| Appendix A: BIOS POST Codes |
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POST Code | Description |
5Ch | Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB |
60h | Test extended memory |
62h | Test extended memory address lines |
64h | Jump to UserPatch1 |
66h | Configure advanced cache registers |
67h | Initialize Multi Processor APIC |
68h | Enable external and CPU caches |
69h | Setup System Management Mode (SMM) area |
6Ah | Display external L2 cache size |
6Bh | Load custom defaults (optional) |
6Ch | Display |
6Eh | Display possible high address for UMB recovery |
70h | Display error messages |
72h | Check for configuration errors |
76h | Check for keyboard errors |
7Ch | Set up hardware interrupt vectors |
7Dh | Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring |
7Eh | Initialize coprocessor if present |
80h | Disable onboard Super I/O ports and IRQs |
81h | Late POST device initialization |
82h | Detect and install external RS232 ports |
83h | Configure |
84h | Detect and install external parallel ports |
85h | Initialize |
86h | |
87h | Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices |
| (optional) |
88h | Initialize BIOS Data Area |
89h | Enable |
8Ah | Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area |
8Bh | Test and initialize PS/2 mouse |
8Ch | Initialize floppy controller |
8Fh | Determine number of ATA drives (optional) |
90h | Initialize |
91h | Initialize |
92h | Jump to UserPatch2 |
93h | Build MPTABLE for |
95h | Install CD ROM for boot |
96h | Clear huge ES segment register |
97h | Fix up Multi Processor table |
98h | |
| beeps on checksum failure |
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