Test

Beep

POST Routine Description

Point

Code

 

 

 

 

B2h

 

POST done - prepare to boot operating system

 

 

 

B4h

1

One short beep before boot

 

 

 

B5h

 

Terminate QuietBoot (optional)

 

 

 

B6h

 

Check password (optional)

 

 

 

B7h

 

Initialize ACPI BIOS

 

 

 

B9h

 

Prepare boot

 

 

 

BAh

 

Initialize SMBIOS

 

 

 

BBh

 

Initialize PnP option ROMs

 

 

 

BCh

 

Clear parity checkers

 

 

 

BDh

 

Display MultiBoot menu

 

 

 

BEh

 

Clear screen (optional)

 

 

 

BFh

 

Check virus and backup reminders

 

 

 

C0h

 

Try to boot with INT 19

 

 

 

C1h

 

Initialize POST Error Manager (PEM)

 

 

 

C2h

 

Initialize error logging

 

 

 

C3h

 

Initialize error display function

 

 

 

C4h

 

Initialize system error handler

 

 

 

C5h

 

PnPnd dual CMOS (optional)

 

 

 

C6h

 

Initialize notebook docking (optional)

 

 

 

C7h

 

Initialize notebook docking late (optional)

 

 

 

C8h

 

Force check (optional)

 

 

 

C9h

 

Extended checksum (optional)

 

 

 

D2h

 

Unknown interrupt

 

 

 

 

The following are for the boot block in the Flash ROM

 

 

 

E0h

 

Initialize the chipset

 

 

 

E1h

 

Initialize the bridge

 

 

 

E2h

 

Initialize the processor

 

 

 

E3h

 

Initialize the system timer

 

 

 

E4h

 

Initialize the system I/O

 

 

 

E5h

 

Check force recovery boot

 

 

 

E6h

 

Checksum BIOS ROM

 

 

 

E7h

 

Go to BIOS

 

 

 

*If the BIOS detects error 2C or 2E, it displays an additional word-bitmap (xxxx) indicating the address line or bits that failed. For example, “2C 0002” means address line 1 (bit one set) has failed. “2E 1020” means data bits 12 and 5 (bits 12 and 5 set) have failed in the lower 16 bits.

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