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43h

Test 8259 functionality.

44h

Reserved

45-46h

Reserved

47h

Initialize EISA slot

48h

Reserved

49h

1.

Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K

 

 

page.

 

2.

Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU.

4A-4Dh

Reserved

4Eh

1.

Program MTRR of M1 CPU

 

2.

Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU & program CPU with proper

 

 

cacheable range.

 

3.

Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU.

 

4.

On MP platform, adjust the cacheable range to smaller one in case

 

 

the cacheable ranges between each CPU are not identical.

4Fh

Reserved

50h

Initialize USB

51h

Reserved

52h

Test all memory (clear all extended memory to 0)

53-54h

Reserved

55h

Display number of processors (multi-processor platform)

56h

Reserved

57h

1.

Display PnP logo

 

2.

Early ISA PnP initialization

 

 

-Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device.

58h

Reserved

59h

Initialize the combined Trend Anti-Virus code.

5Ah

Reserved

5Bh

(Optional Feature) Show message for entering AWDFLASH.EXE

 

from FDD (optional)

5Ch

Reserved

5Dh

1.

Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO switch.

 

2.

Initialize Init_Onbaord_AUDIO switch.

5E-5Fh

Reserved

60h

Okay to enter Setup utility; i.e. not until this POST stage can users enter

 

the CMOS setup utility.

61-64h

Reserved

65h

Initialize PS/2 Mouse

66h

Reserved

67h

Prepare memory size information for function call: INT 15h ax=E820h

68h

Reserved

69h

Turn on L2 cache

6Ah

Reserved

6Bh

Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup & Auto-

 

configuration table.

6Ch

Reserved

6Dh

1.

Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices.

 

2.

Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item

 

 

in Setup is set to “AUTO”.

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