

 

 

is present,

 

 

initialize mouse, install interrupt vectors. Special treatment to PS2

 

 

Mouse port

 

 

ACPI sub-system initializing

71

Setup Cache Controller

Initialize cache controller.

 

 

 

72

Install FDD

Enter setup check and auto-configuration check up Initialize floppy

 

 

disk drive controller and any drives. Install FDD and setup BIOS

 

 

data area parameters

 

 

 

73

Install HDD

Initialize hard drive controller and any drives. IDE device detection

 

 

and install Initialize any serial and parallel ports (also game port).

 

 

 

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