Gateway E-9520T User Guide - Page 84

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CHAPTER 6: Troubleshooting 78 www.gateway.com Check point C6 C7 0A 0B 0C 0E 13 24 30 2A 2C 2E 31 33 37 38 39 3A 3B 3C 40 50 52 Description Re-enable cache for boot strap processor. Early CPU Init Exit. Initialize the 8042 compatible keyboard controller. Detect the presence of PS/2 mouse. Detect the presence of keyboard in KBC port. Testing and initialization of different input devices. Also, update the Kernel Variables. Trap the INT09h vector, so that the POST INT09h handler gets control for IRQ1. Uncompress all available language, BIOS logo, and Silent logo modules. Early POST initialization of chipset registers. Uncompress and initialize any platform specific BIOS modules. Initialize System Management Interrupt. Initialize different devices through DIM. See "DIM code checkpoints" on page 82 for more information. Initialize different devices. Detects and initializes the video adapter installed in the system that has optional ROMs. Initialize all the output devices. Allocate memory for ADM module and uncompress it. Give control to ADM module for initialization. Initialize language and font modules for ADM. Activate ADM module. Initialize the silent boot module. Set the window for displaying text information. Displaying sign-on message, CPU information, setup key message, and any OEM-specific information. Initialize different devices through DIM. See "DIM code checkpoints" on page 82 for more information. Initialize DMAC-1 and DMAC-2. Initialize RTC date/time. Test for total memory installed in the system. Also, press DEL or ESC keys to limit memory test. Display total memory in the system. Mid-POST initialization of chipset registers. Detect different devices (parallel ports, serial ports, and coprocessor in CPU, and so on) successfully installed in the system and update the BDA, EBDA, and so on. Programming the memory hole or any kind of implementation that needs an adjustment in system RAM size, if needed. Updates CMOS memory size from memory found in memory test. Allocates memory for Extended BIOS Data Area from base memory.

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CHAPTER 6: Troubleshooting
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C6
Re-enable cache for boot strap processor.
C7
Early CPU Init Exit.
0A
Initialize the 8042 compatible keyboard controller.
0B
Detect the presence of PS/2 mouse.
0C
Detect the presence of keyboard in KBC port.
0E
Testing and initialization of different input devices. Also, update the Kernel
Variables.
Trap the INT09h vector, so that the POST INT09h handler gets control for
IRQ1. Uncompress all available language, BIOS logo, and Silent logo
modules.
13
Early POST initialization of chipset registers.
24
Uncompress and initialize any platform specific BIOS modules.
30
Initialize System Management Interrupt.
2A
Initialize different devices through DIM.
See
“DIM code checkpoints” on page 82
for more information.
2C
Initialize different devices. Detects and initializes the video adapter
installed in the system that has optional ROMs.
2E
Initialize all the output devices.
31
Allocate memory for ADM module and uncompress it. Give control to
ADM module for initialization. Initialize language and font modules for
ADM. Activate ADM module.
33
Initialize the silent boot module. Set the window for displaying text
information.
37
Displaying sign-on message, CPU information, setup key message, and
any OEM-specific information.
38
Initialize different devices through DIM. See
“DIM code checkpoints” on
page 82
for more information.
39
Initialize DMAC-1 and DMAC-2.
3A
Initialize RTC date/time.
3B
Test for total memory installed in the system. Also, press
DEL
or
ESC
keys
to limit memory test. Display total memory in the system.
3C
Mid-POST initialization of chipset registers.
40
Detect different devices (parallel ports, serial ports, and coprocessor in
CPU, and so on) successfully installed in the system and update the BDA,
EBDA, and so on.
50
Programming the memory hole or any kind of implementation that needs
an adjustment in system RAM size, if needed.
52
Updates CMOS memory size from memory found in memory test.
Allocates memory for Extended BIOS Data Area from base memory.
Check
point
Description