2.4 System Board Troubleshooting

2 Troubleshooting Procedures

Table 2-3 D port status (6/7)

D port status

Inspection items

Details

 

 

 

F10Bh

Checking the first 64KB of

Checking the first 64KB of memory

 

memory

 

 

 

 

F10Ch

 

Initializing interrupt vectors

 

 

 

F10Dh

 

Initializing a NDP

 

 

 

F10Eh

 

Setting up system

 

 

Storing CMOS error information in SMRAM

 

 

Initializing timer

 

 

Initializing a buffer for power saving

 

 

Initializing an EC, and reading battery information

 

 

 

 

 

Updating system BIOS (model name, and EDID of the LCD)

 

 

 

F10Fh

 

INIT_DISPLAY (Waiting for the completion of VGA

 

 

initializing ,Initializing VGA BIOS)

 

 

 

F110h

 

DISP_LOGO (Displaying a logo on the screen

 

 

 

F111h

Checking system memory

SYS_MEM_CHECK (Checking system memory)

 

 

 

F112h

Checking an expansion

EXT_MEM_CHECK (Checking an exceptional in a protect

 

memory

mode)

 

 

 

F113h

 

INIT_SYS_MEM (Initializing conventional memory)

 

 

 

F114h

 

Error in check of EXT_MEM_CHECK

 

 

 

F115h

Checking DMA pages

CHK_DMA_ PAGE (Checking DMA pages)

 

 

 

F116h

Checking a DMAC

CHECK_DMAC (Checking a DMAC)

 

 

 

F117h

 

INIT_DMAC (Initializing DMAC)

 

 

 

F118h

Checking password

BOOT_PASSWORD (Checking password)

 

 

Waiting for the end of the HDD initialization

 

 

Checking key-in pressed during the IRT

 

 

Prioritizing ATA

 

 

Loading BM

 

 

Initializing BM

 

 

Checking key-in pressed during the IRT

 

 

Entering password

 

 

Canceling BM

 

 

 

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A100 specifications

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