HP Vectra VL400 User Manual
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4 BIOS Overview
Order in Which the POST Tests are Performed
8Ch
Initialize floppy controller
8Fh
Determine number of ATA drives
90h
Initialize hard disk controllers
91h
Initialize local-bus hard disk controllers
92h
Jump to UsersPatch2
93h
Build MPTABLE for multi-processor boards
94h
Disable A20 address line (Rel. 5.1 and earlier)
95h
Install CD ROM for boot
96h
Clear huge ES segment register
97h
Fixup Multi Processor table
99h
Check for SMART drive
9Ah
Shadow option ROMs
9Ch
Set up Power Management
9Eh
Enable hardware interrupts
9Fh
Determine number of ATA drives
A0h
Set time of day
A2h
Check key lock
A4h
Initialize typematic rate
A8h
Erase F2 prompt
AAh
Scan for F2 key stroke
ACh
Enter SETUP
AEh
Clear IN POST flag
B0h
Check for errors
B2h
POST done - prepare to boot operating system
B5H
Terminate QuietBoot
Checkpoint
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POST Routine Description