4 BIOS overview

order in which the POST tests are performed

A3

Soft error display complete. Going to set keyboard typematic rate.

 

 

A4

Keyboard typematic rate set. To program memory wait states.

 

 

A5

Going to enable parity/NMI.

 

 

A7

NMI and parity enabled. Going to do any initialization required before giving control to optional ROM

 

at E000.

 

 

A8

Initialization before E000 ROM control over. E000 ROM to get control next.

 

 

A9

Returned from E000 ROM control. Going to do any initialization requiredafter E000 optional ROM

 

control.

 

 

AA

Initialization after E000 optional ROM control is over. Going to display the system configuration.

 

 

AB

To build MP table if needed.

 

 

AC

To uncompress DMI data and execute DMI POST init.

 

 

B0

System configuration is displayed.

 

 

B1

Going to copy any code to specific area.

 

 

00

Copying of code to specific area done. Going to give control to INT-19 boot loader.

 

 

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