XFX nForce 750a User Manual page 31

XFX nForce 750a Motherboard
Checkpoint Description
24 Uncompress and initialize any platform specific BIOS modules.
30 Initialize System Management Interrupt.
Initializes different devices through DIM. See DIM Code Checkpoints section of document for more
2A
information.
Initializes different devices. Detects and initializes the video adapter installed in the system that
2C
have optional ROMs.
2E Initializes all the output devices.
Allocate memory for ADM module and uncompress it. Give control to ADM module for initialization.
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Initialize language and font modules for ADM. Activate ADM module.
33 Initializes the silent boot module. Set the window for displaying text information.
Displaying sign-on message, CPU information, setup key message, and any OEM specific
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information.
Initializes different devices through DIM. See DIM Code Checkpoints section of document for more
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information.
39 Initializes DMAC-1 & DMAC-2.
3A Initialize RTC date/time.
Test for total memory installed in the system. Also, Check for DEL or ESC keys to limit memory
3B
test. Display total memory in the system.
3C Mid POST initialization of chipset registers.
Detect different devices (Parallel ports, serial ports, and coprocessor in CPU, ... etc.) successfully
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installed in the system and update the BDA, EBDA...etc.
Programming the memory hole or any kind of implementation that needs an adjustment in system
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RAM size if needed.
Updates CMOS memory size from memory found in memory test. Allocates memory for Extended
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BIOS Data Area from base memory.
60 Initializes NUM-LOCK status and programs the KBD typematic rate.
75 Initialize Int-13 and prepare for IPL detection.
78 Initializes IPL devices controlled by BIOS and option ROMs.
7A Initializes remaining option ROMs.
7C Generate and write contents of ESCD in NVRam.
84 Log errors encountered during POST.
85 Display errors to the user and gets the user response for error.
87 Execute BIOS setup if needed / requested.
8C Late POST initialization of chipset registers.
8D Build ACPI tables (if ACPI is supported)
8E Program the peripheral parameters. Enable/Disable NMI as selected
90 Late POST initialization of system management interrupt.
A0 Check boot password if installed.
A1 Clean-up work needed before booting to OS.
Takes care of runtime image preparation for different BIOS modules. Fill the free area in F000h
A2 segment with 0FFh. Initializes the Microsoft IRQ Routing Table. Prepares the runtime language
module. Disables the system configuration display if needed.
A4 Initialize runtime language module.
Displays the system configuration screen if enabled. Initialize the CPU's before boot, which
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includes the programming of the MTRR's.
A8 Prepare CPU for OS boot including final MTRR values.
AA Uninstall POST INT1Ch vector and INT09h vector. Deinitializes the ADM module.
AB Prepare BBS for Int 19 boot.
AC End of POST initialization of chipset registers.
B1 Save system context for ACPI.
00 Passes control to OS Loader (typically INT19h).
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