Maintenance diagnostics, System soft bios – MiTAC 7521 PLUS/N User Manual

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Plus / N N/B MAINTENANCE

Plus / N N/B MAINTENANCE

7. Maintenance Diagnostics

7.2 Error Codes : Following is a list of error codes in sequent display on the PIO debug board.

SYSTEM SOFT BIOS:

CODE

DESCRIPTION

01h

Start of boot loader sequence.

02h

Initialize chipset.

03h

Memory Sizing.
Perform conventional RAM(1st 640K) test with crossed-

04h

pattern R/W

05h

Move boot loader to the RAM.

06h

Start point of execution of boot loader in RAM.

07h

Shadow system BIOS.

08h

Initialize clock synthesizer

09h

Initialize audio controller.

0Ah

Detect internal ISA MODEM

0Bh

Proceed with normal boot

0Ch

Proceed with crisis boot

0Fh

DRAM sizing

10h

Initial L1,L2 cache, make stack and diagnose CMOS.

11h

Turn off fast A20 for post. Reset GDT's, 8259s quickly.

12h

Signal power on reset at COMS.

13h

Initialize the chipset, (SDRAM).

14h

Search for ISA bus VGA adapter

15h

Reset counter/timer 1, exite the RAM.

16h

User register config through CMOS

18h

Dispatch to 1st 64K RAM test

19h

Checksum the ROM

1Ah

Reset PIC's(8259s)

1Bh

Initialize video adapter(s)

1Ch

Initialize video (6845 regs)

CODE
1Dh

Initialize

1Eh

Initialize monoc

1Fh

Test 8237A pa

20h

Perform

21h

Test &

22h

Check if CMOS RAM valid

23h

Test batter

24h

Test the DMA controlle

25h

Initialize 8237A controller

26h

Initialize

27h

RAM qui

28h

Protected mode ent

29h

RAM te

2Ah

Protect

2Bh

Setup shadow

2Ch

Prepare

2Dh

Search fo

2Eh

Search fo

2Fh

Signon messa

30h

Special i

31h

Test if ke

32h

Test ke

33h

Test ke

34h

Test, blank and count all RAM

35h

Protected mode ent

36h

RAM te

DESCRIPTION

color adapter

hrome adapter

ge registers

keyboard self test

initialize keyboard controller

y fail & CMOS X-SUM

rs

interrupt vectors table.

ck sizing

ered safely

st completed

ed mode exit successful

to initialize video

r monochrome adapter
r color adapter, VGA initialize.

ges displayed

nit of keyboard ctlr

yboard present

yboard interrupt
yboard command Byte

ered safely (2).

st complete

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