ESM-2850

40.2Quick POST Codes

Code (hex)

Name

Description

65

Init onboard device

Early Initialized the super IO. Reset Video controller. Keyboard

 

 

controller init

 

 

Test the Keyboard Initialized the mouse Onboard audio controller

 

 

initialize if exist. Check the intergraty of the ROM, BIOS and

 

 

message Check Flash type and copy flash write/erase routines to

 

 

0F000h segments Check Cmos Circuitry and reset CMOS

 

 

Program the chipset registers with CMOS values Init onboard

 

 

clock generator

 

 

 

66

Early Sytem setup

Check the CPU ID and init L1/L2 cache. Initialize first 120

 

 

interrupt vectors with SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR and 10 initialize

 

 

INT 00h-1Fh according to INT_TBL First step initialize if single

 

 

CPU onboard. Re-init KB If support HPM, HPM get initialized

 

 

here.

 

 

 

67

KBC and CMOS Init

Verifies CMOS is working correctly, detects bad battery. If failed,

 

 

load CMOS defaults and load into chipset. Final Initial KBC and

 

 

setup BIOS data area.

 

 

 

68

Video Init

Read CMOS location 14h to find out type of video in use. Detect

 

 

and Initialize Video Adapter. Test video memory, write sign-on

 

 

message to screen. Setup shadow RAM - Enable shadow

 

 

according to Setup.

 

 

 

69

8259 Init

Init 8259 channel 1 and mask IRQ 9

 

 

 

6A

Memory test

Quick Memory Test

 

 

 

6B

CPU Detect and IO init

CPU vendor specific version string and turn on all necessary CPU

 

 

features Display PnP logo and PnP early init Setup virus protect

 

 

according to Setup. If required, will auto load Awdflash.exe in

 

 

POST Initializing onboard superIO

 

 

 

6C

Reserved

 

 

 

 

6D

Reserved

 

 

 

 

6E

Reserved

 

 

 

 

6F

Reserved

 

 

 

 

70

Setup Init

Display setup message and enable setup functions Detect if

 

 

mouse is present, initialize mouse, install interrupt vectors.

 

 

Special treatment to PS2 Mouse port ACPI sub-system initializing

 

 

 

71

Setup Cache Controller

Initialize cache controller.

 

 

 

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