Acer 365 User Manual

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BIOS POST Checkpoints

C-3

Table C-1

POST Checkpoint List

Checkpoint

Description

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

93h

•

Rehook int1c for quiet boot

94h

•

Initialize I/O ROM

A4h

•

Initialize security feature

A8h

•

Setup SMI parameters

A0h

•

Initialize Timer counter for DOS use

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

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