SE7221BK1-ETechnical Product Specification

 

 

Checkpoint

Description

7A

Initializes remaining option ROMs.

 

 

7C

Generate and write contents of ESCD in NVRam.

 

 

84

Log errors encountered during POST.

 

 

85

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

 

 

87

Execute BIOS setup if needed / requested.

 

 

8C

Late POST initialization of chipset registers.

 

 

8D

Build ACPI tables (if ACPI is supported)

 

 

8E

Program the peripheral parameters. Enable/Disable NMI as selected

 

 

90

Late POST initialization of system management interrupt.

 

 

A0

Check boot password if installed.

 

 

A1

Clean-up work needed before booting to OS.

 

 

A2

Takes 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

Initialize runtime language module.

 

 

A7

Displays the system configuration screen if enabled. Initialize the CPU’s before boot, which

 

includes the programming of the MTRR’s.

 

 

A8

Prepare CPU for OS boot including final MTRR values.

 

 

A9

Wait for user input at config display if needed.

 

 

AA

Uninstall POST INT1Ch vector and INT09h vector. De-initializes the ADM module.

 

 

AB

Prepare BBS for Int 19 boot.

 

 

AC

End of POST initialization of chipset registers.

 

 

B1

Save system context for ACPI.

 

 

00

Passes control to OS Loader (typically INT19h).

 

 

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Intel SE7221BK1-E manual Initializes remaining option ROMs