Abit AMD ATHLON KV8 PRO User Manual

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POST Code Definition

G-3

55

Display number of processors (multi-processor platform)

57

Display PnP logo

Early ISA PnP initialization

-Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device

59

Initialize the combined Trend Anti-Virus code

5B

(Optional Feature) Show message for entering AWDFLASH.EXE from FDD (optional)

5D

1. Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO

2. Initialize Init_Onbaord_AUDIO

60

Okay to enter Setup utility; i.e. not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS setup
utility

63

Reset keyboard if Early_Reset_KB is not defined

65

Initialize PS/2 Mouse

67

Prepare memory size information for function call: INT 15h ax=E820h

69

Turn on L2 cache

6B

Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup & Auto-configuration
table

6D

1. Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices

2. Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to

“AUTO”

6F

1. Initialize floppy controller

2. Set up floppy related fields in 40:hardware

75

Detect & install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CDROM …

76

(Optional Feature)

Enter AWDFLASH.EXE if:

-AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive

-ALT+F2 is pressed

77

Detect serial ports & parallel ports.

7A

Detect & install co-processor

7C

Init HDD write protect

7F

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

E8POST.ASM starts

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1. Call chipset power management hook

2. Recover the text font used by EPA logo (not for full screen logo)

3. If password is set, ask for password

83

Save all data in stack back to CMOS

84

Initialize ISA PnP boot devices

85

1. USB final Initialization

2. Switch screen back to text mode

87

NET PC: Build SYSID Structure

89

1. Assign IRQs to PCI devices

2. Set up ACPI table at top of the memory.

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