AXIOMTEK SBC8166 Socket370 Series User Manual page 87

SBC8166 Socket370 Full-size CPU Card Series User's Manual

The following POST Codes are for all of Compress
Version & Non-Compress Version
POST (hex)
1.
Verify if the RTC time is valid or not
2.
Detect bad battery
3.
Read CMOS data into BIOS stack area
4.
PnP initializations including (PnP BIOS only)
0B
5.
Assign IO & Memory for PCI devices (PCI BIOS only)
Initialization of the BIOS Data Area (40 : 00 − 40:FF)
0C
1.
Program some of the Chipset's value according to
2.
Measure CPU speed for display & decide the system
0D
3.
Video initialization including Monochrome, CGA,
1.
Initialize the APIC (Multi-Processor BIOS only)
2.
Test video RAM (If Monochrome display device found)
3.
Show messages including:
0E
DMA channel 0 test
0F
DMA channel 1 test
10
DMA page registers test
11
Reserved
12-13
Test 8254 Timer 0 Counter 2.
14
Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1
15
Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2
16
Reserved
17
Test 8259 functionality
19
Reserved
1A-1D
Award BIOS Reference
Description
-Assign CSN to PnP ISA card
-Create resource map from ESCD
Setup. (Early Setup Value Program)
clock speed
EGA/VGA. If no display device found, the speaker will
beep which consists of one single long beep followed
by two short beeps.
- Award Logo, Copyright string, BIOS Date code &
Part No.
- OEM specific sign on messages
- Energy Star Logo (Green BIOS ONLY)
- CPU brand, type & speed
- Test system BIOS checksum(Non-Compress
Version only)
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