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17.2
POST-CODE Description
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17.2.1
Boot Loader
00h
DIAG_SYSTEM_INIT
01h
DIAG_A20_DISABLE
02h
DIAG_INIT_CHIPSET
03h
DIAG_TEST_RAM
04h
DIAG_MOVE_BB_LOADER
05h
DIAG_EXECUTE_IN_DRAM
06h
DIAG_USER_FLASH_CHECK
07h
DIAG_SHADOW_BIOS
08h
DIAG_CHECKSUM_BIOS
09h
DIAG_NORMAL_BOOT
0Ah
DIAG_CRISIS_BOOT
51h
DIAG_FATAL_SUPERIO
0Fh
DIAG_FATAL_ERROR
17.2.2
Error Beep codes
F0h
ERROR_BBF_NORAM
F1h
ERROR_BBF_RAMBAD
02h
ERROR_BBF_NOBIOS
04h
ERROR_BBF_BIOSCS
0Ah
ERROR_BBF_CRISISBAD
17.2.3
System BIOS in Shadow RAM
10H
DEBUG_MISC_RESET
11H
DEBUG_CS_FAST_A20_RESET
12H
DEBUG_POST_SIGNAL_POR
13H
DEBUG_CS_CHIP_INIT
14H
DEBUG_OEM_ISA_VGA_SEARCH
15H
DEBUG_HWIO_SETUP_CTC1
16H
DEBUG_OEM_SET_CMOS_REGS
17H
DEBUG_CS_MEMORY_SIZE
18H
DEBUG_POST_TEST_RAM
19H
DEBUG_GEN_TEST_ROMS
1AH
DEBUG_HWIO_RESET_INTS
1BH
DEBUG_VIDEO_VIDEO_INIT
1CH
DEBUG_VIDEO_EQUIP_INIT
1DH
DEBUG_VIDEO_COLOR_INIT
1EH
DEBUG_VIDEO_BW_INIT
1FH
DEBUG_HWIO_TEST_DMA_PAGE
20H
DEBUG_KEYB_SELFTEST_CTLR
21H
DEBUG_KEYB_RESET_KEYBOARD
22H
DEBUG_POST_CHECK_CMOS_RAM
23H
DEBUG_POST_TEST_BATT_CMOS_SUM
24H
DEBUG_HWIO_TEST_DMA_CTLRS
25H
DEBUG_HWIO_INIT_8237
26H
DEBUG_POST_INIT_VECS
27H
DEBUG_RAM_QUICK_SIZE
28H
DEBUG_RAM_PROT_ENTRY_1
MSM586SEN/SEV Manual V1.5E
Boot started
Disable A20 through A20
Initialize CS
Test RAM
Move BL into the RAM
Execution in RAM
Check OVERRIDE option
Shadow System BIOS
Checksum System BIOS ROM
Proceed with Normal Boot
Proceed with Crisis Boot
ALIM5123 not detected
Fatal Error
No RAM
RAM test failed
BIOS is not shadowed
BIOS Checksum BAD
No CR code/CR bad
Some Type Of Long Reset
Turn off FASTA20 for POST
Signal Power On Reset
Initialize the Chipset
Search For ISA Bus VGA Adapter
Reset Counter/Timer 1
user register config through CMOS
Size Memory
Dispatch To RAM Test
checksum the ROM
Reset PIC's
Initialize Video Adapter(s)
Initialize Video (6845 Regs)
Initialize Color Adapter
Initialize Monochrome Adapter
Test 8237A Page Registers
Test Keyboard
Test Keyboard Controller
Check If CMOS Ram Valid
Test Battery Fail & CMOS X-SUM
Test the DMA controllers
Initialize 8237A Controller
Initialize Int Vectors
RAM Quick Sizing
Protected mode entered safely
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