System Control

Port A (Hex

0092)

 

 

 

 

Bit

Function

 

 

 

 

 

 

7–3

Reserved

 

 

2

Reserved (must be set to 0)

1

Alternate

gate

A20

0

Alternate

hot

reset

 

 

 

 

Figure

2-32. System Control Port A

(Hex

0092)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bits

7–3

These

bits

are

reserved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bit

2

This

bit

is

reserved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bit

1

This

bit

is used to enable the ‘addressA20 )

20’ signal (

 

 

when

the

microprocessor is

in

the

real

address

mode.

 

 

When

this

bit

is A20set cannotto0, be used

in

real

 

 

 

mode

addressing. This

bit

is

set

to

0

during a

system

reset.

Bit 0 This bit provides an alternative method of resetting the system microprocessor. This alternative method

supports operating systems requiring faster operation than that provided on the IBM Personal Computer AT. Resetting the system microprocessor switches the microprocessor from protected mode to real address mode.

This

bit is set to 0 by either a system reset or a write

operation. When

a

write

operation

changes

 

this

bit

from

 

0

to

1, the ‘processor reset’ signal is

pulsed

after

the

reset has occurred. While the reset is

 

occurring,

the

 

latch

remains

set

so

that POST

can

read

this

bit.

If

the

bit

is set to 0, POST assumes that the

system

was

just

powered on. If the bit is

set

to

1,

POST

assumes

that

the

microprocessor

has

been

switched from

protected

 

mode

to

real

mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When

bit

0

is

used

to

reset

the

system

microprocessor

to

the real

mode,

use

the

following

procedure:

 

 

 

1. Disable all maskable and nonmaskable interrupts.

2. Reset the system microprocessor by writing a 1 to bit 0.

3.Issue a Halt instruction to the system microprocessor.

4.Reenable all maskable and nonmaskable interrupts.

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