Award POST Codes

Code

Name

Description

0A

Mouse Init

Initialized the mouse

0B

Reserved

 

0C

Reserved

 

0D

Reserved

 

0E

CheckSum

Check the integrity of the ROM,BIOS and message

 

Check

 

0F

Reserved

 

10

Autodetect

Check Flash type and copy flash write/erase routines

 

EEPROM

 

11

Reserved

 

12

Test CMOS

Test and Reset CMOS

13

Reserved

 

14

Load Chipset

Load Chipset Defaults

15

Reserved

 

16

Init Clock

Initialize onboard clock generator

17

Reserved

 

 

 

 

18

Init CPU

CPU ID and initialize L1/L2 cache

19

Reserved

 

1A

Reserved

 

1B

Setup Interrupt

Initialize first 120 interrupt vectors with

 

Vector Table

SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR and initialize INT 00h-1Fh

 

 

according to INT_TBL

1C

CMOS Battery

Test CMOS and check Battery Fail

 

Check

 

1D

Early PM

Early PM initialization

1E

Reserved

 

1F

Re-initial KB

Load keyboard matrix

20

Reserved

 

21

HPM init

Init Heuristic Power Management (HPM)

22

Reserved

 

23

Program

Early Programming of chipset registers

 

chipset

 

 

 

 

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EVGA 121-BL-E756, X58 SLI Micro manual Eeprom

121-BL-E756, X58 SLI Micro specifications

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