Abit AW8 User Manual page 69

POST Code Definition
55 Display number of processors (multi-processor platform)
Display PnP logo
57 Early ISA PnP initialization
-Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device
59 Initialize the combined Trend Anti-Virus code
5B (Optional Feature) Show message for entering AWDFLASH.EXE from FDD (optional)
1. Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO
5D
2. Initialize Init_Onbaord_AUDIO
Okay to enter Setup utility; i.e. not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS setup
60
utility
63 Reset keyboard if Early_Reset_KB is not defined
65
Initialize PS/2 Mouse
67 Prepare memory size information for function call: INT 15h ax=E820h
69 Turn on L2 cache
Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup & Auto-configuration
6B
table
1. Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices
6D
2. Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to
"AUTO"
1. Initialize floppy controller
6F
2. Set up floppy related fields in 40:hardware
75 Detect & install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CDROM ...
(Optional Feature)
Enter AWDFLASH.EXE if:
76
-AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive
-ALT+F2 is pressed
77 Detect serial ports & parallel ports.
7A Detect & install co-processor
7C
Init HDD write protect
Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported
7F -If errors occur, report errors & wait for keys
-If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue: Clear EPA or customization logo
1. Call chipset power management hook
82
2. Recover the text font used by EPA logo (not for full screen logo)
3. If password is set, ask for password
83
Save all data in stack back to CMOS
84 Initialize ISA PnP boot devices
1. USB final Initialization
85
2. Switch screen back to text mode
87 NET PC: Build SYSID Structure
1. Assign IRQs to PCI devices
89
2. Set up ACPI table at top of the memory.
E8POST.ASM starts
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