Configuring the BIOS

 

 

 

Award POST Codes

 

Code

Name

Description

43

Test Stuck

Turn off interrupts then verify no 8259's interrupt

 

Interrupt

mask register is on. Test 8259 Force an interrupt and

 

 

verify the interrupt occurred.

44

Reserved

 

45

Reinit serial

Reinitialize Preboot agent serial port

 

port

 

46

Reserved

 

47

EISA Test

If EISA non-volatile memory checksum is good,

 

 

execute EISA initialization. If not, execute ISA tests

 

 

and clear EISA mode flag.

48

Reserved

 

49

Size Memory

Size base memory from 256K to 640K and extended

 

 

memory above 1MB.

4A

Reserved

 

4B

Reserved

 

4C

Reserved

 

4D

Reserved

 

4E

Init APIC

Initialize APIC and set MTRR

4F

Reserved

 

50

USB init

Initialize USB controller

51

Reserved

 

52

Memory Test

Test all memory of memory above 1MB using Virtual

 

 

8086 mode, page mode and clear the memory

53

Reserved

 

54

Reserved

 

55

CPU display

Detect CPU speed and display CPU vendor specific

 

 

version string and turn on all necessary CPU features

56

Reserved

 

57

PnP Init

PnP logo and PnP early init

 

Display

 

58

Reserved

 

59

Setup Virus

Setup virus protect according to Protect Setup

5A

Reserved

 

 

 

 

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