Acer 61X User Manual

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BIOS POST Checkpoints
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Table E-1
POST Checkpoint List (Continued)
Checkpoint
Description
7Ch
 Reset pointing device
 Check pointing device
70h
 Parallel port testing
74h
 Serial port testing
78h
 Math Coprocessor testing
80h
 Set security status
84h
 KB device initialization
 Set KB led upon setup requests
Note: If keyboard Number Lock is enabled, the NumLock LED (if present) should be
turned on.
 Enable KB device
6Ch
 FDD testing & parameter table setup
Note: The FDD LED should flash once and its head should be positioned
88h
 HDD testing & parameter table setup
89h
 Get CPU MUX
Note: This routine is to identify the user-set CPU frequency, not CPU-required
frequency
90h
 Display POST status if necessary
 Change POST mode to default text mode
93h
 Rehook int1c for quiet boot
94h
 Initialize expansion ROM
 Shadow I/O ROM if setup requests
 Build up free expansion ROM table
A4h
 Initialize security feature
A8h
 Setup SMI parameters
A0h
 Initialize Timer counter for DOS use
AAh
 m1523 modify
ACh
 Enable NMI
 Enable parity checking
 Set video mode
B0h
 Power-on password checking
 Display configuration table
 Clear memory buffer used for POST
 Select boot device