4 bios post codes – Epson ETX-945 User Manual

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5.4 BIOS POST Codes

The POST codes used by the ETX-945

’s on-board BIOS appear in the table below.

Code

Function

CFh

Test CMOS read/write functionality

C0h

Early chipset initialization: Disable shadow RAM, L2 cache (socket 7 and below), program
basic chipset registers

C1h

Detect memory: Auto detection of DRAM size, type and ECC, auto detection of L2 cache
(socket 7 and below)

C3h

Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM

C5h

Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 & F000 shadow RAM

01h

Expand the Xgroup codes located in physical memory address 000:0

02h

Reserved

03h

Initial Super I/O_Early Init switch

04h

Reserved

05h

Blank out screen; Clear CMOS error flag

06h

Reserved

07h

Clear 8042 interface; Initialize 8042 self test

08h

Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips; enable keyboard
interface

09h

Reserved

0Ah

Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional); auto-detect ports for keyboard and mouse
followed by a port and interface swap (optional); reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series
Super I/O chips

0Bh-
0Dh

Reserved

0Eh

Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is read/write capable or not. If test fails,
keep beeping the speaker

0Fh

Reserved

10h

Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash read/write codes into the run time area in
F000 for ESCD & DMI support

11h

Reserved

12h

Use “walking 1’s” algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry. Also set real time
clock power status and then check for override

13h

Reserved

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