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Diagnostic LED decoder

Description

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G=Green, R=Red, O=Orange

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52

Off

R

G

R

Update CMOS memory size from memory found in memory test.

 

 

 

 

 

Allocates memory for Extended BIOS Data Area from base

 

 

 

 

 

memory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

60

Off

R

R

Off

Initialize NUM-LOCK status and programs the KBD typematic

 

 

 

 

 

rate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

75

Off

O

R

O

Initialize Int-13 and prepare for IPL detection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

78

G

R

R

R

Initialize IPL devices controlled by BIOS and option ROMs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

7A

G

R

O

R

Initialize remaining option ROMs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

7C

G

O

R

R

Generate and write contents of ESCD in NVRam.

 

 

 

 

 

 

84

R

G

Off

Off

Log errors encountered during POST.

 

 

 

 

 

 

85

R

G

Off

G

Display error to the user and gets the user response to error.

 

 

 

 

 

 

87

R

G

G

G

Execute BIOS setup if needed/requested.

 

 

 

 

 

 

8C

O

G

Off

Off

Late POST initialization of chipset registers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

8D

O

G

Off

G

Build ACPI tables (if ACPI is supported).

 

 

 

 

 

 

8E

O

G

G

Off

Program the peripheral parameters. Enable/disable NMI as

 

 

 

 

 

selected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

90

R

Off

Off

R

Late POST initialization of system management interrupt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A0

R

Off

R

Off

Check boot password if installed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A1

R

Off

R

G

Clean-up work needed before booting to operating system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A2

R

Off

O

Off

Take care of runtime image preparation for different BIOS

 

 

 

 

 

modules. Fill the free area in F000h segment with 0FFh.

 

 

 

 

 

Initializes the Microsoft® IRQ Routing Table. Prepares the

 

 

 

 

 

runtime language module. Disables the system configuration

 

 

 

 

 

display, if needed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A4

R

G

R

Off

Initialize runtime language module.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A7

R

G

O

G

Display the system configuration screen, if enabled. Initialize the

 

 

 

 

 

CPUs before boot, including the programming of the MTRRs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A8

O

Off

R

Off

Prepare CPU for operating system boot, including final MTRR

 

 

 

 

 

values.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A9

O

Off

R

G

Wait for user input at config display, if needed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

AA

O

Off

O

Off

Uninstall POST INT1Ch vector and INT09h vector. De-initializes

 

 

 

 

 

the ADM module.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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