SUPER
Checkpoint | Code Description |
03h | The NMI is disabled. Next, checking for a soft reset or a power on |
| condition. |
05h | The BIOS stack has been built. Next, disabling cache memory. |
06h | Uncompressing the POST code next. |
07h | Next, initializing the CPU and the CPU data area. |
08h | The CMOS checksum calculation is done next. |
0Ah | The CMOS checksum calculation is done. Initializing the CMOS status |
| register for date and time next. |
0Bh | The CMOS status register is initialized. Next, performing any required |
| initialization before the keyboard BAT command is issued. |
0Ch | The keyboard controller input buffer is free. Next, issuing the BAT |
| command to the keyboard controller. |
0Eh | The keyboard controller BAT command result has been verified. |
| Next, performing any necessary initialization after the keyboard |
| controller BAT command test. |
0Fh | The initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test is |
| done. The keyboard command byte is written next. |
10h | The keyboard controller command byte is written. Next, issuing the |
| Pin 23 and 24 blocking and unblocking command. |
11h | Next, checking if <End or <Ins> keys were pressed during power on. |
| Initializing CMOS RAM if the Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot |
| AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the <End> key was |
| pressed. |
12h | Next, disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and |
| 2. |
13h | The video display has been disabled. Port B has been initialized. Next, |
| initializing the chipset. |
14h | The 8254 timer test will begin next. |
19h | The 8254 timer test is over. Starting the memory refresh test next. |
1Ah | The memory refresh line is toggling. Checking the 15 second on/off |
| time next. |
2Bh | Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required configu- |
| ration before the video ROM test. |
2Ch | All necessary processing before passing control to the video ROM |
| is done. Looking for the video ROM next and passing control to it. |
2Dh | The video ROM has returned control to BIOS POST. Performing any |
| required processing after the video ROM had control. |
23h | Reading the 8042 input port and disabling the MEGAKEY Green |
| PC feature next. Making the BIOS code segment writable and |
performing any necessary configuration before initializing the interrupt vectors.
