Appendix b2 – EPoX Computer KP6-FX2 User Manual

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Appendix

B2

0D

1. Program some of the Chipset's value according to Setup. (Early
Setup Value Program)
2. Measure CPU speed for display & decide the system clock
speed.
3. Video initialization including Monochrome, CGA, EGA/VGA.
If no display device found, the speaker will beep.

0E

1. Test video RAM. (If Monochrome display device found)
2. Show messages including.
- Award Logo, Copyright string, BIOS Data code & Part No.
- OEM specific sign on messages.
- Energy Star Logo. (Green BIOS ONLY)
- CPU brand, type & speed.
- Test system BIOS checksum. (Non-Compress
Version only)

0F

DMA channel 0 test.

10

DMA channel 1 test.

11

DMA page registers test.

12-13

Reserved.

14

Test 8254 Timer 0 Counter 2.

15

Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1.

16

Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2.

17

Reserved.

19

Test 8259 functionality.

1A-1D

Reserved.

1E

If EISA NVM checksum is good, execute EISA initialization.
(EISA BIOS only)

1F-29

Reserved.

30

Detect Base Memory & Extended Memory Size.

31

1. Test Base Memory from 256K to 640K.
2. Test Extended Memory from 1M to the top of memory.

32

1.Display the Award Plug & Play BIOS Extension message. (PnP
BIOS only)
2.Program all onboard super I/O chips (if any) including COM
ports, LPT ports, FDD port ... according to setup value.

33-3B

Reserved.

3C

Set flag to allow users to enter CMOS Setup Utility.

3D

1.Initialize Keyboard.
2.Install PS2 mouse.

3E

Try to turn on Level 2 cache.
Note : Some chipset may need to turn on the L2 cache in this
stage. But usually, the cache is turn on later in POST 61h.

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