2.4 System Board Troubleshooting

2 Troubleshooting Procedures

Table 2-4 Debug port (Boot mode) error status (1/9)

D port status

Inspection items

Details

 

 

 

 

Permission of A20 and Clear of

 

 

software reset bit

 

 

 

 

 

Prohibition of APIC

 

 

 

 

 

Initialization of MCHM, ICHM

 

 

 

 

 

Initialization of Super I/O

 

 

 

 

 

Initialization of debug port

 

 

 

 

 

Dummy read of 3rd Bus data

 

 

Setting of printer port (for models

 

 

supporting printer)

 

 

 

 

F000h

PIT CH0 initialization (for

 

 

HOLD_ON)

 

 

 

 

 

BIOS rewrite factor flag

 

 

initialization

 

 

 

 

 

CHECK SUM CHECK

Transition to protected mode

 

 

 

 

 

Boot block checksum (skipped when

 

 

returned to S3)

 

 

Halts when error occurs

 

 

 

 

 

Checksum other than boot block (skip

 

 

when returned to S3)

 

 

 

F001h

EC/KBC rewrite check

If “rewrite” is requested, go to “BIOS rewrite

 

 

process”.

 

 

 

 

Transition of process to System

 

 

BIOS IRT when returned to S3

 

 

 

 

 

Key input

When a key is pressed, check if it is Tilde

 

 

key or Tab key.

 

 

 

F002h

BIOS rewrite request check

If Checksum check error occurred on

 

 

except Boot Block or rewrite is required by

 

 

user, go to “BIOS rewrite process”.

 

 

 

F003h

Transits to System BIOS IRT.

 

 

 

 

 

BIOS rewrite process

Initialization of ICHM. D31

 

 

 

 

 

DRAM configuration

 

 

 

 

 

Permission of cache (L1 cache only)

 

 

 

 

 

Memory clear

 

 

 

 

 

Transition to real mode and copy of BIOS

 

 

to RAM

 

 

 

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