BIOS Post Codes

BIOS

 

 

Post Code

Description

24

Set ES segment register to 4GB

26

Enable gate A20 line

28Autosize DRAM

29Initialize POST memory manager

2A

Clear 512KB base RAM

2C

RAM failure on address line xxxx

2E

RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus

2F

Enable cache before system BIOS shadow

30

RAM failure on data bits xxxx of high byte of memory bus

32Test CPU bus clock frequency

33Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager

36

Warm start shut down

38

Shadow system BIOS ROM

3A

Autosize cache

3C

Advanced configuration of chipset registers

3D

Load alternate registers with CMOS values

41Initialize extended memory for RomPilot

42Initialize interrupt vectors

45POST device initialization

46Check ROM copyright notice

47Initialize I20 support

48Check video configuration against CMOS

49Initialize PCI bus and devices

4A

Initialize all video adapters in system

4B

QuietBoot start (optional)

4C

Shadow video BIOS ROM

4E

Display BIOS copyright notice

4F

Initialize MultiBoot

50Display CPU type and speed

51Initialize EISA board

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