Post Codes Tables; Chipset Post Codes - Acer Aspire 7730 Series Service Manual

POST Codes Tables

These tables describe the chipset and core POST codes, functions, phases, and components for the POST.

Chipset POST Codes

The following table details the chipset POST codes and functions used in the POST.
POST Code
0xA0 MRC Entry
0x01 Enable MCHBAR
0x02 Check ME existence
0x03 Check for DRAM initialization interrupt and reset fail
0x04 Determine the system Memory type based on first
populated socket
0x05 Verify all DIMMs are DDR2 and SO-DIMMS, which
are unbuffered
0x06 Verify all DIMMs are Non-ECC
0x07 Verify all DIMMs are single or double sided and not
mixed
0x08 Verify all DIMMs are x8 or x16 width
0x09 Calculate number of Row and Column bits
0x10 Calculate number of banks for each DIMM
0x11 Determine raw card type
0x12 Find a common CAS latency between the DIMMS
and the MCH
0x13 Determine the memory frequency and CAS latency
to program
0x14 Determine the smallest common timing value for all
DIMMS
0x17 Power management resume
0x18 Program DRAM type (DDR2/DDR3) and Power up
sequence
0x19 Program the correct system memory frequency
0x20 Program the correct Graphics memory frequency
0x21 Early DRC initialization
0x22 Program the DRAM Row Attributes and DRAM Row
Boundary registers PRE JEDEC.
0x23 Program the RCOMP SRAM registers
0x24 Program DRAM type (DDR2/DDR3) and Power up
sequence
0x25 Program the DRAM Timing
0x26 Program the DRAM Bank Architecture register
0x27 Enable all clocks on populated rows
0x28 Program MCH ODT
0x29 Program tRD
0x30 Miscellaneous Pre JEDEC steps
0x31 Program clock crossing registers
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