MSI K8T MASTER2-FAR User Guide - Page 37

Hardware Setup 1 2 Decompressing BIOS image to RAM for fast booting. 3 4 Initializing Keyboard Controller. Testing VGA BIOS This will start writing VGA sign-on message to the screen. Processor Initialization This will show information regarding the processor (like brand name, system bus, etc...) Testing RTC (Real Time Clock) Initializing Video Interface This will start detecting CPU clock, checking type of video onboard. Then, detect and initialize the video adapter. BIOS Sign On This will start showing information about logo, processor brand name, etc... Testing Base and Extended Memory Testing base memory from 240K to 640K and extended memory above 1MB using various patterns. Assign Resources to all ISA. Initializing Hard Drive Controller This will initialize IDE drive and controller. Initializing Floppy Drive Controller This will initialize Floppy Drive and controller. Boot Attempt This will set low stack and boot via INT 19h. 2-21