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MAXI 6560 Series User's Guide
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POST(hex)
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3C
3D
3E
BF
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BIOS Setup
1. Test Base Memory from 256K to 640K
2. Test Extended Memory from 1M to the top of memory
1. Display the Award Plug & Play BIOS Extension message (PnP BIOS
only)
2. Program all onboard super I/O chips (if any) including COM ports, LPT
ports, FDD port... according to setup value
Description
Reserved
Set flag to allow users to enter CMOS Setup Utility
1. Initialize Keyboard
2. Install PS2 mouse
Try to turn on Level 2 cache
Note: Some chipset may need to turn on the L2 cache in this stage. But
usually, the cache is turn on later in POST 61h
1. Program the rest of the Chipset's value according to Setup. (Later Setup
Value Program)
2. If auto-configuration is enabled, programmed the chipset with pre-
defined values in the MODBINable Auto-Table
Initialize floppy disk drive controller
Initialize Hard drive controller
If it is a PnP BIOS, initialize serial & parallel ports
Reserved
Initialize math coprocessor.
Reserved
If there is any error detected (such as video, kb...), show all the error
messages on the screen & wait for user to press <F1> key
1. If password is needed, ask for password
2. Clear the Energy Star Logo (Green BIOS only)
Write all CMOS values currently in the BIOS stack area back into the CMOS
Reserved
1. Initialize all ISA ROMs
2. Later PCI initializations (PCI BIOS only)
-assign IRQ to PCI devices
-initialize all PCI ROMs
3. PnP Initializations (PnP BIOS only)
-assign IO, Memory, IRQ & DMA to PnP ISA devices
-initialize all PnP ISA ROMs
4. Program shadows RAM according to Setup settings
5. Program parity according to Setup setting
6. Power Management Initialization
-Enable/Disable global PM
-APM interface initialization
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