ARK-6310 User Manual 72
40.1 Normal POST Codes
Note! EISA POST codes are typically output to port address 300h. ISA POST
codes are output to port address 80h.
Table B.1: Normal POST Codes
Code
(hex)
Name Description
C0
Turn Off Chipset
and CPU test
OEM Specific-Cache control cache
Processor Status (1FLAGS) Verification. Tests the fol-
lowing processor status flags: Carry, zero, sign, over-
flow, the BIOS sets each flag, verifies They are set, then
turns each flag off and verifies it is off.
Read/Write/Verify all CPU registers except SS, SP, and
BP with data pattern FF and 00. RAM must be periodi-
cally refreshed to keep the memory from decaying. This
function ensures that the memory refresh function is
working properly.
C1 Memory Presence
First block memory detect OEM Specific-Test to size
on-board memory. Early chip set initialization Memory
presence test OEM chip set routines clear low 64K of
memory Test first 64K memory.
C2
Early Memory
Initialization
OEM Specific- Board Initialization
C3
Extend Memory DRAM
select
OEM Specific- Turn on extended memory Initialization
Cyrix CPU initialization, Cache initialization
C4
Special Display
Handling
OEM Specific- Display/Video Switch handling so that
switch handling display switch errors never occurs
C5 Early Shadow OEM specific- Early shadow enable for fast boot
C6 Cache presence test External cache size detection
CF CMOS Check CMOS checkup
B0 Spurious If interrupt occurs in protected mode.
B1 Unclaimed NMI
If unmasked NMI occurs, display Press F1 to disable
NMI, F2 reboot.
BF Program Chip Set To program chipset from defaults values
E1-EF Setup Pages E1- Page 1, E2 - Page 2, etc.
1
Force load Default
to chipset
Chipset defaults program
2 Reserved
3 Early SuperIO Init Early Initialized the super IO
4 Reserved
5 Blank video Reset Video controller
6 Reserved
7 Init KBC Keyboard controller init
8 KB test Test the Keyboard
9 Reserved
A Mouse Init Initialized the mouse
B Onboard Audio init Onboard audio controller initialize if exist
C Reserved
D Reserved
E CheckSum Check Check the integration of the ROM, BIOS and message
F Reserved
To Next Page
Loading...
Need help?
General
