Error Messages and Beep Codes

Table 61. Runtime Code Uncompressed in F000 Shadow RAM (continued)

Code

40

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

49

4B

4C

4D

4E

4F

50

51

52

53

54

57

58

59

60

62

65

66

7F

80

81

82

83

Description of POST Operation

To prepare the descriptor tables.

To enter in virtual mode for memory test.

To enable interrupts for diagnostics mode.

To initialize data to check memory wrap around at 0:0.

Data initialized. Going to check for memory wrap around at 0:0 and finding the total system memory size.

Memory wrap around test done. Memory size calculation over. About to go for writing patterns to test memory.

Pattern to be tested written in extended memory. Going to write patterns in base 640 K memory.

Patterns written in base memory. Going to find out amount of memory below 1 M memory.

Amount of memory below 1 M found and verified. Going to find out amount of memory above 1 M memory.

Amount of memory above 1 M found and verified. Check for soft reset and going to clear memory below 1 M for soft reset. (If power on, go to check point # 4Eh).

Memory below 1 M cleared. (SOFT RESET) Going to clear memory above 1 M.

Memory above 1 M cleared. (SOFT RESET) Going to save the memory size. (Go to check point # 52h).

Memory test started. (NOT SOFT RESET) About to display the first 64 K memory size.

Memory size display started. This will be updated during memory test. Going for sequential and random memory test.

Memory testing/initialization below 1 M complete. Going to adjust displayed memory size for relocation/ shadow.

Memory size display adjusted due to relocation/shadow. Memory test above 1 M to follow.

Memory testing/initialization above 1 M complete. Going to save memory size information.

Memory size information is saved. CPU registers are saved. Going to enter in real mode.

Shutdown successful, CPU in real mode. Going to disable gate A20 line and disable parity/NMI.

A20 address line, parity/NMI disable successful. Going to adjust memory size depending on relocation/shadow.

Memory size adjusted for relocation/shadow. Going to clear Hit <DEL> message.

Hit <DEL> message cleared. <WAIT...> message displayed. About to start DMA and interrupt controller test.

DMA page register test passed. To do DMA#1 base register test.

DMA#1 base register test passed. To do DMA#2 base register test.

DMA#2 base register test passed. To program DMA unit 1 and 2.

DMA unit 1 and 2 programming over. To initialize 8259 interrupt controller.

Extended NMI sources enabling is in progress.

Keyboard test started. Clearing output buffer, checking for stuck key, to issue keyboard reset command.

Keyboard reset error/stuck key found. To issue keyboard controller interface test command.

Keyboard controller interface test over. To write command byte and init circular buffer.

Command byte written, global data init done. To check for lock-key.

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