Asus COMMANDO - User Manual

ASUS Blitz Series technical updates 1
ASUS Blitz Series Technical Updates
This is an information update for the user guide that comes with your motherboard
package.
A.4 Debug code table (page A-4~A-6)
IE3152
Code Description
CPU INIT CPU Initiation
DET CPU
Test CMOS R/W functionality.
CHIPINIT
Early chipset initialization:
-Disable shadow RAM
-Disable L2 cache
-Program basic chipset registers
DET DRAM
Detect memory
-Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC.
-Auto-detection of L2 cache
DC FCODE Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM
EFSHADOW Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 & F000 shadow RAM.
INIT IO Initialize IO devices.
INIT HWM
Initialize Hardware Monitor.
CLR SCRN
1. Blank out screen
2. Clear CMOS error ag
INIT8042
1. Clear 8042 interface
2. Initialize 8042 self-test
ENABLEKB
1. Test special keyboard controller for Super I/O chips.
2. Enable keyboard interface.
DIS MS
1. Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional).
2. Auto detect ports for keyboard & mouse followed by a port & interface
swap (optional).
3. Reset keyboard for Super I/O chips.
R/W FSEG
Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R/W-able or not. If test
fails, keep beeping the speaker.
DET FLASH
Auto detect ash type to load appropriate ash R/W codes into the run time
area in F000 for ESCD & DMI support.
TESTCMOS
Use walking 1’s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry. Also set
real-time clock power status, and then check for override.
PRG CHIP Program chipset default values into chipset.
INIT CLK Initialize clock generator.
CHECKCPU Detect CPU information including brand, type and CPU level (586 or 686).
INTRINIT Initial interrupts vector table.
INITINT9 Initialize INT 09 buffer
CPUSPEED
1. Program CPU internal MTRR (Pentium class CPU) for 0-640K memory
address.
2. Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU.
3. Program early chipset according to CMOS setup. Example: onboard IDE
controller.
4. Measure CPU speed.
5. Invoke video BIOS.
VGA BIOS Initialize VGA BIOS
TESTVRAM
1. Initialize multi-language
2. Put information on screen display, including BIOS logo, CPU type, CPU
speed .
RESET KB Reset keyboard.

Summary

ASUS Blitz Series Technical Updates

Debug Code Table

Provides a comprehensive list of debug codes and their meanings for the ASUS Blitz Series motherboard.

Asus COMMANDO Specifications

General

Non-ECC	Yes
Number of memory slots	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
USB 2.0 connectors	3
Number of SATA connectors	6
Special features	Q-Connector ASUS CrashfreeBIOS 3 ASUS EZ Flash2 ASUS MyLogo3 DTS Connect
Manageability features	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, PXE
Controller interface type	Serial ATA I/II
Controller 2nd interface type	UltraDMA 133/100/66
PS/2 ports quantity	2
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Audio output channels	5.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Bundled software	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II AI Booster Futuremark 3DMark'06 Advanced Edition Kaspersky Anti-Virus
Networking features	Dual Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit
RAID levels	0, 1, 10

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	245 mm
Width	305 mm