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Check Point List, POST hex, Description

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System Resources · Check Point List POST (hex) Description CFh Test CMOS R/W functionality. C0h Early chipset initialization: -Disable shadow RAM -Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below) -Program basic chipset registers C1h Detect memory -Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC. -Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below) A1h Set Initial Conditions (Default Values) in EBP A2h Determine FSB frequency. A3h Begin Detection of installed DIMMS A4h Check for Column Latency A5h 200Mhz or 266Mhz A6h Check for tRAS timing A7h Check for tRP timing A8h Check for tRCD timing A9h Check for ECC Support AAh Check for refresh timing ABh Verify that the DIMM's are in matched pairs C3h Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM C5h Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 & F000 shadow RAM. 01h Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000:0 02h Reserved 03h Initial Superio_Early_Init switch. 04h Reserved 05h 1. Blank out screen 2. Clear CMOS error flag 06h Reserved 07h 1. Clear 8042 interface 2. Initialize 8042 self-test 08h 1. Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips. 2. Enable keyboard interface. 09h Reserved 0Ah 1. Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional). 2. Auto detect ports for keyboard & mouse followed by a port & interface swap (optional). 3. Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips. 0Bh Reserved 0Ch Reserved 0Dh Reserved 0Eh Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R/W-able or not. If test fails, keep beeping the speaker. 0Fh Reserved 4-5

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System Resources
Check Point List
POST (hex)
Description
CFh
Test CMOS R/W functionality.
C0h
Early chipset initialization:
-Disable shadow RAM
-Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below)
-Program basic chipset registers
C1h
Detect memory
-Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC.
-Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below)
A1h
Set Initial Conditions (Default Values) in EBP
A2h
Determine FSB frequency.
A3h
Begin Detection of installed DIMMS
A4h
Check for Column Latency
A5h
200Mhz or 266Mhz
A6h
Check for tRAS timing
A7h
Check for tRP timing
A8h
Check for tRCD timing
A9h
Check for ECC Support
AAh
Check for refresh timing
ABh
Verify that the DIMM's are in matched pairs
C3h
Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM
C5h
Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 & F000 shadow
RAM.
01h
Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000:0
02h
Reserved
03h
Initial Superio_Early_Init switch.
04h
Reserved
05h
1. Blank out screen
2. Clear CMOS error flag
06h
Reserved
07h
1. Clear 8042 interface
2. Initialize 8042 self-test
08h
1. Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super
I/O chips.
2. Enable keyboard interface.
09h
Reserved
0Ah
1. Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional).
2. Auto detect ports for keyboard & mouse followed by a port & interface swap
(optional).
3. Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.
0Bh
Reserved
0Ch
Reserved
0Dh
Reserved
0Eh
Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R/W-able or not. If
test fails, keep beeping the speaker.
0Fh
Reserved