Acer EL1210 Service Guide - Page 68

Enable/Disable Parity Check according to CMOS setup, Invoke all PCI ROMs except VGA

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POST Code (Hex) 76h 77h 78h 79h 7Ah 7Bh 7Ch 7Dh 7Eh 7Fh 80h 81h E8POST.ASM starts 82h 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Ah 8Bh 8Ch 8Dh 8Eh 8Fh 90h 91h 92h 93h POST Routine Description (Optional Feature) Enter AWDFLASH.EXE if: -AWDFLASH.EXE is found in floppy drive. -ALT+F2 is pressed. Detect serial ports & parallel ports Reserved Reserved Detect & install co-processor Reserved Init HDD write protect Reserved Reserved Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported.  If errors occur, report errors & wait for keys  If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue:  Clear EPA or customization logo Reserved Reserved 1 Call chipset power management hook 2 Recover the text fond used by EPA logo (not for full screen logo) 3 If password is set, ask for password Save all data in stack back to CMOS Initialize ISA PnP boot devices 1 USB final Initialization 2 Switch screen back to text mode Reserved NET PC: Build SYSID Structure Reserved 1 Assign IRQs to PCI devices 2 Set up ACPI table at top of the memory Reserved 1 Invoke all ISA adapter ROMs 2 Invoke all PCI ROMs (except VGA) Reserved 1 Enable/Disable Parity Check according to CMOS setup 2 APM Initialization Reserved Clear noise of IRQs Reserved Reserved Reserved Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti-Virus code 60 Chapter 4

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Chapter 4
76h
(Optional Feature) Enter AWDFLASH.EXE if: -AWDFLASH.EXE is found in floppy
drive. -ALT+F2 is pressed.
77h
Detect serial ports & parallel ports
78h
Reserved
79h
Reserved
7Ah
Detect & install co-processor
7Bh
Reserved
7Ch
Init HDD write protect
7Dh
Reserved
7Eh
Reserved
7Fh
Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported.
If errors occur, report errors & wait for keys
If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue:
Clear EPA or customization logo
80h
Reserved
81h
Reserved
E8POST.ASM starts
82h
1
Call chipset power management hook
2
Recover the text fond used by EPA logo (not for full screen logo)
3
If password is set, ask for password
83h
Save all data in stack back to CMOS
84h
Initialize ISA PnP boot devices
85h
1
USB final Initialization
2
Switch screen back to text mode
86h
Reserved
87h
NET PC: Build SYSID Structure
88h
Reserved
89h
1
Assign IRQs to PCI devices
2
Set up ACPI table at top of the memory
8Ah
Reserved
8Bh
1
Invoke all ISA adapter ROMs
2
Invoke all PCI ROMs (except VGA)
8Ch
Reserved
8Dh
1
Enable/Disable Parity Check according to CMOS setup
2
APM Initialization
8Eh
Reserved
8Fh
Clear noise of IRQs
90h
Reserved
91h
Reserved
92h
Reserved
93h
Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti-Virus code
POST Code (Hex)
POST Routine Description