2 Troubleshooting Procedures

2.4 System Board Troubleshooting

Table 2-5 Debug port (Boot mode) error status (2/10)

D port status

Inspection items

Details

 

 

 

F00AH

Saving key scan code

 

 

 

 

 

A setup of TASK_1 second_TSC

 

 

 

 

F00BH

Controlling fan

 

 

 

 

 

Initializing sound items

Permission of system speaker

 

 

 

Releasing mute

 

(for BEEP)

 

 

 

 

Making the volume max (model that can control volume)

 

When request BIOS, EC/KBC

 

 

rewriting

Blinks green (cycle:2s, on:1s, off:1s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

BIOS ROM error

Blinks orange (cycle: 2s(On:1s,Off:1s))

 

 

 

 

 

Prohibition of USB

 

Key input

 

 

BEEP

 

 

 

 

 

Waiting for key input

 

 

 

 

Reading CHGBIOSA.EXE /

FDC reset

 

CHGFIRMA.EXE

 

 

Setting parameters for 2HD(1.44MB)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reading of first sector, If it is the data of 1.44MB

 

 

(2HD), the media type is definite.

 

 

 

F00CH

 

Setting of parameters for 2DD (720KB)

 

 

 

 

 

Retrieval of “CHGBIOSA.EXE” from the root

 

 

directory.

 

 

Directory start header and calculates the sector

 

 

Read 1 sector of the root directory

 

 

Retrieval of entry of “CHGBIOSA.EXE”

 

 

/“CHGFIRMA.EXE” from the sector read.

 

 

 

 

 

Reading of EXE header of “CHGBIOSA.EXE” and

 

 

“CHGFIRMA.EXE” Key input when error occurred

 

 

 

 

 

Execution of “CHGBIOSA.EXE” and

 

 

“CHGFIRMA.EXE”

 

 

 

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