C POST Codes

Code Name

Description

FTest DMA Controller 0 BIOS checksum test. Keyboard detect and initialization.

10 Test DMA Controller 1

11

Test DMA Page

Test DMA page registers.

 

Registers

 

12–13

Reserved

 

14

Test Timer Counter 2

Test 8254 Timer 0 Counter 2.

15

Test 8259-1 Mask Bits

Verify 8259 Channel 1 masked interrupts by alternately

 

 

turning the interrupt lines off and on.

16

Test 8259-2 Mask Bits

Verify 8259 Channel 2 masked interrupts by alternately

 

 

turning the interrupt lines off and on.

17

Test Stuck 8259’s

Turn off interrupts, then verify no interrupts mask register is

 

Interrupt Bits

on.

18

Test 8259 Interrupt

Force an interrupt and verify that the interrupt occurred.

 

Functionality

 

19

Test Stuck NMI Bits

Verify NMI can be cleared.

 

(Parity/IO Check)

 

1A

Display CPU clock

 

1B–1E

Reserved

 

1F

Set EISA Mode

If EISA nonvolatile memory checksum is good, execute

 

 

EISA initialization. If not, execute ISA tests and clear EISA

 

 

mode flag. Test EISA Configuration Memory Integrity

 

 

(checksum and communication interface).

20

Enable Slot 0

Initialize slot 0 on the system board.

21–2F

Enable Slots 1-15

Initialize slots 1 through 15 on the system board.

30

Size Base and

Size base memory from 256K to 640K and extended

 

Extended Memory

memory above 1MB.

31

Test Base and ExtendedTest base memory from 256K to 640K and extended

 

Memory

memory above 1MB using various patterns. Note: This will

 

 

be skipped in EISA mode and can be skipped with the ESC

 

 

key in ISA mode.

32

Test EISA Extended

If EISA Mode flag is set, then test EISA memory found in

 

Memory

slots initialization. Note: This will be skipped in ISA mode

 

 

and can be skipped with the ESC key in EISA mode.

33–3B

Reserved

 

3C

Setup Enabled

 

3D

Initialize and Install

Detect if mouse is present, initialize mouse, install interrupt

 

Mouse

vectors.

3E

Set Up Cache ControllerInitialize cache controller.

3F

Reserved

 

BF

Chipset Initialization

Program chipset registers with Setup values.

40

 

Display virus protect disable or enable

41

Initialize Floppy Drive

Initialize floppy disk drive controller and any floppy drives.

 

Controller

 

42Initialize Hard Disk and Initialize hard disk controller and any hard disks. Controller

CommPlete Communications Server

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