Appendix b, Appendix, Ep-3vwm – EPoX Computer EP-3VWM User Manual

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Appendix

B-1

EP-3VWM

Appendix B

B-1 POST CODES

For BIOS 6.0 Code

POST (hex)

DESCRIPTION

CFh

Test CMOS R/W functionality.

C0h

Early chipset initialization:
- Disable shadow RAM
- Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below)
- Program basic chipset registers

C1h

Detect memory
- Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC.
- Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below)

C3h

Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM

C5h

Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 & F000

shadow RAM.

0h1

Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address

1000:0

02h

Reserved

03h

Initial Superio_Early_Init switch.

04h

Reserved

05h

1. Blank out screen
2. Clear CMOS error flag

06h

Reserved

07h

1. Clear 8042 interface
2. Initialize 8042 self-test

08h

1. Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977

series Super I/O chips.

2. Enable keyboard interface.

09h

Reserved

0Ah

1. Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional).
2. Auto detect ports for keyboard & mouse followed by

a port & interface swap (optional).

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